Smale Riverfront Park ranked as best riverwalk in the country
The Smale Riverfront Park has been ranked as the best riverwalk in the country, according to USA Today's 10 Best Readers' Choice.
The contest asked people to vote for their favorite river walk, and voters ranked Smale Riverfront Park as No. 1, followed by Woldenberg Riverfront Park in New Orleans, Louisiana, and Waterfront Park in Louisville, Kentucky, as Nos. 2 and 3.
The USA Today's 10 Best Reader's Choice credited Smale Riverfront Park with its river traffic, cycling, farmers market and garden.
Newport Aquarium is currently running to be named one of the top aquariums in the United States by USA Today's 10 Best.
The news outlet announced the contenders for the contest on Monday, offering readers a chance to vote for their favorite aquarium.
The Newport Aquarium is one of just 20 aquariums nominated for the honor, with voting set to run through May 13. For more information on how you can vote, click .
Among the features that helped Newport Aquarium stand out for the nomination was the "Ring of Fire: World of the Octopus" exhibit.
It features seven different displays focusing on the creatures that live between the towering volcanos and deep ocean trenches of the world.
Visitors will enter the cave, much like the type of spot octopi love calling home, and will find a new floor-to-ceiling display where the animal can explore and exhibit its natural color-changing, shape-shifting behaviors.
According to the aquarium, the exhibit also includes a new rotating collection of other octopuses and strange fish, allowing visitors a new experience with each visit.
The top 10 winners of the contest will be announced on Wednesday, May 22.
Cincinnati Zoo came in at the number two spot for Best Zoo in the 2024 USA Today poll in March.