Blue Star Museums 2013
Blue Star Museums is returning this year for the 4th summer in a row to offer military families free admission to museums all across the country. Starting Memorial Day May 27, 2013 and continuing until Labor Day September 2, 2013, military can get in free to participating museums.
For 2013 there are more than 2,000 museums participating. This greatly increases your chances of finding a museum near you. Best of all there is no limit on how many museums you can visit.
Free Museum Admission
To be eligible for free admission you must be active duty with proper ID. Spouses of active duty members are also eligible for free admission with ID. I have been able to visit multiple museums in the past without my active duty husband there. I’ve never had an issue. The ID holder plus 5 family members will receive free admission. Family members can be children, aunts, uncles, parents, and grandparents.
Here is just a small sample of museums that are participating this year.
Alabama
Alabama Veterans Museum in Athens
Delaware
Delaware Children’s Museum in Wilmington
Illinois
Discovery Center Museum in Rockford
DuPage Children’s Museum in Naperville near Chicago
Kansas
Cosmosphere and Space Center in Hutchinson
Kansas Underground Salt Museum in Hutchinson
Old Cowtown Museum in Witchita
Botanica in Witchita
Ohio
Adena Mansion and Gardens in Chillicothe
New Jersey
Liberty Science Center in Jersey City near NYC
New York
American Museum of Natural History in NYC
Texas
Bullock Texas State History Museum in Austin
Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center in Austin
Texas State Capitol in Austin
National Museum of the Pacific War in Fredericksburg
The Alamo in San Antonio
