Ark Encounter and Creation Museum Finish First and Second in National Poll The Ark Encounter has been chosen as the best religious museum in the United States, out of 20 nominees. The results of the USA Today 10 Best Readers’ Choice Awards for 2020 are final, and the Ark Encounter received the most readers’ votes from a list of the top religious museums in the nation as selected by a panel of top travel experts. Not only that, the Ark’s sister institution, the high-tech Creation Museum, finished second in the voting. Both attractions have made Northern Kentucky the leading faith-based destination in America.