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Sports Legends Experience makes national list of best new attractions

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — The Children’s Museum of Indianapolis is asking for fans of their sports attraction to vote for it in a national competition. 

The museum on Thursday announced the Riley Children’s Health Sports Legends Experience, which opened earlier this year, made the list of 20 finalists for the USA Today 10BEST list of favorite new attractions around the country. 

The outdoor areas of the sports attraction are closed during winter, but there are three indoor exhibits open year-round included with admission to the museum.  

You can vote for your favorite new attraction by clicking here. People can vote once per day per device until Jan. 7. The winners will be announced Jan. 18. 

The other shortlisted attractions include: 

  • Gathering Place: Tulsa, Oklahoma
  • Chicago Architecture Center: Chicago, Illinois
  • National Comedy Center: Jamestown, New York
  • Tower of Voices: Laurel Highlands, Pennsylvania
  • The Gateway Arch Museum and Visitor Center: St. Louis, Missouri
  • Old Forester Distillery: Louisville, Kentucky
  • Orlando Starflyer: Orlando, Florida
  • Asbury Lanes: Asbury Park, New Jersey
  • South Carolina Historical Society Museum: Charleston, S.C. 
  • Imagine Museum: St. Petersburg, Florida
  • Central Idaho Dark Sky Reserve: Sun Valley, Idaho
  • Institute for Contemporary Art at VCU: Richmond, Virginia
  • The Legacy Museum: Montgomery, Alabama
  • Niagara Falls Underground Railroad Heritage Center: Niagara Falls, New York 
  • Farm Wisconsin Discovery Center: Manitowoc, Wisconsin
  • Underwater Museum of Art: Santa Rosa Beach, Florida 
  • SPYSPACE: New York, New York 
  • Nordic Museum: Seattle, Washington
  • Rancho Mirage Library and Observatory: Rancho Mirage, California