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Best Ice Cream Shops in Every State Checklist

Have You Sampled the Best Ice Cream Scoop From Every State?



No matter what coast you live on, there's nothing quite as sweet as a cool cone of ice cream on a hot Summer day. And since America is known as the land of the free, every state has a scoop shop that makes them unique. Serving up flavors that range from huckleberry to bourbon whiskey, there's a place to satisfy every taste. So if you're headed out on a tour of the 50 states, save this checklist and hit the best joints every region has to offer. And if your favorite sweet shop didn't make the list, let us know the spot you love in the comments!

Source: Instagram user cravenmaven, Facebook user Salt & Straw Ice Cream, Facebook user Loblolly Creamery, Facebook user Jeni's Splendid Ice Creams

  1. Alabama: Peach Park
  2. Alaska: Moose A'La Mode
  3. Arizona: Sweet Republic
  4. Arkansas: Loblolly Creamery
  5. California: Bi-Rite Creamery
  6. Colorado: Sweet Cow
  7. Connecticut: Buttonwood Farm
  8. Delaware: Woodside Farm Creamery
  9. Florida: Jaxson's Ice Cream Parlor
  10. Georgia: Leopold's
  11. Hawaii: Bubbies
  12. Idaho: Rainey Creek Country Store
  13. Illinois: Gayety's
  14. Indiana: Valpo Velvet
  15. Iowa: Whitey's
  16. Kansas: Braum's
  17. Kentucky: Homemade Ice Cream and Pie Kitchen
  18. Louisiana: Creole Creamery
  19. Maine: Ben & Bill's Chocolate Emporium
  20. Maryland: You Scream
  21. Massachusetts: Toscanini's
  22. Michigan: Moomers
  23. Minnesota: Sebastian Joe's
  24. Mississippi: Velvet Cream
  25. Missouri: Glacé
  26. Montana: Big Dipper
  27. Nebraska: Ivanna Cone
  28. Nevada: BLVD Creamery
  29. New Hampshire: Hayward's
  30. New Jersey: Mark and Julie's
  31. New Mexico: Taos Cow
  32. New York: Ample Hills
  33. North Carolina: Yum Yum Better
  34. North Dakota: Pride Dairy
  35. Ohio: Jeni's Splendid
  36. Oklahoma: Roxy's Ice Cream Social
  37. Oregon: Salt and Straw
  38. Pennsylvania: Penn State Creamery
  39. Rhode Island: Newport Creamery
  40. South Carolina: Southern Sweets
  41. South Dakota: Edgar's Old Fashioned Soda Fountain
  42. Tennessee: Mike's Ice Cream
  43. Texas: Hank's Ice Cream
  44. Utah: Sub Zero Ice Cream
  45. Vermont: Ben & Jerry's
  46. Virginia: Gelati Celesti Ice Cream Makers
  47. Washington: Molly Moon
  48. Washington DC: Thomas Sweet
  49. West Virginia: Mallard Ice Cream
  50. Wisconsin: West's Hayward Dairy
  51. Wyoming: Moo's
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