Visit These Florida Museums For Free On Museum Day 2022

FLORIDA — From the space program to maritime artifacts to local history, gather your family and friends this weekend to learn something with free admission at 70 museums in Florida.

Smithsonian Magazine’s 18th annual Museum Day will take place Sept. 17 at select museums in Florida and other states across the country.

This year’s theme, “Experience America,” celebrates “the return to, and resurgence of, our country's diverse cultural experiences,” following closures due to the coronavirus pandemic, according to a news release.

Here are 34 Florida museums participating in this year’s Museum Day:

American Space Museum in Titusville
Hours: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
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Gold Coast Railroad Museum in Miami
Hours: 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
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History of Diving Museum in Islamorada
Hours: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
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Imagine Museum in St. Petersburg
Hours: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
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Mel Fisher Maritime Museum in Key West
Hours: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
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St. Augustine Lighthouse & Maritime Museum
Hours: 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.
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World Golf Hall of Fame & Museum in St. Augustine
Hours: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
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Vero Beach Museum of Art
Hours: 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
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The Mennello Museum of American Art in Orlando
Hours: 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
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The Children's Museum of the Treasure Coast in Jensen Beach
Hours: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
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The Bishop Museum of Science and Nature in Bradenton
Hours: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
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Tennessee Williams Museum in Key West
Hours: 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
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Albin Polasek Museum & Sculpture Gardens in Winter Park
Hours: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
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Sample McDougald House in Pompano Beach
Hours: noon to 4 p.m.
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Ancient Spanish Monastery in Miami
Hours: 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
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History Fort Lauderdale
Hours: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
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MOCA Jacksonville
Hours: 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
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Key West Museum of Art & History
Hours: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
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Mandarin Museum & Historical Society in Jacksonville
Hours: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
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Mission San Luis Living History Museum in Tallahassee
Hours: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
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Orange County Regional Center in Orlando
Hours: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
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Pensacola Museum of Art
Hours: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
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Panama City Publishing Company Museum
Hours: 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
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Seaboard Air Line Railroad Station in Deerfield Beach
Hours: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
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Appleton Museum of Art in Ocala
Hours: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
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Polk Museum of Art in Lakeland
Hours: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
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Palmetto Historical Park in Palmetto
Hours: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
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May-Stringer House Museum in Brooksville
Hours: 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
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Leepa-Rattner Museum of Art in Tarpon Springs
Hours: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
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Henry B. Plant Museum in Tampa
Hours: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
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Cracker Country in Tampa
Hours: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
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Countryman Family One-Room Schoolhouse Museum in Brooksville
Hours: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
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1885 Train Depot Museum in Brooksville
Hours: noon to 3 p.m.
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Ybor City Museum State Park in Tampa
Hours: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
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The purpose of Museum Day, according to a release, is to promote equal access to the wide array of museums in the United States, especially among children and underrepresented communities.

Museum-goers can head to the Museum Day website to download their ticket. Each ticket grants the ticket holder and one guest free, timed access to any participating museum. One ticket is permitted per email address; each ticket admits two people to a venue on Saturday.

See the full list of participating museums at SmithsonianMag.com.