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This Utah city's main street was ranked among 10 best in the US. Do you agree?

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St. George Spectrum & Daily News

Shared public spaces can be places for making connections to a community. They can also be sources of pride when they stand out among the best in the U.S.

USA TODAY 10BEST had a panel of experts nominate community places  that make cities feel like home in several categories, including the best city parks and main streets. Readers then made their choices for the best of the bunch, including tapping Ogden as having the third best main street.

Here’s a look at the latest Utah location to be recognized in the USA TODAY 10BEST Reader’s Choice Awards and what you can do there.

Why is Ogden’s main street one of the best in the US?

Ogden’s 25th Street welcomes more than one million visitors a year, strolling in the shadow of its Union Station.

Ogden’s 25th Street welcomes more than 1 million visitors each year, strolling in the shadow of its Union Station.

The stretch beckons with art galleries, restaurants, shopping and historic attractions. The district’s official website highlights public art events as well as its rowdy past.

This isn’t the first time Ogden has been honored by USA TODAY 10BEST readers and editors. Its main street was also ranked No. 3 in 2024 and No. 5 in 2016. Ogden was also nominated for best ski town in 2023, although it did not make the top 10, and finished No. 5 in that category in 2019.

What are the best main streets in the US?

USA TODAY 10BEST readers ranked these as the best main streets in the country:

  1. Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
  2. Emporia, Kansas
  3. Ogden
  4. Howell, Michigan
  5. Grapevine, Texas
  6. Virginia City, Nevada
  7. McMinnville, Oregon
  8. Paso Robles, California
  9. Winchester, Virginia
  10. Safety Harbor, Florida

What other community spaces were honored around the US?

Readers honored several community spaces across the country in different categories. Here’s who they chose:.

  • Best Boardwalk: Wildwoods Boardwalk in Wildwood, New Jersey
  • Best City Park: Bonnet Springs Park in Lakeland, Florida
  • Best Main Street: Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
  • Best Public Playground: The Nest at Downtown Cary Park in Cary, North Carolina
  • Best Public Square: Campus Martius Park in Detroit, Michigan
  • Best Recreational Trail: Hugh S. Branyon Backcountry Trail in Gulf Shores and Orange Beach, Alabama
  • Best Riverwalk: Waterfront Park in Louisville, Kentucky

How were USA TODAY 10BEST Reader’s Choice Awards decided?

USA TODAY 10BEST says a panel of experts nominated public places in each award category, with the final nominees selected via editorial review by its editors. Once the nominees in an award category were announced, the public had four weeks to vote online for their favorites. People could vote for one nominee in each category each calendar day.

Nate Trela covers trending news in Colorado and Utah for the USA TODAY Network.