Museum Day Live 2016: Get Free Tickets to Museums in Northern Virginia

Museums across the greater Northern Virginia area will offer free admission for visitors this weekend as part of the annual Museum Day Live!

Museum Day Live! offers families free tickets to participating museums across the country, and several Northern Virginia museums are taking part this year, including the national Marine Corps Museum, the Inventors Hall of Fame, and many more.

The event is sponsored by the Smithsonian Institute. Interested families can register for free tickets to their museums of choice online.

Participating Virginia museums this year include:

ALEXANDRIA:

Alexandria Archaeology Museum Free everyday

Gadsby's Tavern Museum

National Inventors Hall of Fame

CHANTILLY:

Sully Historic Site

FAIRFAX:

NRA National Firearms Museum

FREDERICKSBURG:

Hugh Mercer Apothecary Shop

Mary Washington House

Rising Sun Tavern

The James Monroe Museum

LEESBURG:

Morven Park

The Marshall House

MANASSAS:

The Manassas Museum

TRIANGLE:

National Museum of the Marine Corps