America voted, and Longwood Gardens is the winner of the Best Botanical Garden Holiday Lights contest by USA Today’s 2021 10Best Readers’ Choice Awards.

With more than 500,000 outdoor lights and fountains that dance to holiday classics, Longwood won the contest sponsored by USA Today and 10Best.com, topping a list of 20 botanical gardens from across the U.S.

“To win this national recognition is so rewarding for our entire team of staff and volunteers who plan and work tirelessly all year long to create our ‘A Longwood Christmas’ light display,” said Paul Redman, President and CEO of Longwood Gardens. “Our thanks and appreciation to all who supported and voted for our Gardens.”

This is the fourth consecutive year Longwood has won the Best Botanical Garden Holiday Lights award. Also, in 2014, 2016, and 2018, Longwood was named Best Botanical Garden in North America.

More info about the contest and the complete list of Botanical Garden winners.

Rounding out the top five in the 2021 contest were Dominion Energy GardenFest of Lights, at Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden in Richmond, Virginia; Nights of a Thousand Candles at Brookgreen Gardens in Murrells Inlet, South Carolina; Gardens Aglow at Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens in Boothbay, Maine, and Illuminations at Botanica Wichita in Wichita, Kansas.

Limited tickets remain to experience “A Longwood Christmas” now through Jan. 9. Admission to the display is by Timed Admission Ticket, with tickets purchased in advance for a specific date and time.

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In the above video, fly like Santa’s reindeer through their spectacular outdoor display, complete with our half-million spectacular lights. In this video by Flying Monster, LLC, take an exciting ride past highlights from their award-winning outdoor display, voted 2021 Best Botanical Garden Holiday Lights by 10Best/USA Today.