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July is National Ice Cream Month, as decreed by President Ronald Reagan. He could've put down his spoon right there, but he served up another holiday, declaring the third Sunday of every July to be National Ice Cream Day. And the colors of ice cream don't run in a country where Americans consume 1.6 billion gallons of the cold treat every year.

From a popularity perspective, we're way beyond vanilla at the Buzz cafe. Sure, the plain stuff may be twice as popular in Search as chocolate, but the fruity standbys—peach, strawberry, and banana—also get their share of requests. And kids are looking for more exotic flavors, like coffee, coconut, and green tea.

But where to go for your frozen fix? We scooped out the top 20 ice cream parlors and put a cherry on top for good measure...