Go to Orlando, Florida's theme parks. At the American Pavilion of Epcot Center, at a kiosk just outside the pavilion, funnel cakes are sold. There are several toppings available aside from the traditional powdered sugar. At Universal Studios in Florida, the Boardwalk Funnel Cake Company can be found in the San Francisco area of the park. Captain Pete's Island Eats of Sea World is the place to eat funnel cake while calypso island music plays.
Travel to the Pennsylvania Dutch country of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. Travel Route 340 into the little town of Bird-in-Hand. There is a Farmer's Market that occurs on the weekends, and seasonally on certain weekdays. Fresh funnel cakes are available.
Go to a state fair. The largest state fair in the U.S. is the Texas State Fair. It occurs annually in late September to early October. Funnel cakes, freshly made, are found in at least 10 stands throughout the fairgrounds. At the Iowa State Fair in August, funnel cakes are made by a number of vendors. They include Arnold's Concessions, Benoit Concessions and Peterman. The California State Fair known as the "Big Fun" has funnel cakes offered by Toucan Enterprises.
Eat funnel cake in New York City. A number of bakeries and specialty shops create the sugary goodness in a few of the boroughs. In Manhattan's East Village, head to Le Zeppole Bakery at 328 E. 14th Street. In Brooklyn's Williamsburg section, funnel cakes are found at Raymund's Place. San Gennaro's Feast, a religious street fair off Mulberry and Canal streets, occurs in late September. Because of funnel cake's resemblance to the Italian "zeppole," both can be found at street vendors, where they are hot, greasy and sugary.
Travel to Finland for May Day celebrations on May 1. There, you can buy "tippaleipä," a funnel cake Finnish look-alike that is similarly flavored. It is eaten with wine or "sima," a lemonade with raisins. It can be found in kiosks at city parks such as Helsinki's Kaisaniemi Park.
