Free Entry at Hundreds of Museums Nationwide

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Soak up some culture for free this Saturday, September 28, at Museum Day Live! Museums nationwide are offering complimentary admission in honor of this annual event hosted by Smithsonian Magazine.

All you have to do to participate is grab a free ticket off the Smithsonian Museum Day Live website. The printable ticket will get you and a guest into any one of the venues listed here.

Lots of different museums are participating in this event, from art galleries to historic houses to planetariums. Highlights include the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, the Grammy Museum in Los Angeles, and the Museum of Crime and Punishment in Washington, D.C.

Which museum will you visit on Museum Day Live? Tell us in the comments.

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