Coming Up: Smithsonian Magazine Museum Day - free

Smithsonian Magazine's Museum Day makes it possible to visit some great museums - for free! They do this annually, and this year's is on Saturday, September 27th. Download an admission card here, and get into museums like Bay Area Discovery Museum, deYoung, Hiller Aviation Museum, Bedford Gallery,  Legion of Honor, Lindsay Wildlife Museum, Chinese Historical Society of America, the Lace Museum, California State Railroad Museum (Sacramento), San Jose Museum of Art, and others.

The card is good for you and one guest - one card per household. Participating Bay Area museums are listed here.