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JadeSinnParach OP t1_iqrs3l5 wrote

Reply to comment by ofiuco in Visiting DC from Pakistan by JadeSinnParach

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!

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fictionaldingus13 t1_iqrsqbj wrote

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

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ofiuco t1_iqrszx8 wrote

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.

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random_generation t1_iqrugxg wrote

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

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msitty1 t1_iqrtexg wrote

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.

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ofiuco t1_iqrttoe wrote

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.

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