By: Follow South Jersey Staff
WILDWOOD, N.J. — The Wildwoods’ Doo Wop Experience Museum is in the running for Best Pop Culture Museum in USA Today’s 10Best Readers’ Choice travel awards the Greater Wildwoods Tourism Improvement and Development Authority (GWTIDA) announced recently.
If it receives the most votes in 2024, the Doo Wop Experience Museum will be named the #1 Pop Culture Museum in the country, according to Wildwoodsnj.com. The museum earned a third place ranking in last year’s contest.
“The Doo Wop Experience Museum is the coolest, retro-funky museum in the country, and deserves this recognition,” John Donio, President of the Doo Wop Preservation League of the Wildwoods, said in a press release from the Wildwoods. “Home to a treasure trove of neon signs, mid-century architecture, artifacts, furniture, and music from a bygone era in American history, the museum is truly a time machine where you and your family can experience the best of 1950’s and 60’s Americana.”
Wildwoodsnj.com provides a description of the museum: “The front entrance to the Doo Wop Experience Museum is adorned with vintage neon signs from the Wildwoods’ past as well as 50’s vintage bicycles, making it a must-see-and-stop location for photos. Inside is a celebration of the mid-century architecture, culture and music known as Doo Wop, and the rich musical history of the Wildwoods as the ‘Birthplace of Rock ‘n Roll Music.’ The museum includes the i-Wall display showcasing the history of the Wildwoods, The Jukebox Café, a 50s-style soda shop complete with period furniture; some of the best-known local resort signs; historic photos; and the Neon Garden, a showcase of the famous neon signs from the era. This iconic building’s style, unique to the mid-20th century, is known as ‘Doo Wop Architecture.'”
USA Today’s 10Best provides users with original, unbiased, and experiential travel content of top attractions, things to see and do, attractions, and restaurants for top destinations in the U.S. and around the world. Created by a team of local travel experts: a well-traveled and well-educated group who are not only experts in their fields – and their cities – but discriminating in their tastes. These local experts live in the city they write about so the content is constantly updated.
Online voting is now open and supporters can vote once a day until the voting period ends on Monday, February 12. To vote, click here.
The winner will be announced by USA Today on Friday, February 23.
For additional information about the Wildwoods, visit www.WildwoodsNJ.com or call 800-992-9732.
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