JadeSinnParach OP t1_iqrs3l5 wrote on October 2, 2022 at 5:03 PM

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Thank you so much! This is super helpful! I’ll definitely check the tickets. But I thought they were free? The museums, that is. But I’ll check the tickets in any case. The food recommendations are super helpful! Thanks!

fictionaldingus13 t1_iqrsqbj wrote on October 2, 2022 at 5:07 PM

Museums by Smithsonian are free. Timed tickets for them are just to get your spot for entry. They limit how many people can enter. No fee to get them tho

JadeSinnParach OP t1_iqrstpa wrote on October 2, 2022 at 5:08 PM

Okayyyy! See I didn’t know that. Thank you so much.

ofiuco t1_iqrszx8 wrote on October 2, 2022 at 5:09 PM

What they said! Not all the museums are requiring tickets either, and which are or aren't is kind of whimsical, which is why you should check ahead of time. The ones that don't you can just walk in.

random_generation t1_iqrugxg wrote on October 2, 2022 at 5:18 PM

If you want to go to Air and Space in DC, which you absolutely should, get your tickets now. The museum has been closed since March, and reopens Oct. 14 with several brand new exhibitions. There are still tickets available, but I think they’ll go super fast once people realize it’s open again.

Tickets here: https://www.etix.com/ticket/e/1029945/timed-entry-washington-the-smithsonian-national-air-and-space-museum-general-public

msitty1 t1_iqrtexg wrote on October 2, 2022 at 5:12 PM

Pretty much all of the Smithsonians are free (not sure about the zoo), but a few require free timed tickets because they’re very busy and try to space out the crowds.

ofiuco t1_iqrttoe wrote on October 2, 2022 at 5:14 PM

Yeah, the Zoo is free. They've just gone back and forth about timed tickets or tickets for certain parts (pandas). Parking there is not free.