Valparaiso museum hosts Smithsonian Magazine event

VALPARAISO — The Heritage Museum is participating in “Smithsonian Magazine Museum Day Live!” The event offers free tickets to over 400,000 museums across the United States.

Visitors may download a free ticket at www.smithsonianmag.com/museumday. Each Heritage Museum visitor who presents the ticket gets free entrance for two people from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sept. 26 at 115 Westview Ave., Valparaiso.

View military, Native American, pioneer, and exhibits for early turpentine, boat building and fishing industries in Northwest Florida. Children will enjoy playing in the Discovery Room where they can dress like a pioneer and experience an array of hands-on activities.

Attendees may also stroll in the beautiful “Paradise Gardens,” an outdoor exhibit of the Valparaiso Garden Club featuring indigenous trees, shrubs, plants, and flowers.

For details, call 678-2615.

This article originally appeared on Crestview News Bulletin: Valparaiso museum hosts Smithsonian Magazine event