The next time you find yourself craving delicious ice cream, you’re in luck! Alabama is home to many places that sell delicious ice cream treats, including cones, sundaes, banana splits, milkshakes, malts, etc. Listed below is a road trip that features some of Alabama’s tastiest ice cream treats, and you’ll most certainly want to add it to your summer bucket list.
1. Trowbridge's Ice Cream & Sandwich Bar- Florence
Trowbridge's, which has been in business since 1918, is best known for their famous orange pineapple ice cream. People travel from near and far to try this delicious ice cream dish. (316 N Court St)
2. The Cozy Cow - Huntsville
The Cozy Cow, which is located next to Huntsville's Big Spring Park, is a quaint coffee house that offers a variety of mouthwatering ice cream treats such as malts, milkshakes, banana splits, ice cream sundaes and more. (100 Church St, Ste 150)
3. Golden Years Ice Cream - Hazel Green
You'll be taken back in time the moment you step through the door of Golden Years Ice Cream. This 50s styled ice cream parlor is truly nostalgic and offers a great selection of ice cream, toys, candy, cakes, etc. (12835 Highway 231 431 N)
4. Payne's Sandwich Shop & Soda Fountain - Scottsboro
Payne's Sandwich Shop & Soda Fountain first opened in 1869 as a pharmacy, and in the 1930s, it began operating as a soda fountain. Today, everything is made just like it was many years ago, including a variety of delicious ice cream treats. This ice cream destination is one of Scottsboro's true gems. (101 E Laurel St)
5. Bluff Park Ice Cream Shoppe - Birmingham
Bluff Park Ice Cream Shoppe features award-winning ice cream from Madison, Wisconsin, and each flavor is truly unique. This popular ice cream parlor has been voted #1 Best Ice Cream Place in Birmingham. (815 Shades Crest Rd)
6. O Town Ice Cream - Opelika
O Town Ice Cream is an old fashioned ice cream parlor that offers 31 unique flavors. Each flavor is named after someone, or something, that's important to the Opelika community. A few of their unique flavors include Chunky Monkey Park, Summer Swing Strawberry, Railroad Tracks and Rocky Brook Road. (815 S Railroad Ave)
7. Peach Park - Clanton
Peach Park is a popular roadside attraction for travelers en route to the Gulf Coast. It's famous for its homemade ice cream, which was developed in 1988 as a way to use up a large quantity of peaches before going bad. According to locals and tourists alike, Peach Park is the best place to buy ice cream in Alabama. (2300 7th St)
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