1+ hour, 25+ min ago   (1788+ words) Some places carry a whole town’s worth of memories inside their walls, and a certain drug store in Murfreesboro is exactly that kind of spot. Kids used to line up here for a thick shake after soccer games, and after…...

5+ day, 15+ hour ago   (1136+ words) When Georgia summers get sticky and the heat feels endless, a good swimming hole beats sitting in front of a fan. All across the state, from the mountains up north to shady river bends, there are spots where locals grab…...

6+ day, 11+ hour ago   (885+ words) Arizona summers can hit hard, and long before air conditioning was everywhere, families cooled off the old-fashioned way with a cold scoop and a spoon. Some of the best places to do that today are the small-town parlors and soda…...

6+ day, 17+ hour ago   (1552+ words) There is a spot in northern California where water pours 129 feet down a rocky wall, and much of that flow does not come from the top at all. It seeps straight out of the porous rock, fed by an underground…...

6+ day, 22+ hour ago   (1087+ words) There is a special kind of joy that comes from wrapping your hands around a frosty mug of root beer at an old-school drive-in stand. In Pennsylvania, a handful of these places have kept the tradition alive for decades, serving…...

1+ week, 11+ hour ago   (1812+ words) Some places seem to freeze time along with their treats, staying almost exactly the same while the world speeds ahead. In one Virginia town, a little roadside stand has been serving cold, creamy custard since 1947, and the lines still form…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (966+ words) Summer in Kentucky comes with a simple job for your car: chase down the best homemade ice cream in the state. From small-town shops that churn fresh batches to soda fountains that have been serving sundaes for generations, this list…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (1351+ words) Right in the heart of downtown Savannah sits a little ice cream shop with a very big story. Leopold’s Ice Cream has been making people smile for generations, serving up homemade flavors from recipes that go back over a hundred…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (819+ words) Maryland has plenty of places to grab a cold treat, but a handful of shops still make their ice cream in small batches instead of shipping it in by the tub. That extra effort shows up in the flavor and…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (1023+ words) Summer in Connecticut has a rhythm, and a lot of it revolves around finding a good ice cream stand before the sun goes down. The state is full of family-run spots that make their own flavors in small batches, often…...