Museum Day NYC: Visit These 18 Attractions For Free

NEW YORK – Many of New York City's finest cultural attractions are waiving their admissions fees as they celebrate the Smithsonian Magazine's annual "Museum Day."

Tickets are now available for the one-day event, this year being held on Saturday, Sept. 21.

“Museum Day” is put together by 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.

To snag a ticket for the September event, just choose your museum from the list provided below:

Below are the participating museums in NYC:

• American Folk Art Museum
• Museum of Arts and Design
• Bard Graduate Center Gallery
• Asia Society and Museum
• Museum of Illustration at the Society of Illustrators
• Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum
• Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
• The Jewish Museum
• Mount Vernon Hotel Museum & Garden
• The AKC Museum of the Dog
• The Cathedral of St. John the Divine
• The National Jazz Museum in Harlem
• Ukrainian Museum
• New York City Fire Museum
• Museum of Chinese in America
• National Museum of the American Indian in New York
• Fraunces Tavern Museum
• Dyckman Farmhouse Museum

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