American Writers Museum: Best Illinois Attraction & Best New Museum in the World
(CHICAGO- September 1, 2017) – Today, the American Writers Museum (AWM) was ranked #1 in The USA TODAY/10Best Readers’ Choice award for Best Illinois Attraction. The honor comes less than six weeks after the AWM was listed FIRST by Fodor’s Travel in their article “Inside the World’s 10 Best New Museums.”
Nominees for all categories in the Readers’ Choice award for Best Illinois Attraction were chosen by a panel of relevant experts which included a combination of editors from USA TODAY; editors from 10Best.com; relevant expert contributors; and sources for both these media and other Gannett properties. Over four weeks, the public voted for their favorite nominee to determine the 10Best Readers’ Choice.
“We were honored to be nominated with 19 other great and historic attractions in Illinois by the travel experts at USA Today and 10Best,” said AWM President Carey Cranston, “And, we are thrilled at the passionate belief by our visitors and supporters who voted to rank the American Writers Museum #1 amongst them all.”
The other 9 winners in the Top 10 Best Illinois Attraction category include the: #2, Morton Arboretum; #3, Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum; #4, Driehaus Museum; #5, Cantigny Park; #6, Frank Lloyd Wright Home and Studio; #7, Cahokia Mounds; #8, Main Street, Galena; #9, Art Institute of Chicago; and #10, Chicago Riverwalk.
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About American Writers Museum
The American Writers Museum is the first museum of its kind in the United States. The mission of the American Writers Museum is to engage the public in celebrating American writers and exploring their influence on our history, our identity, and our daily lives. The museum is located at 180 N. Michigan Ave. Chicago, IL 60601, and offers something for every age group including permanent exhibits and special galleries highlighting America’s favorite works and the authors behind them. Museum hours are Tuesday – Sunday 10 AM – 5 PM, Thursdays 10AM- 8PM. For more information visit www.americanwritersmuseum.org or call 312-374-8790.
About 10Best.com and USA TODAY
10Best.com provides users with original, unbiased, and experiential travel content of top attractions, things to see and do, and restaurants for top destinations in the U.S. and around the world. The core of the site’s uniqueness is its team of local travel experts: a well-traveled and well-educated group who are not only experts in their fields – and their cities – but discriminating in their tastes. These local experts live in the city they write about so the content is constantly updated. 10Best.com averages 5 million visitors per month. It was acquired by USA TODAY in January of 2013.
USA TODAY is a multi-platform news and information media company. Founded in 1982, USA TODAY’s mission is to serve as a forum for better understanding and unity to help make the USA truly one nation. Through its unique visual storytelling, USA TODAY delivers high-quality and engaging content across print, digital, social and video platforms. An innovator of news and information, USA TODAY reflects the pulse of the nation and serves as the host of the American conversation – today, tomorrow and for decades to follow. USA TODAY, the nation’s number one newspaper in print circulation with an average of more than 1.6 million daily, and USATODAY.com, an award-winning newspaper website launched in 1995, reach a combined 6.6 million readers daily. USA TODAY is a leader in mobile applications with more than 16 million downloads on mobile devices. USA TODAY is owned by Gannett Co., Inc. (NYSE: GCI).
American Writers Museum
Contact: Karie McGahan
312.374.8790
mcgahan@americanwritersmuseum.org