Denver (University of Denver – Denver, CO)

Kid-Friendly Activities:

🎨 Denver Museum of Nature & Science — Denver, CO

🐾 Denver Zoo — Denver, CO

🌳 City Park — Denver, CO

🎢 Elitch Gardens Theme & Water Park — Denver, CO

Family-Friendly Eats:

🍔 Park Burger — Denver, CO

🍕 Mici Italian — Denver, CO

🍦 Little Man Ice Cream — Denver, CO

Kansas City (University of Missouri–Kansas City)

Kid-Friendly Activities:

🎨 Science City at Union Station — Kansas City, MO

🌳 Loose Park — Kansas City, MO

🐾 Kansas City Zoo — Kansas City, MO

🎢 LEGOLAND Discovery Center Kansas City — Kansas City, MO

🧸 Kaleidoscope (Hallmark Visitors Center) — Kansas City, MO

🚂 Union Station Kansas City — Kansas City, MO

🏀 College Basketball Experience — Kansas City, MO

🦕 Museum at Prairiefire — Overland Park, KS

🌲 Swope Park — Kansas City, MO

🚴 Berkley Riverfront Park — Kansas City, MO

Family-Friendly Eats:

🍔 Fritz’s Railroad Restaurant — Kansas City, MO

🍕 Minsky’s Pizza — Kansas City, MO

🍦 Betty Rae’s Ice Cream — Kansas City, MO

🥞 Succotash — Kansas City, MO

🌮 Mission Taco Joint — Kansas City, MO

🍗 Joe’s Kansas City Bar-B-Que — Kansas City, MO

🍩 Donutology — Kansas City, MO

🥨 Chicken N Pickle — North Kansas City, MO

🍔 BRGR Kitchen + Bar — Kansas City, MO

🍦 Sylas & Maddy’s Homemade Ice Cream — Kansas City, KS

North Dakota State University (Fargo, ND)

Kid-Friendly Activities:

🎨 Red River Zoo — Fargo, ND

🧠 Children’s Museum at Yunker Farm — Fargo, ND

🌳 Lindenwood Park — Fargo, ND

🎢 Thunder Road Family Fun Park — Fargo, ND

Family-Friendly Eats:

🍔 JL Beers — Fargo, ND

🍕 Rhombus Guys — Fargo, ND

🍦 Silver Lining Creamery — Fargo, ND

North Dakota (University of North Dakota – Grand Forks, ND)

Kid-Friendly Activities:

🎨 North Dakota Museum of Art — Grand Forks, ND

🌳 Lincoln Drive Park — Grand Forks, ND

🎢 Northern Air Action Park — Grand Forks, ND

🧠 Splashers of the South Seas Indoor Waterpark — Grand Forks, ND

🎨 Empire Arts Center — Grand Forks, ND

Family-Friendly Eats:

🍔 Ground Round Grill & Bar — Grand Forks, ND

🍕 Rhombus Guys — Grand Forks, ND

🍦 Mike’s Pizza & Ice Cream — Grand Forks, ND

🍔 Blue Moose Bar & Grill — East Grand Forks, MN

Omaha (University of Nebraska Omaha)

Kid-Friendly Activities:

🐾 Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo & Aquarium — Omaha, NE

🎨 Omaha Children’s Museum — Omaha, NE

🌳 Lauritzen Gardens — Omaha, NE

🎢 Fun-Plex Waterpark & Rides — Omaha, NE

Family-Friendly Eats:

🍔 Stella’s Bar & Grill — Bellevue, NE

🍕 Pitch Pizzeria — Omaha, NE

🍦 Coneflower Creamery — Omaha, NE

Oral Roberts University (Tulsa, OK)

Kid-Friendly Activities:

🎢 Gathering Place — Tulsa, OK

🎨 Tulsa Air and Space Museum — Tulsa, OK

🐾 Tulsa Zoo — Tulsa, OK

🌳 Woodward Park — Tulsa, OK

Family-Friendly Eats:

🍔 The Brook Restaurant & Bar — Tulsa, OK

🍕 Andolini’s Pizzeria — Tulsa, OK

🍦 Rose Rock Microcreamery — Tulsa, OK

South Dakota State University (Brookings, SD)

Kid-Friendly Activities:

🎨 South Dakota Art Museum — Brookings, SD

🧠 Children’s Museum of South Dakota — Brookings, SD

🌳 McCrory Gardens — Brookings, SD

🎢 Hillcrest Aquatic Center — Brookings, SD

Family-Friendly Eats:

🍔 Nick’s Hamburger Shop — Brookings, SD

🍕 Pheasant Restaurant & Lounge — Brookings, SD

🍦 Kool Beans Coffee and Ice Cream — Brookings, SD

South Dakota (University of South Dakota – Vermillion, SD)

Kid-Friendly Activities:

🎨 National Music Museum — Vermillion, SD

🌳 Spirit Mound Historic Prairie — Vermillion, SD

🎢 Sky Zone Trampoline Park — Sioux City, IA

🧠 Adams Homestead & Nature Preserve — North Sioux City, SD

Family-Friendly Eats:

🍔 Café Brulé — Vermillion, SD

🍕 R-Pizza — Vermillion, SD

🍦 Cherry Street Creamery — Vermillion, SD

St. Thomas (University of St. Thomas – St. Paul, MN)

Kid-Friendly Activities:

🎨 Minnesota Children’s Museum — St. Paul, MN

🐾 Como Park Zoo & Conservatory — St. Paul, MN

🌳 Minnehaha Regional Park — Minneapolis, MN

🎢 Nickelodeon Universe at Mall of America — Bloomington, MN

Family-Friendly Eats:

🍔 The Nook — St. Paul, MN

🍕 Punch Neapolitan Pizza — St. Paul, MN

🍦 Grand Ole Creamery — St. Paul, MN