湾区博物馆(Museum)的免费游玩(Free Visit)日期

常常要带孩子出去玩，不是博物馆Museum，就是动物园游乐场，所以就收集了一些博物馆的信息，而且发现很多博物馆都有Free visit day，总结了一下，列出来，也许对湾区的爸爸妈妈们有用。


完全免费的Museums

• Cantor Arts Center (Stanford Campus)


• Cable Car Museum (San Francisco)


• Chinese Culture Center Gallery (San Francisco)


• Edward Peterman Museum of Railroad History (Santa Clara; Tues & Sat)


• Intel Museum (Intel headquarter, Santa Clara)


• Monarch Grove Sanctuary (Pacific Grove; Oct through Feb)


• Maritime Museum of Monterey (Downtown Monterey)


• Museum of American Heritage (Palo Alto)


• Museum of Children's Art (Oakland)


• NASA Exploration Center (Moffet Field)


• Palo Alto Junior Museum and Zoo (Palo Alto, Except Monday)


• Randall Museum (San Francisco)


• Santa Cruz Surfing Museum (Santa Cruz)


• Saratoga History Museum (Saratoga)


• The Lace Museum(Sunnyvale)


• Triton Museum of Art (Santa Clara)

FREE First 2-day Weekend

• "Museums on Us" by Bank of America Any Card from Bank of America gives you free general admission to over 70 museums nationwide. List of museums in the bay area:
  • Museum of the African Diaspora
  • De Young Museum
  • San Jose Museum of Art
  • The Tech Museum of Innovation
  • Zeum
  • Chabot Space & Science Center

 FREE First Thursday

• Berkeley Art Museum & Pacific Film Archive
  (Berkeley. Regular admission: $5-$8; UCB affiliate & Children under 12 free)

 FREE First Firday

• San Jose Museum of Quilts & Textiles
  ( Regular admission: $6.5-$8; Children under 12 free)

FREE First Sunday

• Asian Art Museum
  (San Francisco. Regular admission: $7 - $12; Children under 12 free)


• Coyote Point Museum
  (San Mateo. Regular admission $3-$7. Parking $5; Great for young children)

FREE Second Sunday

• The Tech Museum of Innovation (Not include IMAX)
  (San Jose. Sponsored by the ScholarShare College Savings Plan, California's Offical 529 plan and Fidelity Investments)


• Oakland Museum of California
  (Oakland. Regular admission:$5 - $8. Currently under renovation, will re-open in May 2010)

FREE First Tuesday

• Cartoon Art Museum
  (San Francisco. Regular admission:$2 - $6)


• De Young Museum
  (Golden gate Park. Regular admission: $6 - $10. 12 and under: FREE)


• SF MOMA
  (San Francisco. Regular admission: $7 - $12.5; kids 12 and under: FREE)


• Conservatory of Flowers
  (Golden gate park. Regular admission: $1.5 - $5)


• Legion of Honor
  (San Francisco. Regular admission: $6-$10; kids 12 and under FREE)


• Yerba Buena Center for the Arts
  (San Francisco. Regular admission: $3-$7. Limited Kids Program. Muppets Music Moments in Dec for ages 4 and up)

FREE First Wednesday

• Bay Area Discovery Museum
  (Sausalito. Regular admission $8 - $10)


• Exploratorium
  (San Francisco. Regular admission $9-$14. Great place to learn science.)


• San Francisco Zoo -- free for SF residents

FREE Third Wednesdays

• California Academy of Sciences
  (Golden Gate Park. Regular admission $14.95 - $24.95, 6 and under FREE
  

Other Discounts

• The Tech Museum of Innovation
  
  Public Library Pass Program: offers significantly reduced prices for museum galleries admission. This does not include IMAX Theater admission. Go to the San Jose Public Library or Santa Clara County Library for more information and to pick up passes. Passes are available on a first-come, first-served basis.
  
  Open Access Policy: If you cannot afford the full admission fee, please see the staff at the Ticketing counter in the center of our lobby at the start of your visit.
• MY Museum (Monterey County Youth Museum)
  $2 (instead of $7) on first Tuesday of the month. For kids 8 and under.
• Hall of Health
  Free on selected Saturdays (Feb 21, Mar 14, May 9, June 13, 2009)