Friday 29th March 2024

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Several Missouri state parks and historic sites are participating in a national initiative called Museum Day, organized by Smithsonian Magazine.

This annual celebration encourages folks to express their curiosity by exploring museums and cultural institutions. This year’s Museum Day will be held Saturday, September 17.
During the one-day event, participating museums, parks, historic sites and cultural institutions will provide free entry to anyone presenting a Museum Day ticket. Attendees can receive their tickets by entering their email address at Smithsonian Magazine’s website at smithsonianmag.com/museumday/museum-day-2022/.

The ticket provides free general admission for the day for two people who would otherwise be charged admission (adults and students over the age of five).

The Missouri state parks and historic sites in the KMMO listening area participating are:
· Battle of Lexington State Historic Site, located at 1101 Delaware in Lexington.
· Bothwell Lodge State Historic Site,  located at 19349 Bothwell State Park Road in Sedalia.

Other sites participating throughout Missouri are:
· Bollinger Mill State Historic Site, located at 113 Bollinger Mill Rd. in Burfordville.
· Hunter-Dawson State Historic Site, located at 312 Dawson Rd. in New Madrid.
· First Missouri State Capitol State Historic Site, located at 200 S. Main Street in St. Charles.
· Missouri Mines State Historic Site, located at 4000 State Highway 32 in Park Hills.
· Missouri State Museum, located at 100 Jefferson Street in Jefferson City.
· Nathan and Olive Boone Homestead State Historic Site, located at 7850 N. State Highway V in Ash Grove.
· Scott Joplin House State Historic Site, located at 2658 Delmar in St. Louis.
· Trail of Tears State Park, located at 429 Moccasin Springs in Jackson.