FREE MUSEUMSAmerica 's Best

B Y : D A N C E N T I N E L L O

CA L L I NG A L L H I S TORY & ART BU F F SYou can vis i t many of the country ’s

greatest museums for f ree . Here are four

museums that don ’t charge a t icket

price to see their spectacular exhibits .

TH E SM I THSON IAN I NWASH ING TON , DCFrom the National Museum of

Natural History and the National

Air and Space Museum to the

beauti ful Hirshhorn Museum and

Sculpture Garden , you ’ l l get to see

a l i t t le bit of everything—plus , the

National Zoo .

TH E GE T T Y C ENT ER I NL OS ANGE L E SThe big highl ights include the Mario

Marini sculpture , “The Angel of the

Citadel , ” as well as Vincent van Gogh ’s

“ I r ises ” painting .

TH E BRONXMUSEUM I N

N EW YORK C I T Yshowcases and serves the

ethnical ly diversecommunity in the Bronx

housed in a 33 ,000 -

square - foot converted

synagogue

was named one the ten best

by Conde Nast Traveler

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National Museum of Mexican Art inChicago

It is “the country’s largest Latinocultural organization and

features a range of exhibitsdepicting rich Mexican culture,both in the States and south of

the border.”