FREE MUSEUM ENTRY All Across the U.S. on September 29th
Friday, August 10th, 2007
BIRD IN FLIGHT – Museum of Natural History, DC
Photo by Buff Etheridge
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Free Museums. That’s one of the things you’ve gotta love about touristing in the District of Columbia. All of the Washington Mall museums, ranging from the National Museum of the American Indian to the Air & Space Museum charge no admission fees. Nada. Never.
Now for one day only, hundreds of museums across the country emulate this policy; everyone (with a downloaded no-cost ticket) gets in free on Saturday, September 29, 2007.
A small sample of participating museums includes:
• New York City’s Frick Museum (usual admission $15)
• Ft. Ticonderoga, NY (usual admission $12)
• George Eastman House, Rochester, NY (normally $8)
• The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza, TX (normally $10)
• Ringling Museum of Art, Sarasota, FL (normally $15)
• Exploratorium, San Francisco, CA (adult $15)
For full details and a complete list of participating museums, and to learn more about this offer, visit the Smithsonian’s site at:
http://www.smithsonianmagazine.com/museumday/
Don’t forget to download your ticket before heading out to enjoy this bounty.
—Travel-Buff
buffetheridge@comcast.net