Free Admission At 42 GA Museums Saturday: See Full List

ATLANTA, GA — 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 42 in Georgia, 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 Georgia:

6th Cavalry Museum, Fort Oglethorpe
Andalusia: The Home of Flannery O'Connor, Milledgeville
Archibald Smith Plantation Home, Roswell
Augusta Museum of History, Augusta
Barrington Hall a member of A Southern Trilogy: the Historic House Museums of Roswell, Roswell
Bartow History Museum, Cartersville
Booth Western Art Museum, Cartersville
Bulloch Hall, Roswell
Crawford W. Long Museum, Jefferson
David J. Sencer CDC Museum, Atlanta
Delta Flight Museum, Atlanta
Folk Pottery Museum of Northeast Georgia, Sautee-Nacoochee
Funk Heritage Center of Reinhardt University, Waleska
Georgia College Natural History Museum, Milledgeville
Georgia Museum of Art, Athens
Georgia's Old Governor's Mansion, Milledgeville
Juliette Gordon Low Birthplace, Savannah
LaGrange Art Museum, LaGrange
Lapham-Patterson House, Thomasville
Madison Museum of Fine Art, Madison
Marietta Gone With the Wind Museum, Marietta
Marietta Museum of History, Marietta
Massie Heritage Center, Savannah
Morris Museum of Art, Augusta
Oak Hill & The Martha Berry Museum, Rome
Pebble Hill Plantation, Thomasville
Road to Tara Museum, Jonesboro
Sallie Ellis Davis House, Milledgeville
Southeastern Quilt and Textile Museum, Carrollton
Southeastern Railway Museum, Duluth
Southern Museum of Civil War and Locomotive History, Kennesaw
St. Marys Submarine Museum, St. Marys
The Brown-Stetson-Sanford House of Georgia's Old Capital Museum, Milledgeville
The Foxfire Museum & Heritage Center, Mountain City
The Jacqueline Casey Hudgens Center for Art & Learning, Duluth
The Patch Works Art & History Center, Atlanta
Thomasville History Center, Thomasville
Thronateeska Heritage Center, Albany
Uncle Remus Museum, Eatonton
Walker-Peters-Langdon House Museum c1828, Columbus
William Root House Museum & Garden, Marietta
Woodlands Garden, Decatur

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

Click here for more information on Museum Day.

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