Everything you ever wanted to know about museums where you're vacationing will be waiting to be discovered on Saturday with Smithsonian Magazine's National Museum Day. Sept. 26th marks the fifth anniversary of this cultural celebration where more than a thousand museums across the country sign on to offer free admission to everyone with a Smithsonian admission card.

We're really fortunate here in Florida to have such an expansive scope of cultural arts and museum offerings. I've included links to some of my favorites. I'm still making my way around the state with plans to see each of these museums and the many others that make the Sunshine State such a special place. Check out as many as you can and let me know about your faves. They're all great! 

Visit the Smithsonian's dedicated event web site for details on how to download your free card, good for admission to participating museums for you and a guest. Here's a listing of all the Florida museums that are participating.

 
Ah-Tah-Thi-Ki Museum;, Hollywood
Albin Polasek Museum & Sculpture Gardens, Winter Park
Amelia Island Museum of History, Fernandina Beach
Appleton Museum of Art, Ocala
Art and Culture Center of Hollywood, Hollywood 
Bass Museum of Art , Miami
Boca Raton Museum of Art, Boca Raton
Bok Tower Gardens, Lake Wales
Camp Gordon Johnston WWII Museum, Carrabelle
Cape Coral Historical Museum, Cape Coral
Cason Cottage Historic House Museum, Delray Beach
City of Fort Walton Beach Heritage Park & Cultural Center, Fort Walton Beach
Colonial Spanish Quarter Museum, St. Augustine
Coral Springs Museum of Art, Coral Springs
Cracker Country, Tampa 
Edison & Ford Winter Estates, Fort Myers
Florida Agricultural Museum, Palm Coast
Florida Air Museum, Lakeland 
Florida International Museum at St. Petersburg College, St. Petersburg
G.WIZ - The Science Museum, Sarasota
Gillespie Museum of Minerals at Stetson University, DeLand 
Government House Museum of History and Archaeology, St. Augustine
Great Explorations Children's Museum, St. Petersburg
Harry S Truman Little White House SHS, Key West
Historic Spanish Point, Osprey
Historical Museum of Southern Florida, Miami 
International Swimming Hall of Fame Museum, Fort Lauderdale
Jupiter Inlet Lighthouse & Museum, Jupiter
Leepa-Rattner Museum of Art, Tarpon Springs
Lowe Art Museum, Coral Gables
Maitland Art Center,  Maitland
Maitland Historical Museum and Telephone Museum,  Maitland
Mandarin Museum & Historical Society, Jacksonville
Miami Art Museum, Miami
Miami Metrozoo, Miami
Morean Arts Center, St. Petersburg 
Museum of Arts & Sciences, Daytona Beach
Museum of Contemporary Art Jacksonville, Jacksonville
Museum of Florida Art, DeLand
Museum of Geneva History, Geneva
National Naval Aviation Museum, NAS Pensacola
National Navy SEAL Museum, Fort Pierce
North Brevard Historical Museum, Titusville
Norton Museum of Art, West Palm Beach 
Orange County Regional History Center, Orlando 
Pensacola Historical Museum, Pensacola
Polk Museum of Art, Lakeland
Ritz Theatre & LaVilla Museum, Jacksonville 
Seminole Ah-Tah-Thi-Ki Museum, Clewiston
Tallahassee Museum, Tallahassee
Tampa Bay History Center, Tampa
The Cummer Museum of Art & Gardens, Jacksonville
The Florida Keys History of Diving Museum, Islamorada
The Florida Museum of Photographic Arts, Tampa
The Island & Village of Geneva Rural Heritage Center, Geneva 
The Mary Brogan Museum of Art and Science, Tallahassee
The Frost Art Museum, Miami
The Pier Aquarium, St. Petersburg
The Wolfsonian - FIU,  Miami Beach 
The Wolfsonian-Florida International University, Miami Beach
Vero Beach Museum of Art, Vero Beach
Waterhouse Residence Museum, Maitland
World Golf Hall of Fame, St. Augustine
Ybor City Museum State Park, Tampa