College Towns to Tour

College towns are full of youthful energy, coffee shops, cultural events, creative businesses, and things to do!

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Durham town

Town with youthful coffee shops and restaurants. Duke University.

Downtown Chapel Hill

Cute downtown area with big trees, sidewalk cafes, and brick buildings. UNC Chapel Hill. 

Downtown Flagstaff

Youthful restaurants in the south part of downtown Flagstaff and historic storefronts in the north part. NAU. 

Downtown San Luis Obispo

A main street of late 19th century storefronts, popular cafes, and a hip college scene, plus a homelessness problem recently. Cal Poly SLO. 

Downtown Wilmington

Wonderful downtown area on the river. UNC Wilmington.

Mizner Park Outdoor Mall, Boca Raton

A beautiful outdoor mall with pink Mediterranean architecture, upscale shops and restaurants, and an art museum. Near FAU. 

South Park neighborhood

1920s craftsman houses, and a gentille main strip with adorable Cafe Madeleine, woodsy Station Tavern, and a bookstore with a great kids section and lots of art books. Near SDSU and UCSD.

Funk Zone, Santa Barbara

Hip area with wine bars, cafes, and bakeries, where you can sit on a patio surrounded by ivy-covered walls. Near UCSB and SBCC.

Claremont town

A cute college town with nice restaurants. Near Pomona College.

Inner Sunset District

There's a really cool feeling at the Inner Sunset Neighborhood. Also, it's close to the beach, and to Golden Gate Park. Near UCSF and University of San Francisco.

Telegraph Avenue, UC Berkeley

Wild street of sights and smells, ironically labeled a "Drug Free Zone."

Isla Vista Town and Beach

Isla Vista is where many UCSB students live, often ten or more in one beach house. It's a lively town where you can see some wacky sights!

Lafayette town

Cute main strip with bars and coffee shop, all under the shade of pines. University of Louisiana.

Glenwood Ave, Downtown Raleigh

Downtown street with many blocks of bars, near NC State University.

Tallahassee town

Hilly town with old and new capitol, and some pretty streets covered in a jungly canopy. FSU.

Westwood Village

Beautiful area full of UCLA students with cafes and shops.

Park Ave, Winter Park

Gorgeous main street with large, European-style park where people sit on the grass by the fountain. Rollins College.

Cite Universitaire

Gorgeous complex with 40 student residences themed after different countries, cafeterias, classrooms, and beautiful quads with flowers and trees. Housing for the Sorbonne University in Paris. 

Jardin du Luxembourg

Incredible, large garden near the Sorbonne University in Paris, with flowerbeds, palace, circular pool with toy boats, statues, and tree canopies.

Dahlonega town and Gold Museum

Adorable gold rush (and college) town in the foothills of the Blue Ridge mountains. UNG.

Chattanooga town

Cute college town with gorgeous high bluffs over the Tennessee River. UTC.

Manoa town

There's a wonderful feel in Manoa town. UH Manoa.

Edge District, St. Petersburg

Lovely main street with many sidewalk cafes and young people. USF St Pete. 

Bird Rock cafes, La Jolla

Cute main strip with cafes, a few block from a beautiful coastline of rocky coves. Near UCSD.

Charleston town

Waterfront town with beautiful harbor and French Quarter (Broad Street). College of Charleston, University of Charleston, The Citadel.

Colonial Williamsburg (3 hours away)

Colonial town to walk around, with people in period dress. College of William and Mary. 

St. Augustine town

Beautiful Spanish terra cotta architecture in an overly commercial town. Flagler College. 

Tempe town

Fun college town with historical, green-toned buildings and tree-lined streets. ASU. 

Savannah town

Low-lying town with incredible architecture and luscious squares. SCAD.

Southbank Riverwalk, Jacksonville

Gorgeous views of the blue bridge and wide waterway. See public art, and dolphins. UNF and Jacksonville University are both 16 minutes away.

Miracle Mile, Coral Gables

Main strip of Coral Gables, a planned community from the 1920s with a strong Latin influence. University of Miami.

Glebe Point Rd, Glebe

Little shops and cafes in streets lined with Victorian townhouses. University of Sydney.

Foggy Bottom neighborhood

A neighborhood where good food and George Washington University students are to be found!

Greensboro town

University town with many nice spots to explore. UNC Greensboro.

Avenue Cartier cafes

Cute street with huge decorative lanterns. Near Laval University in Quebec City.

Basel town

Explore this youthful town with historic squares! University of Basel. 

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