Readers' Choice: Best holiday events, destinations and attractions

Throughout the month of December, USA TODAY 10Best readers have been voting on their holiday favorites: favorite holiday festivals, favorite zoo lights, favorite holiday destinations, favorite theme park holiday events and favorite historic home tours. After four weeks of voting, the results are in for the 10Best Readers' Choice holiday awards.

The 10 best winners in each category are as follows:

Best Zoo Lights

1. Festival of Lights at the Cincinnati Zoo
2. Lights Before Christmas at the Toledo Zoo
3. Wild Lights at the Detroit Zoo
4. Christmas at the Indianapolis Zoo
5. Wildlights at the Columbus Zoo
6. Zoo Lights at the Memphis Zoo
7. ZooLights at the Phoenix Zoo
8. ZooLights at the Smithsonian National Zoo
9. Lights Before Christmas at the Riverbanks Zoo
10. L.A. Zoo Lights at the Los Angeles Zoo

Best Holiday Destination

1. Prague
2. Puerto Rico
3. McAdenville, N.C.
4. San Miguel de Allende, Mexico
5. Lapland, Finland
6. Taos, N.M.
7. Quebec
8. Strasbourg, France
9. Reykjavik, Iceland
10. Tromso, Norway

Best Historic Home Tour

1. Stan Hywet Hall & Gardens - Akron, Ohio
2. Houmas House Plantation and Gardens - Darrow, La.
3. Cairnwood - Bryn Athyn, Penn.
4. Biltmore - Asheville, N.C.
5. Meadow Brook Hall - Rochester, Mich.
6. Oak Alley Plantation - Vacherie, La.
7. Hearst Castle - San Simeon, Calif.
8. Ca' d'Zan - Sarasota, Fla.
9. The Breakers - Newport, R.I.
10. Lyndhurst - Tarrytown, N.Y.

Best Theme Park Holiday Event

1. An Old Time Christmas - Silver Dollar City
2. Smoky Mountain Christmas - Dollywood
3. SeaWorld's Christmas Celebration - SeaWorld Orlando
4. Christmastime - Santa's Village
5. Christmas Town Williamsburg - Busch Gardens Williamsburg
6. Kennywood Holiday Lights - Kennywood
7. Knott's Merry Farm - Knott's Berry Farm
8. Christmas Candylane - Hersheypark
9. A Very Furry Christmas - Sesame Place
10. Holiday in the Park - Six Flags Over Texas

Best Holiday Festival

1. Riverside Festival of Lights - Riverside, Calif.
2. Great Dickens Christmas Fair - San Francisco
3. Holiday Festival of Lights - Charleston, S.C.
4. Christkindlmarkt - Bethlehem, Penn.
5. December Nights - San Diego
6. Christmas Village in Philadelphia
7. Georgetown Christmas Market - Georgetown, Colo.
8. Downtown Holiday Market - Washington
9. Winterfest Boat Parade - Fort Lauderdale
10. Christkindlmarket Chicago

Congratulations to all our holiday winners. Vote daily for your favorites in other categories at 10Best.com .