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Fourth Time’s the Charm: Michigan Science Center Competes Again for the Nation’s Top Science Museum

Fourth Time’s The Charm: Michigan Science Center Competes Again For The Nation’s Top Science Museum

Mi-Sci Nominated Again for 10Best Science Museum by USA Today;

Public voting available until February 10

Detroit, Mich., Jan. 13, 2025 – After ranking second in 2022 and third in 2023 and 2024 in USA Today’s annual 10Best Competition for top science museum, the Michigan Science Center (Mi-Sci) is once again vying to win top science museum. For the fourth time, Mi-Sci is one of 20 museums nominated, chosen by a panel of editors from both USA TODAY and 10Best.com, plus relevant expert contributors and others.

The top 10 science museums will be determined by the voting public. Polls opened today and will continue until February 10 at 11:59 a.m. Voters must be 18 and up and can vote once a day until the contest closes.

“Mi-Sci’s theme for 2025 is ‘Odyssey,’ and we aim to bring science home to Detroit while being a premier family-friendly destination for Michigan. This year we are focusing on putting YOU at the center of science and showing you the best of Mi-Sci,“ said Dr. Christian Greer, president and CEO. “We take pride in our work and we are graciously asking for your support and your vote in this amazing 10Best science museum contest. We have been in the top three since 2022, and we can reach number one with your help. Please join us by voting today and every day through February 10 and take us to the top!”

The annual 10Best Readers’ Choice Awards rank travel destinations nationwide, with categories covering food, lodging, destinations, travel gear and more.

To vote, visit https://10best.usatoday.com/awards/travel/best-science-museum-2025

About The Michigan Science Center

The Michigan Science Center’s core mission is to advance STEM learning (science, technology, engineering, and math) across all ages and disciplines through discovery, innovation and interactive education. As a STEM hub, Mi-Sci focuses on developing and introducing expanded education programs, exhibits and initiatives to empower and enrich our children and community.

Mi-Sci’s goal is to be a pioneering force for the future of STEM education in Detroit and a dynamic destination in Michigan, making itself accessible, engaging, and transformative for all while fostering a vibrant, culturally relevant, community STEM hub where learning is deeply personal, profoundly social, and inherently joyful.

As a Smithsonian affiliate, Mi-Sci inspires nearly 250,000 curious minds of all ages every year in Detroit and across Michigan. Through our Traveling Science Program and distance learning initiative, ECHO, Mi-Sci reaches beyond our Detroit-based facility across Michigan. With the Toyota Engineering 4D Theater, live science demonstrations, lab activities and 220+ interactive exhibits, there are dozens of ways to customize your Mi-Sci visit. The Michigan Science Center is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization and does not receive funding from Detroit or the state of Michigan. For more information, please call 313.577.8400 or visit the website, Mi-Sci.org.

About USA TODAY 10Best Readers’ Choice Awards

The USA TODAY 10Best Readers’ Choice Awards highlight the best of the best in contests covering categories such as destinations, food and drink, hotels, and things to do. Nominees in all categories are submitted by a panel of experts. The final set of nominees are selected by 10Best editors before being presented to the public. Readers can vote once per category, per day. We launch new contests every Monday at noon ET. After four weeks of voting, each contest closes, and we announce winners the following Friday.

About USA TODAY

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).

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