Each year the Tiqets Remarkable Venue Awards showcase the best attractions, museums, and experiences around the world based on more than 1.1 million customer reviews worldwide on Tiqets.com and judged by a panel of industry experts.
This awards series celebrates the best venues and experiences across eight different countries and seven different categories, all of which have wowed travelers and deserve a special spotlight in 2023! Along with the expertise of judges and the feedback of Tiqets customers, we are pleased to share with you the Global Winners of 2023’s Remarkable Venue Awards!
Most Innovative Venue: Terra Expo City, Dubai
The Most Innovative Venue category recognizes museums and attractions that have found unique and original ways to appeal to customers. The 2023 winner, Terra Expo City Dubai, was represented by Marjan Faraidooni, Chief of Education and Culture. She spoke of a destination that inspires visitors with progressive environmental design, originally created for the 2021 World Expo (which actually took place in 2022). Terra has since become a permanent exhibit in Dubai, and to date, 1.8 million people have come through the doors.
Best Hidden Gem: Tulip Experience Amsterdam
This award recognizes venues off the beaten track as well as lesser-known venues and niche museums the world needs to know about. The winner, Tulip Experience, is managed by a family company in the Netherlands who have been growing tulips for three generations. Their gorgeous grounds explode with color during tulip season, when one million flowers of 500 different varieties bloom and visitors in the know come to learn the history of the iconic Dutch activity of tulip growing and enjoy Dutch delicacies.
Best Activity: Venice Gondola Ride with Commentary, Italy
The Best Activity category recognizes standout activities, experiences, and attractions. This year’s winner, Venice Gondola Ride with Commentary by Venice City Tours, offers visitors a tour of Venice’s world-renowned canals courtesy of a seasoned gondolier, who provides commentary in both English and Italian.
The tour glides through the city, hitting all the major landmarks – the Mozart House, Le Fenice Theater, the Basilica Santa Maria della Salute, and more – as well as some secret canals off the beaten path.
Best Landmark: El Capricho de Gaudí, Spain
The Best Landmark category spans places of worship, stadiums, observation decks, and other iconic landmarks. This year, the award went to Gaudí’s El Capricho, a Spanish museum off the beaten track that attracts 200,000 visitors a year.
Best Family Experience: Zoomarine Algarve, Portugal
This award celebrates the best family-friendly attractions that appeal to all kinds of visitors, including theme parks. The winner, Zoomarine Algarve, is a water park boasting an artificial beach, many waterslides, and a once-in-a-lifetime dolphin-swimming experience in addition to captivating wildlife displays.
Best Museum: Museo Nacional do Azulejo, Portugal
The Best Museum award features the best art galleries and museums regardless of size or fame. This year’s winner, Museo Nacional do Azulejo, is a Portuguese landmark known in English as the National Tile Museum. True to its name, Museo Nacional do Azulejo is known for its stunning collection of azulejo tiles, a distinctive style of Portuguese cultural artisanry. The museum itself is held in the former Convent of Madre Deus building, founded in 1509 by Queen Leonor.
Most Remarkable Venue: Spiritus Light Show at Igreja dos Clérigos, Portugal
And finally, the centerpiece award, granted to venues that are true fan favorites, receives phenomenal reviews on Tiqets.com. Spiritus Light Show was our grand global winner this year. A collaboration between creative studio OCUBO and the overseers of the Igreja dos Clérigos, the multimedia experience blends Baroque architecture and state-of-the-art technology into visual poetry, taking visitors on a spiritual, emotional, and holistic journey.
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