This Mouthwatering Ice Cream Trail In Pennsylvania Is The Sweetest Adventure In The State
Indulge in a scrumptious treat – while sampling some of the best ice cream in Pennsylvania – by hitting the road on this mouthwatering ice cream trail. You’ll travel to the big city and small towns throughout Eastern Pennsylvania (and some of Central Pennsylvania), where you’ll have the delicious challenge of deciding what ice cream treat to order.
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Tantalize your taste buds on this epic ice cream trail through Eastern and parts of Central Pennsylvania that will take you over 150 miles in a little over three hours, not considering the time you'll spend sampling some of the state's best ice cream. You can also customize the Google Map to add or remove stops along the way, depending on your travel time frame. You might even want to follow the trail over a few days or a week, so you can savor each stop.
1. Franklin Fountain – 116 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA 19106
Sit in a cozy booth at Franklin Fountain, a throwback to the ice cream parlors of days gone by. The popular Philadelphia ice cream shop boasts an impressive menu of ice cream treats, including sundaes, milkshakes, banana splits, and egg creams. Vegan ice cream flavors are also available. Click here for the official website of The Franklin Fountain.
2. Isabella’s Ice Cream Parlor – 110 E Main Street, Lititz, PA 17543
Journey from the big city to the storybook town of Lititz for your next stop on this epic ice cream trail. Stroll along Main Street in Lititz where you'll discover the charming Isabella's Ice Cream Parlor. Enjoy hand-dipped ice cream in a variety of flavors, including old fashioned vanilla, maple walnut, raspberry chip, banana pudding, and cotton candy. . Click here for the official website of Isabella's Ice Cream Parlor.
Experience a century old tradition when you visit The Jigger Shop in the quaint town of Mount Gretna. Start your visit with an old-fashioned meal - soup, a salad, a wrap, or a sandwich - before ordering a scrumptious ice cream treat. The Jigger Shop's ice cream menu boasts such "outrageous sundaes" as the banana split, the strawberry shortcake, and the banana fudge royal. Click here for the official website of The Jigger Shop.
4. Eckles Ice Cream Fountain – 36 East Main Street, Mechanicsburg, PA 17055
Find a cozy spot in the picturesque ice cream parlor, Eckles Ice Cream Fountain, that looks as though it's stepped out of the pages of the past. Start with a meal or cut right to the chase and order an ice cream dish or cone, a sundae, a float, a milkshake, or a flavored Coke. Click here for the official website of Eckels Ice Cream Fountain.
5. Kristy’s Whistle Stop – 600 South Enola Road, Enola, PA 17025
Kristy's Whistle Stop has been going strong for over 15 years, and it's easy to see why. Start your visit with a scrumptious pork BBQ sandwich before indulging in what has been called Central Pennsylvania's best ice cream. Order an old-fashioned sundae, an ice cream cone, or a milkshake. Click here for the official Facebook of Kristy's Whistle Stop.
6. Leo’s Homemade Ice Cream – 816 West High Street, Carlisle, PA 17015
The epic ice cream trail through Eastern and part of Central Pennsylvania culminates at Leo's Homemade Ice Cream, a popular ice cream spot that's open all year around. The quaint ice cream shop offers nearly 100 ice cream flavors, including vanilla, chocolate, raspberry, teaberry, cherry chocolate chip, and coconut. Click here for the official website of Leo's Homemade Ice Cream.
Enjoy some of the best ice cream in Eastern Pennsylvania along this scrumptious ice cream trail. What ice cream shop do you think has the best ice cream in PA? Let us know in the comments! In Here are several more ice cream parlors in Pennsylvania you’ll definitely want to visit.
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A professional writer for more than two decades, Beth has lived in nearly a dozen states – from Missouri and Virginia to Connecticut and Vermont – and Toronto, Canada. In addition to traveling extensively in the U.S. and the U.K., she has a BA in Journalism from Point Park University (PA), a MA in Holocaust & Genocide Studies from Stockton University (NJ), and a Master of Professional Writing from Chatham University (PA). A writer and editor for Only In Your State since 2016, Beth grew up in and currently lives outside of Pittsburgh and when she’s not writing or hanging out with her bunnies, budgies, and chinchilla, she and her daughter are out chasing waterfalls.