Abilene Christian University (Abilene, TX)

Kid-Friendly Activities :

🦓 Abilene Zoo — Abilene, TX

🎨 The Grace Museum — Abilene, TX

🌳 Adamson-Spalding Storybook Garden — Abilene, TX

🚂 Frontier Texas! — Abilene, TX

🎢 Adventure Cove Waterpark — Abilene, TX

Family-Friendly Eats:

🍔 Lucy’s Big Burgers — Abilene, TX

🍕 Vagabond Pizza — Abilene, TX

🥞 The Flipping Egg — Abilene, TX

🌮 Abuelo’s Mexican Restaurant — Abilene, TX

🍦 Roll Shack — Abilene, TX

Austin Peay State University (Clarksville, TN)

Kid-Friendly Activities:

🌳 Liberty Park & Marina — Clarksville, TN

🎨 Customs House Museum & Cultural Center — Clarksville, TN

🚂 Fort Defiance Civil War Park — Clarksville, TN

🦋 Rotary Park Nature Center — Clarksville, TN

🎢 The City Forum — Clarksville, TN

Family-Friendly Eats:

🍔 Johnny’s Big Burger — Clarksville, TN

🍕 Golly G’s Coffee, Ice Cream & Sweets — Clarksville, TN

🥞 Silke’s Old World Breads Bakery & Café — Clarksville, TN

🌮 Strawberry Alley Ale Works — Clarksville, TN

🍦 Chuckles Homemade Creamery — Clarksville, TN

University of Central Arkansas (Conway, AR)

Kid-Friendly Activities:

🌿 Toad Suck Park — Conway, AR

🎨 The Wonder Place — Little Rock, AR

🦓 Little Rock Zoo — Little Rock, AR

🚂 Cadron Settlement Park — Conway, AR

🌳 Laurel Park Splash Pad — Conway, AR

Family-Friendly Eats:

🍔 Stoby’s Restaurant — Conway, AR

🍕 Zaza Fine Salad & Wood Oven Pizza Co. — Conway, AR

🥞 The Patio Café — Conway, AR

🌮 Tacos 4 Life — Conway, AR

🍦 Andy’s Frozen Custard — Conway, AR

Eastern Kentucky University (Richmond, KY)

Kid-Friendly Activities:

🏞️ Fort Boonesborough State Park — Richmond, KY

🌳 Paradise Cove Aquatic Center — Richmond, KY

🎨 Hummel Planetarium — Richmond, KY

🦖 Explorium of Lexington — Lexington, KY

🚂 Kentucky Horse Park — Lexington, KY

Family-Friendly Eats:

🍔 Jackson’s Restaurant — Richmond, KY

🍕 Apollo Pizza — Richmond, KY

🥞 Cracker Barrel — Richmond, KY

🌮 Casa Fiesta — Richmond, KY

🍦 Mad Scoops Ice Cream — Richmond, KY

University of North Alabama (Florence, AL)

Kid-Friendly Activities:

🦁 UNA Campus Lions — Florence, AL

🌳 River Heritage Park — Florence, AL

🎨 Children’s Museum of the Shoals — Florence, AL

🚂 Indian Mound and Museum — Florence, AL

🎢 Deibert Park — Florence, AL

Family-Friendly Eats:

🍔 Trowbridge’s Ice Cream & Sandwich Bar — Florence, AL

🍕 Ricatoni’s Italian Grill — Florence, AL

🥞 Big Bad Breakfast — Florence, AL

🌮 Rosie’s Mexican Cantina — Florence, AL

🍦 The Grind Coffee Shop — Florence, AL

Southern Utah University (Cedar City, UT)

Kid-Friendly Activities:

🎭 Utah Shakespeare Festival Green Show — Cedar City, UT

🌳 Frontier Homestead State Park Museum — Cedar City, UT

🦖 Southern Utah Museum of Art — Cedar City, UT

🏞️ Cedar Canyon Park — Cedar City, UT

🚂 Parowan Gap Petroglyphs — Parowan, UT

Family-Friendly Eats:

🍔 The Pastry Pub — Cedar City, UT

🍕 Centro Woodfired Pizzeria — Cedar City, UT

🥞 Park Place Eatery — Cedar City, UT

🌮 La Casa Don Miguel — Cedar City, UT

🍦 Bulloch Drug Soda Fountain — Cedar City, UT

Tarleton State University (Stephenville, TX)

Kid-Friendly Activities:

🌳 Stephenville City Park — Stephenville, TX

🚂 Dublin Bottling Works Museum — Dublin, TX

🎨 Cross Timbers Fine Arts Council — Stephenville, TX

🦓 Fossil Rim Wildlife Center — Glen Rose, TX

🎢 Big Rocks Park — Glen Rose, TX

Family-Friendly Eats:

🍔 Greer’s Ranch Café — Stephenville, TX

🍕 Bella Vita Ranch — Stephenville, TX

🥞 Beans and Franks — Stephenville, TX

🌮 Miguel’s Mexican Restaurant — Stephenville, TX

🍦 Hard Eight BBQ — Stephenville, TX

Utah Tech University (St. George, UT)

Kid-Friendly Activities:

🌄 Pioneer Park — St. George, UT

🏜️ Red Hills Desert Garden — St. George, UT

🧗‍♀️ Thunder Junction All Abilities Park — St. George, UT

🦖 St. George Dinosaur Discovery Site — St. George, UT

🚴‍♀️ Snow Canyon State Park — Ivins, UT

Family-Friendly Eats:

🍕 Riggatti’s Wood Fired Pizza — St. George, UT

🍔 George’s Corner Restaurant — St. George, UT

🥞 Bear Paw Café — St. George, UT

🍗 Cliffside Restaurant — St. George, UT

🍦 Twisted Sugar — St. George, UT

University of West Georgia (Carrollton, GA)

Kid-Friendly Activities:

🦁 The AMP at Adamson Square — Carrollton, GA

🌳 Hobbs Farm GreenBelt Trail — Carrollton, GA

🎨 Southeastern Quilt & Textile Museum — Carrollton, GA

🐴 Little Vine Vineyards & Winery (kid-friendly events) — Villa Rica, GA

🎢 Pine Mountain Gold Museum — Villa Rica, GA

Family-Friendly Eats:

🍕 American Pie Pizzeria — Carrollton, GA

🍔 Brown Dog Eatery — Carrollton, GA

🥞 Corner Café — Carrollton, GA

🌮 La Salsa Carrollton — Carrollton, GA

🍦 Gallery Row Coffee — Carrollton, GA