Museums

Most Smithsonian museums offer free admission. A few locations require free timed-entry passes, and Cooper Hewitt in New York City has paid admission.

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The Lizzadro Museum’s exhibitions focus on antique and modern gemstone treasures, as well as earth science. It collaborated with Smithsonian curators to bring together the 2014 exhibition Modern Designer Jewelry from the Smithsonian. Shortened snippet. View full page for more details.
Location
Oak Brook, IL
10 a.m. – 5 p.m Tuesday–Saturday
12 p.m. – 4 p.m. Sunday
Closed Monday
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The mission of the Long Island Museum of American Art, History & Carriages is to inspire understanding and appreciation of America's multifaceted social and cultural heritage, with an emphasis on Long Island and its people.
Location
Stony Brook, NY
Closed for Winter Break, reopens February 19, 2026
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Completed in 1939 as one of the New Deal’s Public Works projects, the Louisiana State Exhibit Museum is an architectural jewel.
Location
Shreveport, LA
Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
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The Lyman Museum showcases Hawai'i's natural and cultural history both in its exhibition halls and in its 1839 historic missionary home. The Museum features a world renowned mineral collection which includes Orlymanite, the only known specimen . Shortened snippet. View full page for more details.
Location
Hilo, HI
Museum admission times:
Session 1 10 a.m. – 12 p.m.
Session 2 12:15 p.m. – 2:15 p.m.
Session 3 2:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.
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Marie Selby Botanical Gardens provides 45 acres of bayfront sanctuaries connecting people with air plants of the world, native nature, and our regional history.
Location
Sarasota, FL
10 a.m. - 5 p.m. daily
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Located on the Baylor University campus, the Mayborn Museum invites visitors of all ages to explore the natural sciences and cultural history of Central Texas.
Location
Waco, TX
Monday – Saturday 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Sunday 1 p.m. – 5 p.m.
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The Frank H. McClung Museum features collections in anthropology, archaeology, material and visual culture, and natural history.
Location
Knoxville, TN
9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday
10 p.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday
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The Memphis Rock 'n Soul Museum is an outgrowth of a 1990 traveling exhibition, Rock 'N" Soul:  Social Crossroads, which was developed and curated by the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History.
Location
Memphis, TN
10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Daily