Nothing beats a root-beer float or banana split served at the counter of an old-fashioned soda fountain.

Satisfy your cravings –and nostalgia– at some of America’s best-preserved places.

Travel back in time by visiting a restored soda fountain, and relive the days when the corner drug store was the social hub of small town America.

Unlike cheesy retro diners, they feature authentic décor, food, and antique soda jerk fixtures.

In South Pasadena, California, the Fair Oaks Pharmacy and Fountain opened in 1915, was a popular rest stop for hungry travelers on Route 66 and continues the tradition with high quality ice cream and diner cuisine.

The James Pharmacy and Soda Fountain in Old Saybrook, Connecticut, was built in 1790 as a general store and has been a pharmacy and soda fountain since 1896.

America’s Ice Cream and Dairy Museum in Medina, Ohio, not only has your favorite soda fountain concoctions but also ice cream artifacts tracking its evolution all the way back to Egyptian times.