Portland may not be the best city to find an authentic bagel in (unless you go to Forage Market), but you'll find some authentic, really delicious ice cream shops like Sammy's.
Homemade hard ice cream, or the perfect swirly soft-serve cone, with sprinkles (or jimmies), everyone has their favorite go-to spot nearby to grab a cone.
New Hampshire may be a small state, but we loooove our ice cream and there are a bunch of stands all over the state. Turns out, Memories Ice Cream in Kingston, New Hampshire is the most popular in the entire state.
This place is called Twin Swirls, and it reminded me of your favorite old diner that will seemingly never close. But if it did, you'd be really sad. Here are the hard ice cream flavors.