On Smithsonian Magazine Museum Day (September 25, 2010) you can get in FREE to hundreds of participating museums. San Francisco Bay Area museums on the list include Cal Academy, CJM, Chabot Space & Science Center, Hiller Aviation, Coyote Point Museum, and several others.

Don’t just show up at a museum, though. You need to fill out a form on the Smithsonian website and then download your free ticket valid for two people.

DEAL: FREE museum admission on Smithsonian Magazine Museum Day. Download a free general admission ticket valid for two people. Limit one card per household.)

WHEN: Saturday, September 25, 2010.

WHERE: Nationwide, including the following Bay Area locations.

• California Academy of Sciences, San Francisco
• Contemporary Jewish Museum, San Francisco
• Cartoon Art Museum of California, San Francisco
• Museum of Craft and Folk Art San Francisco
• SS Jeremiah O’Brien – The National Liberty Ship Memorial, San Francisco
• Museum of Vision, San Francisco
• Museum of Latin American Art (MOLAA) San Francisco
• Coyote Point Museum, San Mateo
• Hiller Aviation Museum, San Carlos
• San Mateo County History Museum, Redwood City
• Chabot Space & Science Center, Oakland
• Blackhawk Museum, Danville
• Sun Gallery, Hayward Area Forum of the Arts, Hayward
• Pacific Coast Air Museum, Santa Rosa
• Sonoma Valley Museum of Art, Sonoma

More San Francisco Bay Area things to do

• San Francisco Bay Area Museum Free Days and Package Deals
• San Francisco Sightseeing Discounts
• California Academy of Sciences (Skip-the-line Tickets)