It's Friday afternoon, you're leaving class and walking across campus in a really good mood because this week of classes is finally over. Usually, you'd enjoy the sight of gameday tents, gray port-a-potties, industrial sized trash cans and white hash marks on the quad. On this particular weekend, there's an away game happening. While going to away games are incredibly fun, it's not always feasible for college students. While we don't just come to college for football games, there's still a bit of disappointment when we realize we can't just roll out of bed and travel a couple miles to go tailgate with barbecue nachos and Yellow Hammers.

Some of us come to college from over 800 miles away, while some of us travel from 80 miles. At the University of Alabama, there are students from Trenton, New Jersey to Grand Rapids, Michigan to Houma, Louisiana to Gadsden, Alabama. Our campuses have so much to offer, so why not take time to explore? People actually live in college towns after spending four years here, so why not do what the locals do?

1. Go explore downtown Tuscaloosa

2. Go find hidden gems in Tuscaloosa

3. Go to a concert at the Amphitheatre or in a whole new city

4. Go try a new restaurant

5. Go explore a nearby town

6. Go kayaking at Lake Tamaha

7. Go hiking at Lake Nicol

8. Go to a pumpkin patch

9. Book an appointment at Spa Belle la Vie

10. Take an art class at Uptown Art

11. Go to a fall festival

12. Go see a new movie

13. Throw a watch party

14. Go barhopping

15. Go camping

16. Go visit a museum

17. Go support your school's art programs by seeing a theatre production

18. Go hiking

19. Go volunteer at a soup kitchen or homeless shelter or other cause around Tuscaloosa

20. Go learn the history about your college town

21. Actually catch up your homework