Free Things to Do Around the United States

If you’re heading off upon the family eighth month this summer, you’re no disbelief seeking for ways to equivalent the high price of gasoline and/or air transportation. One approach to save income upon eighth month is to take value of the many giveaway things to see as well as do all over the country. Below have been only the few ideas:

Free National Parks

394 of America’s national parks as well as monuments have been giveaway 365 days of the year. These embody Ford’s Theater in Washington, DC; the Pony Express National Historic Trail in Colorado; the Presidio of San Francisco; Big Cypress National Preserve in Florida; the Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historic Park nearby Dayton,Ohio as well as Boston’s Longfellow House.

Other National Parks have been giveaway upon fee-free days throughout the year. These parks embody Grand Canyon National Park, Yellowstone National Park, Yosemite National Park, Everglades National Park, Sequoia National Park, Acadia National Park in Maine as well as Shenandoah National Park in Virginia. For 2012, the fee-free days have been April 21-29, Jun 9, Sep 29 as well as Nov 10-12.

For some-more about National Parks as well as Monuments nearby you, revisit the National Park Service Web site.

Free Bank or America Museum Days

Bank of America/Merrill Lynch offers the credit as well as withdraw cardholders giveaway notable relic days during some-more than 150 museums around the United States upon the 1st full weekend of each month. Museums that have participated in this program in the past include:

• The Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn, Michigan
• The Shedd Aquarium in Chicago
• The Miami Children’s Museum
• New York City’s Metropolitan Museum of Art
• The NASCAR Hall of Fame in Charlotte, North Carolina

For some-more information about these giveaway notable relic days, revisit the Bank of America Web site.

City Specific Free Attractions:

In further to the on top of offers, there have been giveaway attractions in vital cities all over the country. Below is only the sampling:

• New York City – Museum of Modern Art (Friday evenings), Brooklyn Botanical Garden (all day Wednesday), New York Public Library, Brooklyn Children’s Museum (Saturday as well as Sunday from 10am to noon)
• Chicago – Navy Pier, Chicago Art Institute (Thursday evenings), Lincoln Park Zoo, Chicago History Museum (Mondays)
• Atlanta – Atlanta Contemporary Art Center (Thursdays), Centennial Olympic Park, Martin Luther King Jr. Historic Site, Georgia State Capitol
• Miami – Miami Art Museum (Sundays), Little Havana neighborhood, Jewish Museum of Florida (Saturdays), Bayfront Park
• Dallas – Crow Collection of Asian Art, McKinney Avenue Trolley Ride, White Rock Lake Park, Meadows Museum upon the campus of Southern Methodist University (Thursday evenings)
• Los Angeles – Hollywood Walk of Fame, Venice Beach Boardwalk, giveaway TV show tapings, Griffith Observatory, Olvera Street
• Denver – Red Rock Park, Colorado State Capitol, Four Mile Historic Park, Coors Brewery
• Seattle – Pike Place Market, Frye Art Museum, Museum of Flight, KidsQuest Children’s Museum (Friday evenings)
• Cleveland – Cleveland Museum of Art, Federal Reserve Money Museum, the West Side Market, Rockefeller Park Greenhouse

Are there any giveaway attractions in your area that you’d like to supplement to the list?