10 of the South’s Best Road Trip Stops

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10 of the South’s Best Road Trip Stops

Hills of Snow

Smithfield, North Carolina

Wallace credits her love of fun, food-shaped architecture to this giant snowball stand, built in her hometown of Smithfield when she was young. “Each time I step onto Hills of Snow’s wooden platform to place my order, I stare at the menu, thinking maybe it’s the day I’ll go for something new,” she writes in the book. “There’s a childlike temptation in a list that includes Tiger’s Blood, Tutti Frutti, and Vanilla Snow Cream.” If you make it there, try the flavor Wallace has never strayed from: wild strawberry.

illustration: Emily Wallace