For our first journey together, I’m gonna take you guys to my hometown: East Brunswick, New Jersey. It’s a rather large town, but small enough to run into some acquaintances at 10pm on a Tuesday night, when you just want some last minute ice cream.
Speaking of which, what are the best ice cream places in EB? A simple google search will bring you to Magnifico’s Ice Cream — a trendy and beloved ice cream parlor.
Located at the heart of Rt. 18, it’s almost impossible to miss. The line to get inside can be seen well into the night. Yes, even on random Tuesday nights. They’re bright red lights and signature apple pie + ice cream bring in visitors from all over! However, if you must know, they’re severely over-priced for nothing more than a classic vanilla soft-serve ice cream with rainbow sprinkles, on a waffle cone.
A true EB’er knows the og place to get ice cream in EB is not in EB at all! It’s a short ride away to a neighboring town — Milltown.
Milltown Ice Cream Depot is famous for their homemade recipes and family run business. With the most unique flavors, mind-blowing cookie dough topping, and prices you JUST CAN’T BEAT, the Ice Cream Depot brings in quite the crowd. Located in a cute downtown area, you can take a walk to the pond and watch the ducks, go on a quick hike on the trails, or sit by the tables and watch the BEST sunsets. They really have it all.
Although I can talk about their strawberry cheesecake milkshakes and chocolate chip cookie dough ice cream all day, it’s time for us to move on.
Growing up in East Brunswick, Crystal Springs Water Park was another staple in my childhood. Open exclusively to East Brunswick residents, the vast park is the ideal family outing.
Activities range from 3 large waterslides, a lazy river, splash pad, and 5 other pools — you can never truly be bored. My personal favorite is the splash pad. With 2 ropes stretched across the top and either lily pads or a log placed in the water, you must make it across the pool without falling in. The number of times I’ve attempted this are innumerable… the number of times I’ve succeeded may be under 10…
Although these are definitely not all my favorite places in East Brunswick, they are definitely some that top the list!
You’ve now spent ~a day in the life~ with me in East Brunswick! Check back in for our next adventure:)
East Brunswick, NJ sounds a lot like Erie, PA! We also have a really popular spot to get ice cream along the peninsula, and when it reopened for take out in June, the car line was multiple blocks long. Moreover, Waldameer is a pretty popular amusement park and water park nearby.
Wow! I truly felt like a native from EB by reading this. I can imagine a fun day at the water park and then some ice cream! My brother lives about 40 minutes from EB, so I certainly need to check these places out some day. The strawberry cheesecake milkshake is especially tempting! Can’t wait to see where we’ll go next!
Awesome blog post, the topic is super fun. I really liked how you were super descriptive about the area and the specific facets of what you were taking about. It helped create a great mental image of what this town must look like, and I could almost imagine myself actually being there. Also the casual tone made it relaxing and enjoyable to read. I look forward to ‘exploring’ East Brunswick through these posts!
Oops, meant to say ‘exploring’ new places, not just East Brunswick. My bad.