National Public Lands Day
And
Smithsonian Free Museum Day
September offers the opportunity to take part in the free museum day, this year on September 23rd, sponsored by the Smithsonian, and the fee free park visit day, which in the past, had fallen on the same day as museum free day, at least once; but not his year, as it is on September 30th!
Please go to both websites to plan your free activities; this is a great way to go to a museum or park that you have wanted to visit, but were either held back by the entrance fee or unsure if it is something you would actually enjoy.
For me, on more than one occasion, this free introduction to the museum or park has been responsible for a return visit, where admission was gladly paid.
If you are wanting to expose your children to something new, but feel they may not have a long enough attention span, for some particular museum, with a hefty admission price, this is your chance to do it for the cost of parking and a peanut butter sandwich.
https://www.nps.gov/planyourvisit/fee-free-parks.htm
http://www.smithsonianmag.com/museumday/museum-day-live-2017/
