Free Admission At 100 DC, VA Museums Saturday: See Full List

WASHINGTON, DC — If you're looking for a fun and free activity for the weekend, consider a trip to one of Maryland's museums. Saturday, Sept. 22 is "Museum Day" and admission to more than 1,500 museums in the country, including 100 in Virginia and Washington, D.C., is free.

"Museum Day" is an annual event put together by the Smithsonian Magazine and includes participating museums in all 50 states. According to the Smithsonian, participants can download one ticket per email address that provides free general admission for two people.

"Museum Day" is a one-day event only. To snag a ticket, just choose your museum from the list provided below.

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Below are the participating museums in Virginia and Washington, D.C.:

Washington, D.C.

• American University Museum at the Katzen Arts Center
• Anacostia Community Museum
• Charles Sumner School Museum and Archives
• DAR Museum
• Dumbarton House
• Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
• Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden
• National Air and Space Museum
• National Building Museum
• National Museum of African American History and Culture
• National Museum of African Art
• National Museum of American History
• National Museum of Women in the Arts
• National Museum of the American Indian
• Newseum
• Renwick Gallery of the Smithsonian American Art Museum
• Smithsonian American Art Museum
• Smithsonian Gardens
• Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History
• Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery
• Smithsonian National Postal Museum
• The Kreeger Museum
• The Phillips Collection
• United States Botanic Garden

Virginia

Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Folk Art Museum, Williamsburg
Agecroft Hall & Gardens, Richmond
Alexandria Archaeology Museum, Alexandria
Bacon’s Castle, Surry
Belle Grove Plantation, Middletown
Cape Henry Lighthouse, Fort Story
Chesterfield County Museum & Old Jail, Chesterfield
Clarke County Historical Association, Berryville
Clermont Farm, Berryville
Danville Museum of Fine Arts & History, Danville
Danville Science Center,Danville
DeWitt Wallace Decorative Arts Museum, Williamsburg
E. Stuart James Grant Museum Room for Patrick Henry, Brookneal
Edith Bolling Wilson Birthplace Museum, Wytheville
Eleanor D. Wilson Museum, Roanoke
Francis Land House, Virginia Beach
Fredericksburg Area Museum, Fredericksburg
Frontier Culture Museum of Virginia, Staunton
Gadsby’s Tavern Museum, Alexandria
George C. Marshall House, Leesburg
George C. Marshall Museum, Lexington
Hampton History Museum, Hampton
Hermitage Museum & Gardens, Norfolk
Historic Christ Church & Museum, Weems
Historic Sandusky, Lynchburg
History Museum of Western Virginia, Roanoke
Hugh Mercer Apothecary Shop, Fredericksburg
James Madison Museum, Orange
Lee Chapel & Museum, Lexington
Lee-Fendall House Museum & Garden, Alexandria
Loudoun Heritage Farm Museum, Sterling
Maier Museum of Art at Randolph College, Lynchburg
Mary Washington House, Fredericksburg
Maymont, Richmond
Morven Park, Leesburg
Museum of Chincoteague Island, Chincoteague Island
Museum of the Shenandoah Valley, Winchester
NASA Wallops Flight Facility Visitor Center, Wallops Island
NRA National Firearms Museum, Fairfax
National Inventors Hall of Fame, Alexandria
National Museum of the Marine Corps, Triangle
Newtown History Center, Stephens City
O. Winston Link Museum, Roanoke
Old City Cemetery Museums and Arboretum, Lynchburg
Patrick Henry’s Scotchtown, Beaverdam
Patsy Cline Historic House, Winchester
Piedmont Arts, Martinsville
Portsmouth Art & Cultural Center, Portsmouth
Reedville Fishermen’s Museum, Reedville
Reston Historic Trust & Museum, Reston
Rising Sun Tavern, Fredericksburg
Salem Museum, Salem
Shenandoah Valley Discovery Museum, Winchester
Smith’s Fort, Surry
Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center, Chantilly
Stonewall Jackson House, Lexington
Stratford Hall, Stratford
The American Civil War Museum - Appomattox, Appomattox
The American Civil War Museum: Historic Tredegar, Richmond
The American Civil War Museum: White House and Museum of the Confederacy, Richmond
The Branch Museum of Architecture and Design, Richmond
The James Monroe Museum, Fredericksburg
The John Marshall House, Richmond
The Manassas Museum, Manassas
The Poe Museum, Richmond
The Raymond F. Ratcliffe Transportation Museum, Pulaski
The Valentine, Richmond
The Weems-Botts Museum, Dumfries
Thoroughgood House, Virginia Beach
Virginia Discovery Museum, Charlottesville
Virginia Museum of Contemporary Art, Virginia Beach
Virginia Museum of History & Culture, Richmond
Virginia Museum of Natural History, Martinsville
Virginia Quilt Museum, Harrisonburg
Wilton House Museum, Richmond

You can also visit the Smithsonian Magazine website directly for tickets.

Click here for more information on Museum Day.

»Photo via National Museum of African American History and Culture