Haddonfield In Contention For Best Cultural Scene USA Today Award

HADDONFIELD, NJ — Hey Haddonfield, how do you feel about your town’s cultural scene? If you think it’s the best in the country, here’s your chance to let everyone know.

Haddonfield has been nominated as a Best Small Town Cultural Scene by USA Today’s 10Best Reader’s Choice travel awards. Voting takes place online daily through Oct. 25.

“We’re honored to have Haddonfield included among the nominees for USA Today’s 10Best Historic Small Towns,” Haddonfield Mayor Colleen Bianco Bezich said.

“Haddonfield’s beautifully curated shops offer eclectic merchandise and services with exceptional customer service to match,” said Susan Hodges, of the Partnership for Haddonfield (PfH) “An assortment of diverse dining options like chef-owned restaurants, coffee houses, bakeries, and even a nano brewery and winery tasting room ensures that there is a little something for everyone to enjoy when they visit Haddonfield.”

USA Today’s 10Best provides users with original, unbiased, and experiential travel content on top attractions, sights, activities, and restaurants at top destinations in the United States and around the world. The USA Today competition, created by a team of well-traveled and well-educated experts in their fields and respective cities, is a prestigious annual contest.

The leaderboard is continuously updated as votes are cast on a daily basis and is even complete with blurbs and photos on each nominee. The winner will be announced on Nov. 5.

A charming, trendy, and dog-friendly neighborhood nestled in the heart of southern New Jersey, Downtown Haddonfield is home to over 200 distinct businesses, shops, and dining options, many of which are established in well-preserved Colonial buildings along charming tree-lined streets.

With historic roots dating back to the 1600s, Haddonfield is considered one of the best small towns in the Delaware Valley. Visitors to the town can still see many of its original homes and sites, including the colonial Indian King Tavern. Established as a Quaker meetinghouse in 1721, the tavern is now a museum with tours offered regularly to the public.

Haddonfield has it all from shopping, dining, events, history, and…dinosaurs? That’s right! Haddy, the eight-foot-high statue of a Hadrosaurus Foulkii dinosaur is located in the shopping district. The statue commemorates the 1858 discovery of the world's first complete dinosaur skeleton near the very spot where it was found.

For more information about Haddonfield, visit DowtownHaddonfield.com.