Each year, Smithsonian Magazine sponsors this one-day event, which encourages residents across the country to visit select museums and cultural institutions free of charge. Those interested in participating can download one ticket per email address from the Smithsonian website. The ticket provides free general admission for two people.
Here is a list of participating museums across Florida >>>
1885 Train Depot Museum
Brooksville, FL
Hours: 12:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. (EST)
Albin Polasek Museum & Sculpture Gardens
Winter Park, FL
Hours: 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. (EST)
American Space Museum
Titusville, FL
Hours: 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. (EST)
Ancient Spanish Monastery
North Miami Beach, FL
Hours: 10:00 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. (EST)
Appleton Museum of Art
Ocala, FL
Hours: 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. (EST)
Art & History Museums of Maitland
Maitland, FL
Hours: 11:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. (EST)
Art and Culture Center/Hollywood
Hollywood, FL
Hours: 12:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. (EST)
Artis—Naples, The Baker Museum
Naples, FL
Hours: 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. (EST)
Boca Raton Museum of Art
Boca Raton, FL
Hours: 11:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. (EST)
Camp Gordon Johnston WWII Museum
Carrabelle, FL
Hours: 11:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. (EST)
Free Everyday
Carrabelle History Museum
Carrabelle, FL
Hours: 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. (EST)
Free Everyday
Challenger Learning Center of Tallahassee
Tallahassee, FL
Hours: 10:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m. (EST)
Free Everyday
Coral Springs Museum of Art
Coral Springs, FL
Hours: 9:00 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. (EST)
Countryman Family One Room Schoolhouse Museum
Brooksville, FL
Hours: 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. (EST)
Cracker Country
Tampa, FL
Hours: 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. (EST)
Crooked River Lighthouse
Carrabelle, FL
Hours: 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. (EST)
Free Everyday
Cummer Museum of Art & Gardens
Jacksonville, FL
Hours: 11:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. (EST)
DeLand’s Memorial Hospital & Veterans Museum
DeLand, FL
Hours: 10:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m. (EST)
Free Everyday
Deerfield Beach Historical Society Museum and Cultural Center
Deerfield Beach, FL
Hours: 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. (EST)
Free Everyday
Deerfield Beach Old School House
Deerfield Beach, FL
Hours: 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. (EST)
Free Everyday
Elliott Museum
Stuart, FL
Hours: 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. (EST)
Flagler Beach Historical Museum
Flagler Beach, FL
Hours: 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. (EST)
Free Everyday
Flagler County Historical Society Holden House and Annex
Bunnell, FL
Hours: 10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. (EST)
Free Everyday
Florida Agricultural & Rural Museum
Palm Coast, FL
Hours: 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. (EST)
Fort Lauderdale Fire & Safety Museum
Fort Lauderdale, FL
Hours: 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. (EST)
Free Everyday
Gillespie Museum
DeLand, FL
Hours: 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. (EST)
Free Everyday
Gold Coast Railroad Museum
Miami, FL
Hours: 11:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. (EST)
Henry B. Plant Museum
Tampa, FL
Hours: 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. (EST)
History Fort Lauderdale
Fort Lauderdale, FL
Hours: 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. (EST)
History of Diving Museum
Islamorada, FL
Hours: 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. (EST)
HistoryMiami Museum
Miami, FL
Hours: 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. (EST)
Smithsonian Affiliate Museum
Imagine Museum
St. Petersburg, FL
Hours: 10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. (EST)
Key West Museum of Art & History
Key West, FL
Hours: 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. (EST)
Leepa-Rattner Museum of Art
Tarpon Springs, FL
Hours: 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. (EST)
Free Everyday
MOCA Jacksonville
Jacksonville, FL
Hours: 11:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. (EST)
Manatee County Agricultural Museum
Palmetto, FL
Hours: 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. (EST)
Free Everyday
Manatee Observation and Education Center
Fort Pierce, FL
Hours: 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. (EST)
Mandarin Museum & Historical Society
Jacksonville, FL
Hours: 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. (EST)
Free Everyday
May-Stringer House Museum
Brooksville, FL
Hours: 11:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. (EST)
Mel Fisher Maritime Museum
Key West, FL
Hours: 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. (EST)
Mission San Luis Living History Museum
Tallahassee, FL
Hours: 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. (EST)
Mount Dora History Museum
Mount Dora, FL
Hours: 1:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. (EST)
Museum of Arts and Sciences
Daytona Beach, FL
Hours: 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. (EST)
Smithsonian Affiliate Museum
Museum of Discovery and Science
Fort Lauderdale, FL
Hours: 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. (EST)
Museum of Fine Arts, St Petersburg
St Petersburg, FL
Hours: 10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. (EST)
NSU Art Museum
Fort Lauderdale, FL
Hours: 11:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. (EST)
Naples Depot Museum (Collier County Museums)
Naples, FL
Hours: 10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. (EST)
Free Everyday
Old Davie School Historical Museum
Davie, FL
Hours: 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. (EST)
Orange County Regional History Center
Orlando, FL
Hours: 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. (EST)
Smithsonian Affiliate Museum
Palmetto Historical Park
Palmetto, FL
Hours: 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. (EST)
Free Everyday
Panama City Publishing Company Museum
Panama City, FL
Hours: 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. (CST)
Free Everyday
Pensacola Museum of Art
Pensacola, FL
Hours: 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. (CST)
Pensacola Museum of History
Pensacola, FL
Hours: 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. (CST)
Polk Museum of Art
Lakeland, FL
Hours: 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. (EST)
Smithsonian Affiliate Museum
Free Everyday
Pompano Beach Historical Society
Pompano Beach, FL
Hours: 11:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. (EST)
Free Everyday
Sample McDougald House
Pompano Beach, FL
Hours: 12:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. (EST)
Seaboard Air Line Railroad Station
Deerfield Beach, FL
Hours: 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. (EST)
St. Augustine Lighthouse & Maritime Museum
St. Augustine, FL
Hours: 9:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. (EST)
Smithsonian Affiliate Museum
Tampa Bay History Center
Tampa, FL
Hours: 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. (EST)
Smithsonian Affiliate Museum
Tennessee Williams Museum
Key West, FL
Hours: 10:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. (EST)
The Bishop Museum of Science and Nature
Bradenton, FL
Hours: 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. (EST)
Smithsonian Affiliate Museum
The Children’s Museum of the Treasure Coast
Jensen Beach, FL
Hours: 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. (EST)
Smithsonian Affiliate Museum
The Florida Holocaust Museum
St. Petersburg, FL
Hours: 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. (EST)
The Historic Butler House Museum
Deerfield Beach, FL
Hours: 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. (EST)
Free Everyday
The Mennello Museum of American Art
Orlando, FL
Hours: 10:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. (EST)
Smithsonian Affiliate Museum
The Patricia & Phillip Frost Art Museum
Miami, FL
Hours: 11:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. (EST)
Smithsonian Affiliate Museum
Free Everyday
Vero Beach Museum of Art
Vero Beach, FL
Hours: 10:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. (EST)
WVHS Stone Street Complex
DeLand, FL
Hours: 10:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m. (EST)
Free Everyday
Wiener Museum of Decorative Arts (WMODA)
Dania Beach, FL
Hours: 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. (EST)
World Golf Hall of Fame & Museum
St. Augustine, FL
Hours: 10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. (EST)
Ybor City Museum State Park
Tampa, FL
Hours: 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. (EST)
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