Eight More Free Museums You've Got to Try

This museum in the heart of Texas calls itself "a passport to the art of Asia" for good reason: It houses internationally recognized works from China, Japan, India, Korea, and Southeastern Asia and hosts lectures, gallery talks, and even yoga, tai chi, and qigong classes.

Crystal Bridges celebrates American art and artists in its unique wooded space designed by Moshe Safdie, complete with trails that are open for exploration from sunrise to sunset each day.

The Walters Art Museum may be in Baltimore but its collection is from all over the world, comprising Roman sarcophagi, Greek sculpture, Old Master paintings, and American jewels.

For well over a century, this art museum and its accompanying Glass Pavilion have been providing Ohioans and visitors with innovative cultural experiences, from glassblowing workshops to guided tours to concerts.

The University of Nebraska plays host to the grand Sheldon Museum and its 12,000 works of American art, from 19th-century landscapes to pop and contemporary paintings.

Through carefully reconstructed installations and fascinating tours, The Tenement Museum tells the stories of nearly 7,000 immigrants who lived at 97 Orchard Street in New York's Lower East Side. While entrance is not free, the Tenement Talks series and events are available free of charge.

The world's largest military aviation museum isn't found at the Smithsonian. Rather, it's this unique space in Dayton on Wright-Patterson Air Force Base that earns the title, with an amazing collection of aircraft, artillery, and artifacts.

The VMFA is a state-supported institution with a wide-ranging, must-see collection that represents almost every major world culture, from Faberge jeweled objects to Himalayan art.

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