Free Admission At 42 MD Museums Saturday: See Full List

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 Maryland, 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 Maryland; facilities with free admission every day are listed, too.:

Annapolis:

• Annapolis Maritime Museum (free every day)
• Chesapeake Children's Museum
• Hogshead
• Kunta Kinte Heritage Festival (free every day)
• Historic Annapolis Museum
• William Paca House and Garden

Baltimore:

• B&O Railroad Museum Smithsonian Affiliate Museums
• Baltimore Lithuanian Museum (free every day)
• Baltimore Museum of Industry
• Baltimore Streetcar Museum
• Evergreen Museum & Library
• Homewood Museum
• Irish Railroad Workers Museum
• Jewish Museum of Maryland
• Maryland Historical Society
• National Museum of Denistry
• Phoenix Shot Tower
• Reginald F. Lewis Museum (Smithsonian Affiliate Museums)
• Star-Spangled Banner Flag House and Museum
• The Baltimore Museum of Art (free every day)
• Walters Art Museum

Berlin: Calvin B. Taylor House Museum
Bowie: National Capital Radio & Television Museum Free everyday
Chesapeake Beach: The Chesapeake Beach Railway Museum Free everyday
College Park: College Park Aviation Museum Smithsonian Affiliate Museums

Colton's Point: St. Clement’s Island Museum

Easton: Academy Art Museum

Edgewater: Historic London Town and Gardens
Ellicott City: B&O Ellicott City Station Smithsonian Affiliate Museums

Fulton: African Art Museum of Maryland

Gaithersburg: Gaithersburg Community Museum (free every day)
Greenbelt:

• Goddard Visitor Center (free every day)
• Greenbelt Museum

Hagerstown:

• Discovery Station at Hagerstown, Inc.
• Miller House Museum
• Washington County Museum of Fine Arts Free everyday

Hollywood: Historic Sotterley Plantation
Laurel: Montpelier Mansion, Laurel Historical Museum

Leonardtown: Tudor Hall

Lexington Park: Patuxent River Naval Air Museum

Linthicum Heights: National Electronics Museum
Lutherville: The Fire Museum of Maryland

Middle River: Glenn L. Martin Maryland Aviation Museum

Ocean City: Ocean City Life-Saving Station Museum
Piney Point: Piney Point Lighthouse Museum and Historic Park
Ridgely: Adkins Arboretum
Riverdale Park: Riversdale House Museum
Salisbury: Ward Museum of Wildfowl Art

Snow Hill: Furnace Town Living Heritage Village

Solomons: Calvert Marine Museum
St. Mary's: Historic St. Mary's City

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

Click here for more information on Museum Day.

»Photo of Maryland Historical Society Museum by Patch staff