Have you often thought about visiting some of Sacramento's many wonderful museums or our great zoo, but you just haven't gotten around to it? Or you have several children and you fear that parking and admission will be too expensive?
Well, mark this Saturday February 5 on your calendar! This is Sacramento Museum Day, and admission and parking are free from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., including the Sacramento Zoo.
Most of the museums will be open only until 5:00 p.m., so leave yourself enough time to see the exhibits before closing.
Please be aware that parking may be crowded at certain venues, because many folks will want to visit one museum or another on the same day.
If you plan on visiting several museums that day, the event’s promoters suggest beginning at the California Museum for History, Women & the Arts, where you can climb aboard one of the Free Shuttle Buses that will take you to all but a very few of the participating museums this day.
Or, at this same location you can climb aboard Sacramento 
Regional Transit’s new light rail line to Folsom (where you can visit the Folsom History Museum for free during Sacramento Museum Day – regular RT fares apply)!
If you plan to visit just one or two museums in close proximity, they suggest getting started early in the morning so you can find parking, and leave early (early afternoon is the busiest time; traffic congestion is common around Old Sacramento and the Sacramento Zoo and Fairytale Town).
In general they suggest that you NOT try to park anywhere in the vicinity
of the Sacramento Zoo and Fairytale Town this day (the Land Park area
gets very, very crowded if the weather is nice), and the same thing applies for parking in Old Sacramento, which will be packed with automobiles, rain or shine. 
Two parking lots in the vicinity of The California Museum will be open free of charge this day, and free Museum Day Shuttle Buses operating on five different routes begin and end their trips at this location, so you may transfer between routes.
Whether you are just visiting Sacramento this weekend or you are a long-time resident, this is a great time to enjoy the wonders that our area has to offer - and all for free!
You can find a list of all 26 of the participating museums, more information about each of them, and a map of them at the Sacramento Museum website.
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