Appalachian State University (Boone, NC)

Kid-Friendly Activities:

🌳 Tweetsie Railroad Wild West Theme Park — Blowing Rock, NC

🎢 High Gravity Adventures Zip Line & Aerial Park — Boone, NC

🎨 Foggy Mountain Gem Mine — Boone, NC

🧠 Grandfather Mountain Nature Park — Linville, NC

Family-Friendly Eats:

🍔 Come Back Shack — Boone, NC

🍕 Mellow Mushroom — Boone, NC

🥞 Famous Toastery- Boone, NC

🍦 Kilwin’s Chocolates & Ice Cream — Blowing Rock, NC

Arkansas State University (Jonesboro, AR)

Kid-Friendly Activities:

🎨 Forrest L. Wood Crowley’s Ridge Nature Center — Jonesboro, AR

🌳 Craighead Forest Park — Jonesboro, AR

🎢 Ultimate Air Trampoline Park — Jonesboro, AR

🧠 ASU Museum — Jonesboro, AR

Family-Friendly Eats:

🍔 Skinny J’s — Jonesboro, AR

🍕 Upper Crust Pizza Co. — Jonesboro, AR

🍦 Andy’s Frozen Custard — Jonesboro, AR

Coastal Carolina University (Conway, SC)

Kid-Friendly Activities:

🌊 Myrtle Waves Water Park — Myrtle Beach, SC

🎢 Broadway at the Beach — Myrtle Beach, SC

🐠 Ripley’s Aquarium — Myrtle Beach, SC

🌳 Conway Riverwalk — Conway, SC

🐊 Barefoot Landing – Myrtle Beach, SC

🛍️ Tanger Outlets – Myrtle Beach, SC

Family-Friendly Eats:

🍔 River City Café — Myrtle Beach, SC

🛝 The Hangout – Myrtle Beach, SC

🏖️ LuLu’s – Myrtle Beach, SC

🍕 Mellow Mushroom — Myrtle Beach, SC

🍦 Kirk’s Ice Cream Parlor — Myrtle Beach, SC

Georgia Southern University (Statesboro, GA)

Kid-Friendly Activities:

🎨 Georgia Southern Museum — Statesboro, GA

🌳 Mill Creek Regional Park — Statesboro, GA

🎢 Splash in the Boro Waterpark — Statesboro, GA

🧠 Center for Wildlife Education — Statesboro, GA

Family-Friendly Eats:

🍔 Gnat’s Landing — Statesboro, GA

🔥Dolan’s BBQ – Statesboro

🍕 Mellow Mushroom — Statesboro, GA

🍦 Bruster’s Real Ice Cream — Statesboro, GA

Georgia State University (Atlanta, GA)

Kid-Friendly Activities:

🎨 Children’s Museum of Atlanta — Atlanta, GA

🐾 Zoo Atlanta — Atlanta, GA

🌳 Centennial Olympic Park — Atlanta, GA

🎢 SkyView Atlanta Ferris Wheel — Atlanta, GA

Family-Friendly Eats:

🍔 The Varsity — Atlanta, GA

🍕 Fellini’s Pizza — Atlanta, GA

🍦 Jeni’s Splendid Ice Creams — Atlanta, GA

James Madison University (Harrisonburg, VA)

Kid-Friendly Activities:

🎢 Massanutten Indoor WaterPark — McGaheysville, VA

🎨 Explore More Discovery Museum — Harrisonburg, VA

🌳 Edith J. Carrier Arboretum — Harrisonburg, VA

🧠 Shenandoah Heritage Market — Harrisonburg, VA

Family-Friendly Eats:

🍔 Jack Brown’s Beer & Burger Joint — Harrisonburg, VA

🍕 Bella Luna Wood-Fired Pizza — Harrisonburg, VA

🍦 Kline’s Dairy Bar — Harrisonburg, VA

Louisiana (University of Louisiana at Lafayette)

Kid-Friendly Activities:

🎨 Children’s Museum of Acadiana — Lafayette, LA

🌳 Acadiana Park Nature Station — Lafayette, LA

🎢 Kart Ranch Family Fun Center — Lafayette, LA

🧠 Vermilionville Historic Village — Lafayette, LA

Family-Friendly Eats:

