Decatur’s Cook Museum of Natural Science a finalist for USA Today Readers’ Choice award

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Voting is open for the Cook Museum of Natural Science in Decatur to be named the nation’s “best new museum.”

The Cook Museum has been named a finalist in USA Today’s Readers’ Choice awards. A panel of experts chose 20 contenders from around the United States to compete in the category’s final round.

The ultimate winner will now be determined by the public.

Here is what USA Today wrote about the Cook Museum:

The Cook Museum opened in 2019 as a state-of-the-art natural science museum in downtown Decatur. Inside, visitors will find a 15,000-gallon saltwater aquarium, a recreated Alabama cave, an indoor forest with its own treetop cabin and interactive exhibits focused on topics like the Arctic and desert environments, waterways, insects, space and geology.

You can vote once per day per device until polls close on Monday, February 17 at 11:00 a.m. CT. The winner will be announced February 28.

This comes after Huntsville International Airport recently won the Readers’ Choice award for “best small airport.”

Sean Ross is the editor of Yellowhammer News. You can follow him on Twitter @sean_yhn

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