Run--don't walk--to Bottineauto for a Pride Dairy ice cream cone. The state's last small-town creamery has earned a serious reputation for its silky smooth ice cream made in house. Read more.
Located in downtown Durham, this handmade ice cream shop started as a food truck. Choose between classic flavors or more unique ones, like Vietnamese coffee and salted butter caramel. Read more.
You no longer have to trek over the Brooklyn Bridge to get NYC's finest ice cream. You literally cannot go wrong at this Brooklyn-based ice cream shop with a cult following. Read more.
There's no shortage of ice cream in this desert. This Albuquerque staple is known for its exceptional service, small-town vibe and wide array of flavors. Read more.
This Princeton parlor specializes in inventive, seasonal and totally mind-blowing flavors. We're talking lavender marscapone, habanero and heirloom tomato sorbet. Read more.
This cash-only establishment may dish out just one size of its natural ice cream--but it's definitely a generous one. Keep an eye out for pumpkin pie and butter pecan depending on the season. Read more.
Located on the Boulevard, revelers & celebs alike line up outside for flavors like the Western Special. Eat to your heart's content because, after all, what happens in Vegas stays in Vegas. Read more.
This old-school parlor is home to local handcrafted favorites like Salty Seahorse and Star Crunch. What those are exactly? Guess you’ll just have to visit to find out. Read more.
The 20-year-old Missoula staple also has locations in Helena and Billings and will soon be available at Yellowstone and Glacier National Parks. Read more.
Founded by chocolatier and pastry chef Christopher Elbow, this Kansas City establishment boasts creative flavors likerosewater vanilla and goat cheese and cherries. Read more.
Head to Hernando, Mississippi, for the best cone in the state. From blackberry and goat cheese to caramelized banana, you literally can't go wrong. Read more.
Make sure to order the signature Izzy scoop, a small serving of a second flavor to top off your cup or cone. Read more.
Fans swear by the Cherries Moobilee, black cherry-flavored ice cream with fresh cherries, chocolate fudge swirl and brownies. Read more.
The ice cream at Four Seas on Cape Cod is everything we want in a cone. Having served the same ice cream since the 1930s, Four Seas is clearly doing something right. Read more.
The ice cream at this small Silver Springs parlor packs a punch. Think creamy and decadent flavors like salted caramel with pecans, pumpkin and cinnamon cappuccino. Read more.
The buzzy summer town of Bar Harbor is home to Maine's best ice cream. Taste the lobster flavor--we dare you--then order anything but. We'd never complain about the heaping portions. Read more.
NOLA is known for its bustling food scene, and ice cream is no exception. Avoid the grueling decision of choosing just one flavor by ordering the mini six scoop sampler. It's anything but mini. Read more.
With locations around Kentucky and Ohio, there's a reason people swear by Graeter's. The bananas foster gelato and black cherry chocolate chip are, quite frankly, life changing. Read more.
This Midwestern chain opens stores only within 300 miles of its home farm to ensure the freshest ice cream. Read more.
Ask anyone in the Quad Cities where they go for ice cream and the answer will be unanimous: Whitey's. Read more.
Come to this Indiana landmark for a burger and stay for a sundae or milkshake. With over 100 flavors, you might need to try a few. Read more.
A Chicago institution, Margie's is worth all the hype. The house specialty--"heaven in a white clamshell dish"-- combines three scoops of ice cream, nuts, whipped cream and hot fudge. Read more.
This dairy farm contains a small, old-fashioned ice cream store front, which is known to draw a crowd on summer nights. The huckleberry ice cream, made from Idaho's state fruit, is a must-try. Read more.
Bubbie's is known for one thing and one thing only: Mochi. The hard-to-find gem in Honolulu makes 20 kinds of frozen ice cream balls in flavors from green tea to red velvet. Read more.
Leopold's, an old-fashioned diner, has been a Savannah institution for a century now. This parlor is adored for its southern hospitality and damn good ice cream and malts. Read more.
Want to try everything but the kitchen sink? Order it at Jaxson's in Dania Beach and they'll give you everything...including the kitchen sink. Read more.
Woodside Farm Creamery has been a family-operated dairy farm since 1796. Now a local tradition, you can watch the cows graze while enjoying a chocolate thunder ice cream cone. Read more.
Cow-to-cone is how we'd describe the ice cream at Buttonwood Farm. The ice cream window opens from March to October, offering 40 flavors of the freshest ice cream, yogurts and sorbets. Read more.
Three words: ice cream sandwiches. At Sweet Cow, go for a big scoop of homemade ice cream stuffed between two freshly baked cookies. Read more.
Sorry, SoCal, but San Francisco takes the cake for best ice cream in the state. This Mission District hot spot draws lines any time of day, any time of year. The salted caramel is one of a kind. Read more.
