2025 Readers' Choice Awards Finalists
Check out the finalists for the 2025 Groups Today Reader's Choice Awards!
CVB or DMO: City/Region
• Explore St. Louis
• Experience Grand Rapids
• Visit Orlando
• Visit Anchorage
• Travel Dubuque
CVB or DMO: State/Province
• Circle Michigan
• Explore Louisiana
• North Carolina Division of Tourism
• Visit Missouri
• Visit Virginia
Accommodations
• Broadmoor Hotel, Colorado Springs
• Drury Hotels
• Gaylord Hotels
• Helios Hotel at EPIC Universe
• Sonesta Resorts St. Maarten
Beer, Wine or Spirit Trail/Scene
• Asheville, North Carolina
• Finger Lakes Region, New York
• Grand Rapids, Michigan
• Kentucky Bourbon Trail
• Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Dining Experience
• Buca di Beppo
• Carmine's
• Golden Corral
• Medieval Times Dinner & Tournament
• Mellow Mushroom
Hands-On Experience
• Anheuser-Busch Brewery Experience
• Corning Museum of Glass
• Inside Tracks at the Country Music Hall of Fame
• Musical Instrument Museum (MIM)
• The Garage at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame
Sightseeing Tour
• City Cruises by Hornblower
• Ghost City Tours
• Go Rio River Boat Tours San Antonio
• John Hall's Alaska
• Old Town Trolley Tours of Savannah
Festival/Special Event
• Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta
• DC Cherry Blossom Festival
• Mardi Gras
• Tulip Time
• Virginia Arts Festival
View
• Gateway Arch Tram Ride
• Grand Canyon National Park
• Niagara Falls, Canada
• The EDGE at Hudson Yards
• The National Mall
Garden, Conservatory or Botanical Garden
• Biltmore Estate
• Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park
• Garden of the Gods National Park
• Longwood Gardens
• New York Botanical Garden
Live Performance
• Chicago Symphony Orchestra
• Cirque Du Soleil
• New York City Ballet
• Radio City Rockettes
• Wicked on Broadway
Performance or Entertainment Venue/District
• Beale Street, Memphis
• Grand Ole Opry
• Judson's Live at Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts
• Red Rocks Park & Amphitheatre
• Sphere
Museum
• Henry Ford Museum of American Innovation
• Museum of Broadway
• National WWII Museum
• Penn Museum
• The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Adventure Attraction
• Bungee America
• Captain Jack's Airboat Tours
• City Climb at Edge NYC
• CLIMB Works Zipline Destinations
• Pink Jeep Tours
Casino
• Gun Lake Casino
• MGM Grand Hotel & Casino
• Mohegan Sun
• Resorts Atlantic City
• Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Hollywood
Amusement Park
• Dollywood
• Hersheypark
• Six Flags
• Universal Epic Universe
• Walt Disney World Resort
Shopping/Shopping District
• Disney Springs
• Mall of America
• Shipshewana Stores & Shops
• Simon Properties
• Tanger Outlets
Beach Destination
• Daytona, Florida
• Ludington, Michigan
• Outer Banks, North Carolina
• Virginia Beach, Virginia
• Waikiki Beach, Oahu, Hawaii
U.S. Main Street/Downtown District
• Bourbon Street, New Orleans
• Frankenmuth, Michigan
• Lower Broadway, Nashville
• Savannah, Georgia
• Winter Garden, Florida
Destination of the Year: United States
• Chicago, Illinois
• Colorado Springs, Colorado
• Nashville, Tennessee
• Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
• Washington, DC
Destination of the Year: Canada
• Niagara Falls, Ontario
• Ottawa, Ontario
• Toronto, Ontario
• Vancouver, British Columbia
• Winnipeg, Manitoba
Destination of the Year: International
• Barcelona, Spain
• Edinburgh, Scotland
• London, England
• Paris, France
• Rome, Italy
Emerging Destinations
• El Paso, Texas
• Lake Geneva, Wisconsin
• Merrimack Valley, Massachusetts
• Phoenix, Arizona
• St. Louis, Missouri
You submitted your nominations and now is your chance to vote for who will come out on top in the 2025 Readers' Choice Awards! Voting is open NOW through Friday, July 18, 2025. Don't miss out—the winners will be revealed in the upcoming Nov/Dec '25 issue of Groups Today!
