10Best Readers' Choice: Transportation winners

Transportation and travel are tightly intertwined, and this month we're celebrating all the ways we get from Point A to Point B. From classic automobiles and historic train cars to stunt planes and historic ships, these forms of transportation sometimes become attractions in their own right. USA TODAY 10Best enlisted the help of transportation enthusiasts to select 20 nominees in each of the categories of Best Air Show, Best Car Show, Best Train Ride, Best Transportation Museum and Best Museum Ship. For the past four weeks, our readers having been voting for their favorites, and the results are in.

Click on each category below to read more about the top 10 winners.

Best Train Ride: Cumbres and Toltec Scenic Railroad

Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad ranks among the most authentic steam-operated railroads still in existence. Passengers aboard this National Historic Landmark travel along a track laid in 1880 between Chama, N.M. and Antonito, Colo., passing through the San Juan Mountains and the scenic Conejos Valley, where it's possible to spot antelope and deer.

10 Best Train Rides

1. Cumbres and Toltec Scenic Railroad - Between Chama, N.M. and Antonito, Colo.
2. Durango and Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad - Between Durango and Silverton, Colo.
3. Cass Scenic Railroad - Between Cass and Bald Knob, W.V.
4. Napa Valley Wine Train - Between Napa and St. Helena, Calif.
5. White Pass & Yukon Route Railroad - Between Skagway, Alaska and Whitehorse, Yukon
6. Great Smoky Mountain Railroad - Round trips from Bryson City, N.C.
7. Mount Washington Cog Railway - To the top of Mount Washington, N.H.
8. Western Maryland Scenic Railroad - Between Cumberland and Frostburg, Md.
9. Grand Canyon Railway - Between Williams and Grand Canyon, Ariz.
10. Empire Builder - Between Chicago and Portland/Seattle

Best Air Show: EAA AirVenture Oshkosh

The town of Oshkosh, Wis. hosts the largest annual gathering of aviation enthusiasts in the country during the EAA AirVenture Oshkosh. With more than 10,000 aircraft in attendance, there's a little bit of everything represented, including warbirds, home-built aircraft, ultralights and vintage planes.

10 Best Air Shows

1. EAA AirVenture Oshkosh - Oshkosh, Wis.
2. Fort Lauderdale Air Show - Fort Lauderdale
3. National Championship Air Races - Reno
4. Wings Over Houston Airshow - Houston
5. SUN 'n FUN International Fly-In & Expo - Lakeland, Fla.
6. National Warplane Museum Airshow - Geneseo, N.Y.
7. Great Tennessee Airshow - Smyrna, Tenn.
8. Mid-Atlantic Air Museum WWII Weekend - Reading, Penn.
9. Cleveland National Air Show - Cleveland
10. Planes of Fame Air Show - Chino, Calif.

Best Car Show: Back To The 50's

The Minnesota State Fairgrounds in St. Paul hosts Back To The 50's each summer -- a celebration of hot rods, customs and classics with nearly 12,000 registered vehicles. The event also includes live 50's music, a flyover and a gigantic swap meet, as well as activities and games for kids and 'tweens.

10 Best Car Shows

1. Back To The 50's - St. Paul
2. Charlotte AutoFair - Charlotte
3. Amelia Concours d'Elegance - Fernandina Beach, Fla.
4. EyesOn Design - Grosse Pointe Shores, Mich.
5. Chicago Auto Show - Chicago
6. The Elegance At Hershey - Hershey, Penn.
7. Luftgekuhlt - Vernon, Calif.
8. Concorso Italiano - Monterey Bay, Calif.
9. Telluride Festival of Cars and Colors - Telluride, Colo.
10. Annual Street Rod Nationals - Louisville

Best Museum Ship: USS Midway

The aircraft carrier USS Midway, which served from 1945-1992, offers a fascinating glimpse into life aboard a giant ship. Visitors can take the self-guided audio tour, then check out some two dozen aircraft on the flight deck and ride a flight simulator. Docents, some of whom served on the ship while it was active, are on board every day to answer questions and can occasionally be persuaded to relate a funny or interesting story or two.

10 Best Museum Ships

1. USS Midway - San Diego
2. Battleship USS Iowa - Los Angeles
3. Battleship Texas - La Porte, Texas
4. Battleship North Carolina - Wilmington, N.C.
5. USS Yorktown & USS Laffey - Mt. Pleasant, S.C.
6. Battleship New Jersey - Camden, N.J.
7. USS Massachusetts, Joseph Kennedy, Jr. & Lionfish - Fall River, Mass.
8. USS Lexington - Corpus Christi, Texas
9. Battleship Missouri - Honolulu
10. USS Alabama & USS Drum - Mobile, Ala.

Best Transportation Museum: Lake Superior Railroad Museum

The Lake Superior Railroad Museum occupies the Historic Duluth Union Depot, where train enthusiasts will find a superb collection of trains on display, as well as a 3/4 scale recreation of Downtown Duluth circa 1910 and a collection of regional railroad equipment.

10 Best Transportation Museums

1. Lake Superior Railroad Museum - Duluth, Minn.
2. Simeone Automotive Foundation Museum - Philadelphia
3. Union Pacific Railroad Museum - Council Bluffs, Iowa
4. National Museum of the U.S. Air Force - Dayton, Ohio
5. Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania - Strasburg, Penn.
6. Indianapolis Motor Speedway Hall of Fame Museum - Indianapolis
7. Petersen Automotive Museum - Los Angeles
8. National Automobile Museum - Reno
9. Maritime Museum of San Diego - San Diego
10. Illinois Railway Museum - Union, Illinois

Congratulations to all our transportation winners. Remember to visit 10Best.com to vote daily in new Readers' Choice categories.