Museum Day Live 2017: Get Free Museum Tickets In Northern Virginia, DC

ALEXANDRIA, VA—Museums across Northern Virginia and DC are granting free admission this weekend as part of the annual Museum Day Live!

Museum Day Live! offers families free tickets to participating museums across the country Saturday, Sept. 23, and several Northern Virginia and DC museums are taking part this year, including the National Marine Corps Museum, the Newseum, and many more.

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

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Participating Virginia and DC museums this year include:

ALEXANDRIA

Alexandria Archaeology Museum

Gadsby's Tavern Museum

Lee-Fendall House Museum & Garden

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

American University Museum at the Katzen Arts Center

Anacostia Community Museum

DAR Museum

Dumbarton House

Koshland Science Museum

National Building Museum

Newseum

Renwick Gallery of the Smithsonian American Art Museum

Smithsonian American Art Museum

The Kreeger Museum

United States Botanical Garden

FAIRFAX

NRA National Firearms Museum

FREDERICKSBURG

Fredericksburg Area Museum

The James Monroe Museum

LEESBURG

The Marshall House

TRIANGLE

National Museum of the Marine Corps

WINCHESTER

Patsy Cline Historic House

Image of Gadsby's Tavern via City of Alexandria