19 Connecticut Museums Offer Free Admission On Saturday

NEW HAVEN, CT — Looking for something interesting, fun and educational to do this weekend but don't want to spend an arm and a leg? Smithsonian Magazine has some good news. You can experience some of Connecticut's best museums and historical sites for free on Saturday, September 24 for "Museum Day Live!"

The annual event is presented by Smithsonian Magazine and provides free admission to some of Connecticut's finest museums and exhibits. Organizers say that Smithsonian Magazine's "Museum Day Live!" celebrates "boundless curiosity." Participating museums and cultural institutions across the country provide entry to anyone presenting a "Museum Day Live!" ticket."

Click here to download a free ticket.

Also if you're up for a bit of a trip you can check out a list of the 24 New York City museums offering free admission Saturday: 4 New York City Museums Offering Free Admission This Saturday

Here's a full list of participating Connecticut museums and historical sites:

Bristol

• American Clock & Watch Museum
• The New England Carousel Museum

Danbury

• Danbury Museum and Historical Society Authority

Fairfield

• Walsh Gallery at the Fairfield University Art Museum Free everyday

Farmington

• Hill-Stead Museum

Greenwich

• Bruce Museum

Hartford

• Connecticut Historical Society Smithsonian Affiliate Museums
• Harriet Beecher Stowe Center

Mashantucket

• Mashantucket Pequot Museum & Research Center Smithsonian Affiliate Museums

New Britain

• New Britain Museum of American Art

New Haven

• New Haven Museum
• Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History

New London

• Custom House Maritime Museum
• Lyman Allyn Art Museum

Storrs

• William Benton Museum of Art Free everyday

Tolland

• Old Tolland County Court House Museum Free everyday
• Old Tolland County Jail and Museum

Waterbury

• Mattatuck Museum

Woodstock

• Roseland Cottage

Click here to visit the Smithsonian's website for more details.

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Photo taken by Mark Ryan at Yale Peabody Museum in New Haven, Conn. via Flickr Creative Commons