Whether you’re into burnouts or bucking broncos, there’s an event or attraction for you
To celebrate the best high-octane events and venues across North America, a panel of industry experts and USA TODAY 10Best editors selected nominees for the best rodeos, car shows and attractions, air shows, boat shows, motorsports races, and NASCAR tracks. Then, readers voted for their favorites over four weeks. Here’s who came out on top across all seven categories.
Click on each category below to see the full winners list:
Best Air Show: Airshow London in London, Ontario
Airshow London in Ontario is an event billed as “Canada’s Original Drive-In Air Show.” Guests experience the “Sky Drive” from the comfort of their cars and view an aerial show that features multiple performers, including the Canadian Forces Snowbirds. Four different parking admission “zones” are offered, including one next to the runway for amazing views of the performers.
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Best Attraction for Car Lovers: Savoy Automobile Museum in Cartersville, Georgia
The Savoy Automobile Museum in Cartersville, Georgia, routinely changes out exhibits to showcase the variety of automobiles past and present that have left an indelible mark on the industry.
Past exhibits have included iconic wood-paneled vehicles, muscle cars, monster trucks, British cars, and much more. The ever-changing collections is a key reason why you’ll want to visit again and again.
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Best Boat Show: St. Petersburg Power and Sailboat Show in St. Petersburg, Florida
The St. Petersburg Power and Sailboat Show is the largest on the Gulf Coast, with boats displayed on both water and land. Other activities at the show include kids fishing seminars, on-water training courses, and a wide array of culinary experiences.
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Best Car Show: Cruisin’ The Coast on the Mississippi Gulf Coast
Cruisin’ The Coast is considered “America’s largest block party.” Imagine more than 7,000 vehicles — hot rods, classics, antique vehicles — in a massive car show along the beachside highway on the Mississippi Coast.
Car lovers adore this annual event, which has taken over the Mississippi Gulf Coast every year since its inception in 1996. Cruise between the different venues, each a festival in and of itself, and catch live music, food, merchandise, a car auction, swap meet, parade, and plenty of car talk.
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Best Motorsports Race: Sick Week in Orlando, Florida
At Sick Week, approximately 350 drivers of the speediest street cars take to the quarter-mile track to determine the top drag-and-drive driver. During the event, racers from around the globe visit different racetracks to see who can make the fastest set of passes down the drag strip.
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Best NASCAR Track: Pocono Raceway in Long Pond, Pennsylvania
Known as “The Tricky Triangle,” Pocono Raceway sits in honeymoon country, but chances are there won’t be too many words of affection passed between drivers at the end of races here.
For being a 2.5-mile-long ultra-wide superspeedway, Pocono has seen a bizarre number of bump-and-runs and multi-car incidents over the decades that it’s called the NASCAR calendar home.
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Best Rodeo: Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo in Houston, Texas
The Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo hosts the RODEOHOUSTON Super Series with a total payout of more than $2 million. And more than 300 contestants come to compete in front of thousands of fans. Other events include horse shows, livestock shows, a calf scramble, auctions, trail rides, and a BBQ contest.
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Congratulations to all these winners! Remember to visit 10best.usatoday.com daily to vote in more of our Readers’ Choice Awards.
