Beat the Heat with a Frozen Treat

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Watch as expert ice cream crafters mix all manner of nuts, candy, sauces and fruits into your ice cream selection on a freezing cold stone. All their ice cream is made inside the store, guaranteeing it to be fresh and delicious. Try getting your creation in a chocolate and sprinkle-covered handmade waffle cone. Coldstone also serves frosty shakes and ice cream cakes! Coldstone is open Sunday through Thursday from 11 a.m.-10 p.m. and Friday through Saturday 11 a.m.-11 p.m.

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If you like making your own frozen yogurt cup, this is the place for you. Choose from dozens of toppings and delicious, low-calorie, creamy flavors. You can never go wrong with chocolate and nuts. Yogurt Haven is open daily from 11 a.m.-11 p.m.

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With mouthwatering flavors such as Cherry Chip and Rocky Road, it's hard to beat the taste of an ice cream cone from Rite Aid—and it's even harder to beat the price (a single scoop starts at $1.69).

4. —You'll find no more than two flavors of frozen yoghurt—chocolate and vanilla—on offer here, but there's also acai sorbet and a selection of wonderful sauces and syrups, including pomegranate, agave nectar and wildflower honey. Spoon is open Tuesday through Saturday from 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. and Sunday, 9 a.m.-10 p.m.

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This Eagle Rock staple has been in business since 1946, serving up parfaits, cones, sundaes and, of course, banana splits. Nothing says dessert like Foster's Freeze. Open Monday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. and Sunday from 11 a.m.-10 p.m.