🍔 Judice Inn — Lafayette, LA

🍕 Pizza Artista — Lafayette, LA

🍦 Borden’s Ice Cream Shoppe — Lafayette, LA

Louisiana-Monroe (University of Louisiana Monroe)

Kid-Friendly Activities:

🌳 Black Bayou Lake National Wildlife Refuge — Monroe, LA

🎨 Northeast Louisiana Children’s Museum — Monroe, LA

🎢 Kiroli Park — West Monroe, LA

🧠 Biedenharn Museum & Gardens — Monroe, LA

Family-Friendly Eats:

🍔 Fieldhouse Bar & Grill — Monroe, LA

🍕 Johnny’s Pizza House — Monroe, LA

🍦 Creamery on DeSiard — Monroe, LA

Marshall University (Huntington, WV)

Kid-Friendly Activities:

🌳 Ritter Park — Huntington, WV

🎨 Huntington Museum of Art — Huntington, WV

🎢 Camden Park — Huntington, WV

🧠 Heritage Farm Museum & Village — Huntington, WV

Family-Friendly Eats:

🍔 Fat Patty’s — Huntington, WV

🍕 Backyard Pizza & Raw Bar — Huntington, WV

🍦 Austin’s Homemade Ice Cream — Ceredo, WV

Old Dominion University (Norfolk, VA)

Kid-Friendly Activities:

🎨 Nauticus & Battleship Wisconsin — Norfolk, VA

🐾 Virginia Zoo — Norfolk, VA

🌳 Town Point Park — Norfolk, VA

🎢 Ocean Breeze Waterpark — Virginia Beach, VA

Family-Friendly Eats:

🍔 Handsome Biscuit — Norfolk, VA

🍕 Ynot Italian — Norfolk, VA

🍦 Doumar’s Cones & Barbecue — Norfolk, VA

South Alabama (University of South Alabama – Mobile, AL)

Kid-Friendly Activities:

🎢 Gulf Coast Exploreum Science Center — Mobile, AL

🐠 Dauphin Island Sea Lab — Dauphin Island, AL

🌳 Mobile Botanical Gardens — Mobile, AL

🎨 USS Alabama Battleship Memorial Park — Mobile, AL

Family-Friendly Eats:

🍔 Callaghan’s Irish Social Club — Mobile, AL

🍕 Mellow Mushroom — Mobile, AL

🍦 Cammie’s Old Dutch Ice Cream Shoppe — Mobile, AL

Southern Miss (University of Southern Mississippi – Hattiesburg, MS)

Kid-Friendly Activities:

🎨 Hattiesburg Zoo — Hattiesburg, MS

🌳 Paul B. Johnson State Park — Hattiesburg, MS

🎢 UpDown Trampoline Park — Hattiesburg, MS

🧠 African American Military History Museum — Hattiesburg, MS

Family-Friendly Eats:

🍔 Ed’s Burger Joint — Hattiesburg, MS

🍕 Mercury Pizza Co. — Hattiesburg, MS

🍦 Bop’s Frozen Custard — Hattiesburg, MS

Texas State University (San Marcos, TX)

Kid-Friendly Activities:

🌊 Rio Vista Park (river tubing) — San Marcos, TX

🎨 The Meadows Center for Water and the Environment — San Marcos, TX

🎢 Wonder World Cave & Adventure Park — San Marcos, TX

🌳 San Marcos River Walk — San Marcos, TX

Family-Friendly Eats:

🍔 Grins Restaurant — San Marcos, TX

🍕 Pie Society — San Marcos, TX

🍦 Rhea’s Ice Cream — San Marcos, TX

Troy University (Troy, AL)

Kid-Friendly Activities:

🎨 Pioneer Museum of Alabama — Troy, AL

🌳 Murphree Park — Troy, AL

🎢 Butter and Egg Adventures — Troy, AL

🧠 Johnson Center for the Arts — Troy, AL

Family-Friendly Eats:

🍔 Sisters’ Restaurant — Troy, AL

🍕 Momma Goldberg’s Deli — Troy, AL

🍦 Milky Moo’s Homemade Ice Cream — Troy, AL