USA · DESSERT TOURS
The 7 best dessert tours you can book today, with what each costs, how long it runs and who it suits. Number one is top for a reason, so start there.
At New York’s Museum of Ice Cream on Broadway, you move through playful rooms filled with ice cream samples, photo spots, hands-on exhibits, and facts about frozen desserts. Expect a three-story slide, a pink subway car, a huge sprinkle pool, and about 90 minutes of family-friendly fun. A waiver and ID are required.
“Loved the interactive aspect of the Museum. The staff were outstanding”
Walk Princeville Botanical Gardens with a guide such as Troy, Lauren, or Zoe, sampling tropical fruit, honey, cacao nibs, and five single-origin chocolates. Expect shaded paths, creek beds, stairs, loose gravel, and hills. Walking sticks, umbrellas, and bug spray are provided, but sturdy shoes and moderate mobility are essential.
“The guides are fantastic! I loved the interactive experience of walking through the Botanical Gardens (walking sticks and umbrellas provided), being able to sample the fruits and chocolate, as well as learning about the history of the gardens.”
Spend about three hours at Lydgate Farms with guides such as Mason, Jess, Sheri, Brooke, and Jenna. Walk through cacao gardens, taste rare cacao fruit, Hawaiian apple bananas, honey, vanilla, and several chocolates, then learn how cacao becomes a finished bar. This English-language tour allows children over 7 and ends where it begins.
“It was wonderful with great information and lots of fruit and chocolate tastings! We highly recommend it. Brooke was a great guide!”
Spend about three hours with Greg Colden and the Kona Natural Soap team on a working farm above Kona. You’ll walk among coffee, cacao, fruit, and other plants, learn about biodiversity and island farming, taste coffee and chocolate, and see how natural soap is made. The tour ends with a shop full of handmade gifts.
“A very informative tour with an excellent host! My husband is not a coffee drinker but after tasting this Kona coffee he now is.”
You’ll meet Sea Quest Hawaii at Keauhou Bay, take a short boat ride, and hold a lit flotation board while manta rays feed below. Guides provide wetsuits, snorkel gear, Rx masks, and safety help. The 75-minute outing suits experienced swimmers and snorkelers, with hot chocolate and cookies afterward.
“Great experience - I‘d 100% do it again So cool to see the Manta rays up close and the guide was really nice. While we were watching the mantas he told us some interesting facts about the mantas and the snorkelling in the area and answered any questions we had. Absolutely worth it!”
Spend 45 to 90 minutes at Chicago’s Museum of Ice Cream, moving through 14 colorful installations with unlimited samples at designated stations. You can play sweet-themed mini golf, visit a speakeasy for cocktails or shakes at an extra cost, and finish in the famous sprinkle pool. Children two and under enter free.
“Overall great time. Perfect for kids but it was just my husband and I and we enjoyed ourselves. The only reason I didn’t rate it 5 stars is because it really is expensive and I know they offer unlimited ice cream at the 5 stations but everything else you must pay for. You are definitely paying for the experience.”
Spend 90 minutes at Miami’s Museum of Ice Cream, moving through playful rooms with interactive exhibits, photo spots, ice cream samples, and the famous sprinkle pool. An English-speaking host or greeter helps set the tone, while vegan and dairy-free treats are available. Bring comfortable clothes, since this is a hands-on, sugar-filled outing for families, friends, and celebrations.
“It was really good. The museum is super fun, you get to try different types of ice cream.”
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