The Local File

Places

Restaurants, bars, hotels, coffee, and things to do - the local file for every gameday town we cover.

Family Activities Auburn, AL

Open fields and trails for the morning with kids and dogs.

Attractions Auburn, AL

A quiet art stop with grounds worth the stroll.

Restaurants $$$ Auburn, AL

Farm-driven fine dining a few blocks from campus; book early.

Restaurants $$ Auburn, AL

Bourbon and bacon-forward gastropub downtown.

Restaurants $$ Auburn, AL

Long-running Auburn favorite for the Friday dinner.

Coffee Auburn, AL

Downtown Auburn's longtime caffeine stop.

Restaurants $ Auburn, AL

Fresh-squeezed lemonade at the most famous corner in the state.

Hotels $$ Auburn, AL

On campus, a short walk to Toomer's Corner and Jordan-Hare.

Family Activities Lexington, KY

Horse country at full scale; a full family morning.

Live Music Lexington, KY

Distillery-district stage that goes late on Fridays.

Attractions Lexington, KY

The most beautiful racetrack in America, minutes from Kroger Field.

Restaurants $$$ Lexington, KY

Downtown white-tablecloth standard; reserve on home weekends.