Cincinnati Zoo has the best zoo lights in the country, thanks to a reader vote

For the fourth year in a row, the Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden has won USA TODAY and 10Best's reader's choice poll for Best Zoo Lights 2021.

The zoo beat out competition from the Toledo Zoo, which came in second, and the Colorado Springs Zoo, which came third. A panel of experts partnered with 10Best editors to pick the initial zoo nominees and the top 10 winners were determined by popular vote.

The Cincinnati Zoo has previously won the contest in 2018, 2019 and 2020.

"During the annual PNC Festival of Lights at the Cincinnati Zoo, some four million LED lights illuminate the night," the winning entry on the Cincinnati Zoo from 10Best reads. "Visitors can meet Mr. and Mrs. Claus, watch a Wild Lights show on Swan Lake, drool over a gingerbread village, munch on s'mores or ride the North Polar Express train."