National Ice Cream Day 2013: Where To Get Deals In and Around Takoma Park

Sunday is National Ice Cream Day, and July is National Ice Cream Month, designated by Ronald Reagan in 1984.

To celebrate, here are places near Kensington where you can get a good deal on a scoop:

Baskin-Robbins: Free waffle cone with the purchase of a double scoop. Offer valid through Aug. 31. (In Takoma Park, you'll find Baskin-Robbins at 6851 New Hampshire Ave. Call 301-270-2445. Click here for other locations.)

Carvel: Soft-serve junior cone for 99 cents with coupon. 

Cold Stone Creamery: Sign up for emails to get a buy one, get one free coupon. 

And if you're the type who likes to know the history of their holidays, here are a few fun facts about ice cream according to International Dairy Foods Association and the National Ice Cream Retailers Association.

- It takes approximately 50 licks to finish off a scoop of ice cream.

- It is estimated that 90 percent of the nation's population likes ice cream, making it an almost-universal crowd pleasing treat.

- The major ingredient in ice cream is air.

- Although ice cream is thought to have been invented in China, the U.S. is the top ice cream consuming country.

Where is your favorite place to get ice cream in Kensington? Share in the comments.

(Are you a locally owned ice cream shop with a deal of your own? Email us and we'll add.)