Friday, February 4, 2011

Free Days at Museums and Family Passes

I live in a larger city and we have museums here.  Chances are you may live near a museum too.  Have you checked their website to see if they offer free days to those living in the county?  Almost all of the museums here have a free day to residents.  These are great FREE outings.  I love taking the kids knowing that if we only get to see part of the museum on this trip, it doesn't matter.  I didn't spend an arm and leg getting everyone there and thus feel obligated to drag cranky kids through the rest of the museum to get my moneys worth.

We happen to have a zoo pass for our local zoo but they also have free days several times a year.  The zoo is a favorite local spot for us so we budget in for that pass so we can go a lot.  Go twice as a family and the pass is essentially paid for and the rest are bonus trips.  Plus, look at where the pass will get in you for other places.  Our zoo pass is good for several zoos and we actually purchased the pass at one of these affiliate zoos because it was less expensive there.  It pays to shop around.

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