Louisville Zoo nominated for 2 USA Today readers' choice awards. How to vote for them

Marina Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal
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The Louisville Zoo was recently nominated for two awards in USA Today’s “10Best Readers’ Choice Awards” list.

However, it needs help to bring the title home.

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According to a news release from the Louisville Zoo, the zoo was nominated for Best Zoo in the United States and Best Zoo Exhibit in the United States for the Glacier Run exhibit.

In both categories, Louisville is one of 20 nominees in the USA Today’s 10Best Readers’ Choice Best Zoo Contest and Best Zoo Exhibit Contest for 2023.

Nominees are submitted by a panel of experts and the 10Best editors narrow down the field before opening up to reader votes.

The voting, which already opened, concludes on Monday, March 4 at 11:59 a.m. EST. Readers can vote online for one nominee per category per day here.

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Which other zoos were nominated?

Nominees for best zoo include New Orleans, Louisiana; Melbourne, Florida; New York City, New York; Colorado Springs, Colorado; Cincinnati, Ohio; Honolulu, Hawaii; Carlsbad, New Mexico; Apple Valley, Minnesota; Asheboro, North Carolina; Oakland, California; Omaha, Nebraska; Salina, Kansas; St. Louis, Missouri; San Antonio, Texas; San Diego, California; Rochester, New York; Seattle, Washington; Boise, Idaho; and Billings, Montana.

Nominees for best zoo exhibit include Knoxville, Tennessee; Palm Desert, California; Oakland, California; Tampa, Florida; Omaha, Nebraska; Royal Oak, Michigan; Washington, D.C.; Toledo, Ohio; Jacksonville, Florida; Cincinnati, Ohio; New York City, New York; Fort Worth, Texas; Fort Wayne, Indiana; St. Louis, Missouri; Colorado Springs, Colorado; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; Indianapolis, Indiana; Denver Colorado; and Escondido, California.

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