CAN’T-MISS ICE CREAM!

Getting ice cream after a beach day is a treasured part of the Ca pe e xperience. And while Centerville’s Four Seas Ice Cream went on the market in February, the good news is the 90-year-old landmark remains open. (The current owners hope whoever buys the property will keep the ice cream churning.)

On the Upper Cape, with kids (and canines) twirling on the lawn, a visit to Twin Acres Ice Cream Shoppe in Sandwich (21 Route 6A, 508-888-0566, twinacresicecreamshoppe.com) feels like an ice cream social of yore. Ito ffers 70-plus flavors — and pup cups. For an in-your-face punch of chocolate, head to Polar Cave Ice Cream Parlour in Mashpee (22 Falmouth Road, 508-477-5553, polarcave.com), where the “Death by Chocolate” is a triumph of premium chocolate ice cream swirled with fudge and dark chocolat ec hips.

On the Mid Cape, Cape Cod Creamery’s homemade ice cream is a longtime favorite, incorporating ingredients such nd as French cocoa, Madagascar vanilla, and Colombian coffee. Pro tip for newbies: Try the six-mini-scoop sampler. (Open year-round in Hyannis, 645 Iyannough Road, 508-5683600; Dennis and South Yarmouth outlets open seasonally.

Find info for all at capecodcreamery.com.)

“If it’s ice cream we make it,” is the slogan at Ice Cream Cafe in Orleans (5 South Orleans Road, 508-240-0003, icecreamcafe.com 508-240-0003, icecreamcafe.com) on the Lower Cape. The made-to-order ice cream sandwiches — homemade ice cream stuffed between chubby cookies from Cottage Street Bakery — would make the Good Humor man weep. At Lewis Brothers Ice Cream in Provincetown (310 Commercial Street, 508-487-0977, lewisbrothersicecream.com), favorites include Crystallized Ginger, Lavender Sea Salt, and Beach Plum. Some skew boozier, like Mudslide Chip and Belle de Brillet, all made on site. Look for their solar-powered ice cream truck at Truro Beach.