BEST PLACE TO SPEND A RAINY DAY

A movie theater

Forget napping on the couch (fifth runner-up), a trip to the Illinois State Museum (fourth runner-up), an excursion to Scheels (third runner-up) or a stroll through White Oaks Mall (second runner-up). The best place to spend a rainy day, readers say, is a movie theater. There are three to choose from (the AMC Showplace Springfield 8 on South Dirksen Parkway, the AMC Parkway 8 on Lindbergh Boulevard and the AMC Showplace Springfield 12 on Mercantile Drive). Don’t forget the popcorn-and-Milk- Duds – eaten together, they’ll form the best instant caramel corn you’ve ever tasted. Runner-up: Barnes and Noble