The best ice cream in the USA

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Here’s an indulgent road trip idea. Why not visit some of Thrillist.com’s top picks for the best ice cream in the USA this summer? We’ve even mapped them out for you!

  1. Bi-Rite Creamery - San Francisco, California

  2. The Chief - Goshen, Indiana

  3. Clumpies Ice Cream - Chattanooga, Tennessee

  4. Crank & Boom Ice Cream Lounge - Lexington, Kentucky

  5. Creole Creamery - New Orleans, Louisiana

  6. Fairfax Scoop - Fairfax, California

  7. Fat Cat Creamery - Houston, Texas

  8. Fentons Creamery - Oakland, California

  9. Ferris Acres Creamery - Newtown, Connecticut

  10. Ice Cream Jubilee - Washington, DC

  11. Icecycle Creamery - Reno, Nevada

  12. Izzy’s - St. Paul, Minnesota

  13. Kelley Country Creamery - Fond du Lac, Wisconsin

  14. Lick Honest Ice Creams - Austin, Texas

  15. Little Man Ice Cream - Denver, Colorado

  16. Margie’s Candies - Chicago, Illinois

  17. Michigan State University Dairy Store - East Lansing, Michigan

  18. Moomers - Traverse City, Michigan

  19. Morelli’s - Atlanta, Georgia

  20. Morgenstern’s - New York City

  21. The Parlour - Durham, North Carolina

  22. Quenelle - Burbank, California

  23. Ruby Jewel - Portland, Oregon

  24. Sassy Cow Creamery - Columbus, Wisconsin

  25. Sweet Republic - Scottsdale, Arizona

  26. Ted Drewes - St. Louis, Missouri

  27. Toscanini’s - Cambridge, Massachusetts

  28. Velvet Ice Cream - Utica, Ohio

  29. Woodside Farm Creamery - Hockessin, Delaware

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