Mystic Country, Connecticut

Nothing licks a hot summer day like ice cream! Whether you’re on the shoreline, on an inland adventure or driving along a scenic road in the quiet corner, our Sundae Drives brochure will take you to some of the best ice cream that eastern Connecticut has to offer. So what are you waiting for? Hit the ice cream trail! Here are just some of the highlights you'll enjoy along the way.
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Unusually Delicious
Flavorful and unique flavors to please the foodie palate

Hockey Fight – The ugly side of hockey meets ice cream deliciousness in this cherry vanilla original featuring white chocolate chunks as teeth and shredded Bing cherries as blood.
Where you'll find it: 6. Hallmark Drive-In, Old Lyme, Map E-1

Beer Ice Cream – No need to show ID for these beer-infused premium ice creams! The three staples are Guinness Black and Tan, Sam Adams Chocolate Double Bock, Tenn Penny Beer Nut Parfait. The flavors rotate so be sure to call ahead to make sure your beer-infused favorite is available.
Where you'll find it: 7. Ice Cream Shoppe, Old Lyme, Map E-1, www.oldlymeicecream.com

Sticky Fractured Finger – Don’t fret, no one was harmed in making this ice cream. The only fingers to be found in this caramel ice cream delight are Butterfingers™ accompanied by a swirl of caramel.
Where you'll find it: 9. Mystic Drawbridge Ice Cream, Mystic, Map J-2, www.mysticdrawbridgeicecream.com

Soy Ice Cream – Vegans and the lactose intolerant need not avoid this ice cream. Salem Valley Farm just introduced their first house-made batch of soy base ice cream. They currently have Black Raspberry, but will be expanding their line soon.
Where you'll find it: 18. Salem Valley Farm, Salem, Map F-4, www.salemvalleyfarmsicecream.com

Blossom’s Delight – Alexander the Great once named a city after his beloved horse that passed on due to old age. The Brown Cow Café followed suit in naming this special blend of sweet and rich butter pecan ice cream, butterscotch chips and vanilla cake crunch after their original brown Jersey cow, Blossom, who also inspired the name of the café itself.
Where you'll find it: 24. Brown Cow Café at Ekonk Hill Turkey Farm Sterling, Map L-7, www.farmfreshicecream.com

Ice Cream & Adventure
For those wanting ice cream with a sprinkle of excitement and fun

Sunflowers for Wishes – July 23 - 31th 2011.
In 2003, at the suggestion of a friend, the owners of Buttonwood Farm planted a one acre field of sunflowers. As they began to blossom, they noticed how much the field drew in people from all parts of the region and the ice cream stand soon turned the flowers into the Sunflowers for Wishes fundraiser for the Make-A-Wish Foundation. Since 2004, over $300,000 has been raised selling $5 bouquets of sunflowers.
Where you'll find it: 12. Buttonwood Farm Ice Cream, Griswold, Map K-5, www.buttonwoodfarmicecream.com

Self-Guided Farm Tours – Grab a cone and the set off to explore the University of Connecticut's animal barns to learn more about the animals the University cares for. Visitors can see dairy and beef cows, sheep and horses. Young animals can be found in the barns at the following times of year: baby foals in the spring, lambs during the entire month of February, dairy calves year-round and beef calves beginning in mid March. Every day visitors can view the UConn dairy cows being milked at 1:00 p.m. at the Kellogg Dairy Center. Currently the farms houses: over 200 Holstein and Jersey cows; 40 brood ewes; 55 Mature beef cattle; 85 horses and 1000 poultry. (The poultry barn is closed to the public.)
Where you'll find it: 38. UCONN Dairy Bar, Storrs, Map F-9, www.dairybar.uconn.edu

Corn Maze - Each year Fort Hill Farms hosts an annual Corn Maze Adventure! Last year the farm celebrated the new creamery and the debut of The Farmer's Cow ice cream with a “The Farmer's Cow-Lick" corn maze. This year, the farm is once again going all out with a corn maze shaped as the state of Connecticut with a cow grazing in the middle! Come get lost in this intricate the maze offering learning opportunities about the history of ice cream and more. Open mid-August to November.
Where you'll find it: 35. Fort Hill Farms, Thompson, Map L-11, www.forthillfarms.com

Meet the DinoMights™ – Nothing goes better with a full belly of ice cream than a romp through The Dinosaur Place’s Dino Trails, where the young and young at heart can encounter life-sized dinosaurs along 1.5 miles of easy walking trails. And if you’re lucky, you may catch a sighting of The Dinosaur Place’s new quartet of adventurers, the DinoMights™! Lady Lava, Ranger Rex, Jurassic Joe and Monty Junior make daily appearances along the trails. Come visit, take your photo, collect autographs and maybe even learn a little something as you experience the DinoMights™ for yourself!
Where you'll find them: 16. The Dinosaur Place, Oakdale, F-4, www.thedinosaurplace.com

Not Ice Cream, But Still Delicious

Gelato - Ask any Italian chef and they will tell you, gelato is not ice cream, but that does not make it any less scrumptious! Treat your sweet tooth to the silky, smooth, luscious flavors of handcrafted Italian-style ice cream-like dessert – 24 flavors to be exact in the luxurious setting of the MGM Grand at Foxwoods. For those looking for the perfect late night snack on the weekends, the café is open until 1:30am on Fridays and Saturdays.
13. The Gelato Café at MGM Grand, Mashantucket, H-3, www.foxwoods.com/gelatocafe.aspx