Are you an ice cream purist, perfectly pleased with classic chocolate or vanilla? Or an adventurer, always on the hunt for new flavors? Our summertime bucket list of 13 sweet spots — a scooper’s dozen! — has something for everyone.
North Carolina ice cream
Photo Essay: Summer by the Scoop
Some places stay with you forever — especially the ones that offer a cool escape on a sunny day, and happiness in a cup or cone. Ice cream parlors, dairy bars, and creameries across the state serve up more than sundaes and banana splits — they’re places of pure joy.
Ice Cream Social
Old-fashioned churns are about working together: Each turn of the crank brings us all one step closer to sweet, frozen bliss.
Dots Dario in Marion
For nearly 50 years, a trip to Dots has been a summer standby.
