And the Winner Is...

...Roswell! After a record number of votes were received from around the globe, it seems this planet was outvoted by another one. Congratulations to Roswell, 2017's Snow Globe of the Year. Here are the final rankings of the top 4:

4th. Vienna, Austria

3rd. Manarola, Italy 🥉

2nd. Mount Fuji, Japan 🥈

1st. Roswell, United States 🥇

Charlize Theron hands out trophy at lavish Monte Carlo ceremony - artist's impression

Thank you to everyone who voted. You can view Roswell's original entry here. New posts will resume after New Year. 🔮

Snow Globe of the Year 2017!

It's that time of year again! Following last year's spectacularly successful inaugural edition, in which Utrecht hopped into first place, Snow Globe of the Year is looking to find 2017's trendiest destination for snow globe admirers.

Voting is now open for the next 2 weeks, and all 71 snow globes from the archives are eligible, minus Utrecht. To cast your vote, please use the comment section below naming as many favourites as you wish.

24-carat gold trophy - artist's conception

The deadline is 00:00 UTC, Sun 24 Dec, and the winner will be revealed later that day, possibly at a glamorous ceremony in Monte Carlo. Happy voting!

72. Terschelling, Netherlands

An island belonging to the region of Friesland. Another land of fries is Belgium, where French fries are believed to have originated. Belgium has been the home of two musea dedicated to potatoes; the Potato Museum, founded in 1975 and since relocated to Albuquerque, and the Frietmuseum in Bruges, the world's only museum of fried potatoes.