The Wildwoods offer the largest collection of mid-20th century architecture in the country
The Wildwoods, NJ – January 22, 2025 – The Greater Wildwoods Tourism Authority (GWTIDA) announces that the Wildwoods’ Doo Wop Experience Museum is once again in the running for Best Pop Culture Museum in USA Today’s 10Best Readers’ Choice Travel Awards. The museum’s nomination marks the third consecutive year it has been included in the national contest.
Fans and supporters are encouraged to vote online for the neon-filled Doo Wop Experience Museum. Supporters can vote once a day, every day, until the voting period ends on Monday, February 10 at noon. Winners will be announced on Wednesday, February 19.
Vote for the Doo Wop Experience Museum: USA Today’s 10Best Best Pop Culture Museum 2025
“The Doo Wop Experience Museum is the coolest, retro-funky museum in the country, and it’s an incredible honor to be recognized for the third consecutive year. The museum is a treasure trove of neon signs, mid-century architecture, artifacts, furniture, and music from a bygone era in American history, and it’s perfectly at home in the Wildwoods. The museum is truly a time machine where you and your family can experience the best of 1950’s and 60’s Americana,” explained John Donio, President, Doo Wop Preservation League of The Wildwoods.
The Wildwoods recently announced two winners in USA Today’s 2025 10Best Readers’ Choice Contest. The Madison Hotel Wildwood Crest won #1 Best Hotel in the country and Wildwood’s Honky Tonk Saloon entertainment venue placed in the #5 spot for Best New Attraction. Additionally, The Wildwoods Beaches won #1 in USA Today’s 10Best Beaches in New Jersey Readers’ Choice Awards.
The Wildwoods, NJ, are renowned for its wide beaches, an iconic boardwalk, and a variety of family attractions. With a rich blend of tradition and modern amenities, the Wildwoods continue to shine as a top-tier family destination. These nominations highlight the Wildwoods as a premier destination for hospitality and entertainment.
The Wildwoods, NJ are bursting with attractions, from the beach and Boardwalk to amusement piers, waterparks, events and festivals, beach concerts and live entertainment, boating, watersports, bike paths, and much more – making the resort destination one of the most sought-after places to vacation at the New Jersey Shore.
Consistently named among the country’s top beaches, the Wildwoods are known for their five-mile stretch of FREE, soft white sand, known as sugar sand, offering plenty of room for summer beach activities. Beachgoers can choose a relaxing day in the sun, or more action-packed activities like surfing, boogie boarding, boating, jet skiing, paddle boarding, and kayaking. A dog-friendly beach and dog park at Glenwood Avenue Beach ensures visitors can bring along their four-legged friends.
In addition to the award-winning free beaches and over 160 events and festivals held each year, the world-famous Wildwoods Boardwalk is a summer “must” for visitors. This ‘2-1/2 miles of smiles’ Boardwalk features three amusement piers with over 100 rides and attractions, three beachfront waterparks, arcades, carnival games, shops, and eateries. In fact, the Wildwood have more retail shops and restaurants than the Mall of America.
USA Today’s 10Best 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. Created by a 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.
For additional information about the Wildwoods, visit www.WildwoodsNJ.com or call 800-992-9732.
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