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It's Not Too Late To Get Into One Of These 11 Chicago Museums For Free Today

By Jon Graef in News on Sep 27, 2014 6:30PM

Museum Day Live! is a one-day only special event nationwide, sponsored by Smithsonian Magazine, wherein potential museum patrons can get into one of eleven museums for free today, Sept. 27, for the price of absolutely free.

You have to act now, though, because the day is moving along. All you have to do is head to the Smithsonian Magazine website, create an account, request a pair of two tickets to the museum of your choice, download those tickets, and boom! You're on your way. Participating museums included the Adler Planetarium and the DuSable Museum of African American History, amongst many others. It's beautiful out there today. Get your learn on!

[H/T WGN]