Georgia Fountains

An ice cream parlor inside an antique store, built along a long mid-century main street fountain counter.

Canton, GA

Five Points institution: pharmacy up front, soda and sandwiches at the counter.

Athens

Ice Cream Shop in Carrollton, rated 4.7 by locals.

Carrollton, GA

Small-batch creamery on the north side of Valdosta.

Valdosta

Downtown Valdosta drug store on Patterson Street.

Valdosta

Pharmacy in Conyers, rated 4.8 by locals.

Conyers, GA

A pharmacy soda tradition carried on since 1947, with sixteen daily flavors scooped behind the counter.

Tate, GA

Ice Cream Shop in Atlanta, rated 4.5 by locals.

Atlanta, GA

Set in a 1900s building in historic downtown Buford, hung with vintage photos and local memorabilia.

Buford, GA

Scoop shop and waffle bar on the Winder square.

Winder

Pharmacy in Forsyth, rated 4.9 by locals.

Forsyth, GA

Pharmacy in Cairo, rated 4.4 by locals.

Cairo, GA

Pharmacy in Hapeville, rated 4.8 by locals.

Hapeville, GA

South Cumming scoop shop with a big flavor board and bigger cones.

Cumming

Ice Cream Shop in Dahlonega, rated 4.4 by locals.

Dahlonega, GA

Pine Avenue scoop shop in downtown Albany.

Albany

Roadside candy factory on US-84 in Boston, Georgia.

Boston

Pharmacy in Columbus, rated 4.2 by locals.

Columbus, GA

Pharmacy in Fairmount, rated 4.5 by locals.

Fairmount, GA

Diner in Cornelia, rated 4.4 by locals.

Cornelia, GA

Pharmacy in Washington, rated 4.9 by locals.

Washington, GA

Set in a converted train caboose, this spot crafts frozen treats like sundaes with lots of toppings.

Chamblee, GA

Hamburger Restaurant in St Simons Island, rated 4.2 by locals.

St Simons Island, GA

Dessert Shop in Americus.

Americus, GA

Dessert Shop in Dunwoody, rated 4.2 by locals.

Dunwoody, GA

Cumming’s downtown drug store with a genuine fountain counter still pouring.

Cumming

Candy Store in Helen, rated 4.6 by locals.

Helen, GA

Waycross bakery and sweet shop that has fed the town for decades.

Waycross

Clayton Street pharmacy that has anchored downtown Athens for decades.

Athens

Restaurant in Social Circle, rated 4.7 by locals.

Social Circle, GA

Small-batch scoops and sundaes on Post Road in west Forsyth.

Cumming

A family-owned 1950s-themed parlor with homemade ice cream and classic soda floats.

Braselton, GA

Traditional store selling chocolates, confections & fudge, as well as original recipe ice cream.

Alpharetta, GA

Savannah’s 1919 ice cream parlor — the most famous counter in Georgia.

Savannah

Ice Cream Shop in Young Harris, rated 4.9 by locals.

Young Harris, GA

Craft soda bottled by hand in the countryside south of Athens.

Bishop

Ice cream on Madison’s antebellum main street.

Madison

General store on Watkinsville’s Main Street with an ice cream counter.

Watkinsville

Ice Cream Shop in Atlanta, rated 4.9 by locals.

Atlanta, GA

Coffee Shop in Savannah, rated 4.9 by locals.

Savannah, GA

Candy Store in Brunswick, rated 5 by locals.

Brunswick, GA

Plains general store with peanut everything and an ice cream case.

Plains

Soda shop in Newnan, rated 4.6 by locals.

Newnan, GA

North metro Atlanta's custom dirty soda shop — decade-themed menu, lip-shaped bench, arcade in the corner.

Cumming, GA

Retailer offering a huge selection of candy & bottled sodas in innovative flavors.

Marietta, GA

Retailer offering a huge selection of candy & bottled sodas in innovative flavors.

Newnan, GA

Retailer offering a huge selection of candy & bottled sodas in innovative flavors.

Columbus, GA

Hundreds of glass-bottle sodas and nostalgic candy under a ceiling of vintage tin signs.

Cumming, GA

Wall-to-wall glass-bottle sodas on the Duluth square.

Duluth

Retailer offering a huge selection of candy & bottled sodas in innovative flavors.

Woodstock, GA

Rolled ice cream and shakes near Georgia Southern.

Statesboro

River Street candy hall: pralines, taffy and an ice cream counter.

Savannah

Jackson Street counter on the Americus square.

Americus

Broad Street parlor that draws all of Walton County.

Monroe

Bright small-town scoop shop just outside Athens.

Watkinsville

American Restaurant in Tennille, rated 5 by locals.

Tennille, GA

Poplar Street sweets shop in downtown Macon.

Macon

West Georgia’s dirty soda counter on Maple Street.

Carrollton

A hometown staple since 1947 — cash only, chili dogs sizzling, and Coca-Cola signs older than most of the customers.

Cleveland, GA

Restaurant in Stockbridge, rated 5 by locals.

Stockbridge, GA

Ice Cream Shop in LaGrange, rated 5 by locals.

LaGrange, GA

Soda shop in Fort Oglethorpe, rated 4.6 by locals.

Fort Oglethorpe, GA

Middle Georgia candy maker just off I-75 in Forsyth.

Forsyth

Diner in Unadilla, rated 4.5 by locals.

Unadilla, GA

Ice Cream Shop in Richmond Hill, rated 4.8 by locals.

Richmond Hill, GA

A full-service late-Victorian soda fountain inside a restored 19th-century building on the downtown square.

Cartersville, GA

Deli and ice cream counter on Thomasville’s brick main street.

Thomasville

Hamburger Restaurant in Moultrie, rated 4.2 by locals.

Moultrie, GA

A sit-down burger joint built around a genuine vintage fountain counter, minutes from Smith's.

Cleveland, GA

Pharmacy in Union Point, rated 4.8 by locals.

Union Point, GA