The World's Best Free Stuff

Photo: Courtesy of Tate Britain

Some of the world’s top museums don’t charge a cent to see their prized possessions.

Great Britain: The national museums and galleries in England, Scotland, and Wales are free (however, there may be a fee for special exhibits). And they’re places you wouldn’t want to miss anyway: the National Gallery, the British Museum, the Tate Modern and the Tate Britain, and the Victoria and Albert.
Washington, DC: Admission to all 19 Smithsonian museums and the National Zoo is free and includes the National Portrait Gallery, the Air and Space Museum, and the African Art and Natural History museums. And there is no admission charge to visit the National Gallery of Art.
Chicago: At Lincoln Park Zoo, you can see sea lions, apes, bears, penguins, and many other wildlife species.

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