Readers' Choice: Your favorite summer experiences

What comes to mind when you think about summer vacation? We think of boardwalks and beaches, ice cream and al fresco seafood, movies under the stars and lazy floats down a river beneath the hot summer sun. 10Best and Paste BN set out to find the best of these iconic summer experiences in the nation, and to do so, we asked our readers to vote for their favorites from a pool of 20 nominees in the categories of Best Ice Cream Parlor, Best Waterfront Seafood Shack, Best Boardwalk, Best Drive-In Movie Theater and Best River for Tubing.

Click on each category name below to see a complete list of winners:

Iconic beach boardwalk offers the perfect summer escape

Roller coasters, ferris wheel, arcade games and free admission are just a few things that make this century-old beach boardwalk stand out. This California boardwalk was voted as the best beach boardwalk by 10Best.com and Paste BN readers.

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Best Boardwalk: Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk - Santa Cruz, Calif.

The admission-free Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk has something for everyone. Opened in 1907, this family-owned boardwalk features rides, a 300-game arcade, mini golf, a laser maze, laser tag, a walk-through haunted house, climbing wall and bowling alley.

Best Ice Cream Parlor : Moomers Homemade Ice Cream - Traverse City, Mich.

The kitchen at Moomers Homemade Ice Cream in Traverse City makes more than 160 different flavors of ice cream – 20 are available daily. There's often a line outside for a scoop or other menu item, all of which can be made with any flavor. Options include apple crisp, banana bread, lemon poppy seed muffin and Oreo cheesecake.

Best Drive-In Movie Theater : 99W Drive-In - Newberg, Ore.

Three generations of the Francis family have been showing movies at this drive-in theater in Newberg, Ore. The theater opened with a single screen in 1953 and continues to screen movies between April and October.

Best Waterfront Seafood Shack : Woodman's of Essex - Essex, Mass.

Foodies have been flocking to Woodman's of Essex for nearly a century for its fresh lobster, succulent steamers and golden fried seafood. In fact, Woodman's was where the famous New England fried clam was invented by Lawrence "Chubby" Woodman in the summer of 1916.

Best River for Tubing: Portneuf River - Lava Hot Springs, Idaho

Fed by annual snow melt, the wild Portneuf River passes through the heart of Lava Hot Springs, Idaho. This quick, rapid-filled stretch can be floated once or twice per hour.

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