12 of Our Favorite Ice Cream Shops

Beat the Heat

Though succulent shrimp, good BBQ, fresh fish, and indulgent Southern cuisine are on the menus of local restaurants, there aren’t too many foods that define a Gulf Coast vacation quite like the humble ice cream cone.

Few vacationers can recall a trip to the Gulf that didn’t include eating ice cream as a welcome respite from the heat. Summer simply isn’t summer without at least one afternoon snack a la mode.

Here are 12 of our favorite places (in no lip-licking or slurping order) to grab gigantic milkshakes, classic cones, old-fashioned sodas, and even Italian ice!

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