CINCINNATI —

The Cincinnati Zoo's Festival of Lights has again been named the nation's best.

USA Today held its " 10 Best Zoo Lights " contest again, and the Cincinnati Zoo earned the top spot. Advertisement

That's the eighth year in a row Cincinnati has received the top designation.

“Eight years in a row is a big deal!,” said Cincinnati Zoo director Thane Maynard. “People really love our holiday events, especially PNC Festival of Lights. We continue to make improvements each year, including adding more lights in more areas of the Zoo. This year we hung more than five million LED lights!”

New this year is Bear Ridge, which is now home to bear cubs Hazel and Juniper.

The zoo's Wild Lights Lake Show has 14 more lights along the shoreline making the experience much larger and brighte

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