Museum Day: Free Admission At These NC Museums Saturday

NORTH CAROLINA — If you’re looking for a fun and free activity for the weekend, consider a trip to one of North Carolina’s museums. Saturday, Sept. 22 is “Museum Day” and admission to more than 1,500 museums in the country, including 35 in North Carolina, 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:

Below are the participating museums in North Carolina:

• Asheville Art Museum, Asheville, NC
• Asheville Museum of Science, Asheville, NC
• Aurora Fossil Museum Foundation, Inc., Aurora, NC
• Ava Gardner Museum, Smithfield, NC
• Bechtler Museum of Modern Art, Charlotte, NC
• Blandwood Mansion. Greensboro, NC
• Blowing Rock Art & History Museum, Blowing Rock, NC
• Carolinas Aviation Museum, Charlotte, NC
• Charlotte Hawkins Brown Museum, Gibsonville, NC
• Fascinate-U Children’s Museum, Fayetteville, NC
• Frisco Native American Museum & Natural History Center, Frisco, NC
• Gregg Museum of Art & Design, Raleigh, NC
• Harper House/Hickory History Center, Hickory, NC
• Harvey B. Gantt Center for African-American Arts + Culture, Charlotte, NC
• High Point Museum, High Point, NC
• Historic Bath State Site, Bath, NC
• Historic Rosedale Plantation, Charlotte, NC
• History Museum of Catawba County, Newton, NC
• Imagination Station Science & History Museum, Wilson, NC
• Mint Museum, Charlotte, NC
• Murray’s Mill Historic District, Catawba, NC
• Museum and Archives of Rockingham County, Reidsville, NC
• Museum of Anthropology, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC
• Nasher Museum of Art at Duke University, Durham, NC
• North Carolina Museum of History, Raleigh, NC
• Old Salem Museums & Gardens, Winston Salem, NC
• President James K. Polk State Historic Site, Pineville, NC
• Reynolda House Museum of American Art, Winston-Salem, NC
• Robeson Planetarium and Science Center, Lumberton, NC
• Swannanoa Valley Museum & History Center, Black Mountain, NC
• Sylvan Heights Bird Park, Scotland Neck, NC
• The Rankin Museum of American Heritage, Ellerbe, NC
• Tobacco Farm Life Museum Inc., Kenly, NC
• Wilmington Railroad Museum, Wilmington, NC
• Wing Haven Garden, Charlotte, NC

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

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