Family Fun at the National Geographic Museum & Giveaway

 Additionally, The National Geographic Museum will be showing the film “Meerkats 3D,” beginning March 2 in its Grosvenor Auditorium.  Narrated by Oscar-nominated actress Emily Watson, “Meerkats 3D” takes audiences on a journey with a family of meerkats as they cope with the twists and turns of life in the Kalahari Desert. Three viewings will be held each Saturday and Sunday through the spring.

And, lastly, the Museum invites children ages 9 to 16 to sign up for “The Art of Nature Writing”, a writing class for the next generation of National Geographic writers. Taught by New York Times bestselling author Jennifer Holland, the course is $30 per child  and will be held on Saturday, March 9.  Tickets can be purchased here.

Price
Surprisingly, the cost of seeing a movie at the National Geographic Museum is minimal, especially compared to the going price of movies these days!  To see the 3-D Movie, tickets are $7.  If you’d like to see the 3-D Movie plus have admission to the Museum, the price will be $16 for adults and $12 for kids.  Or, if you’d prefer to skip the movie and just peruse the Museum:

Admission to the National Geographic Museum
Adults – $8
Members/Military/Seniors (over 62)/Students/Groups (25+) – $6
Children (ages 5–12) – $4
School and Youth Groups (18 and under) – Free (for info on how to reserve a trip, click here)
Photography exhibitions in the Museum’s M Street gallery and outdoors are free.

Admission may be purchased online, in person, or by calling 1 (202) 857-7700 Monday through Friday 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM EST.  A per ticket transaction fee will be assessed at check out for online purchasing. There is no additional fee for tickets purchased in person. Tickets allow for entry every 30 minutes. You may enter the museum at any point within your ticket’s 30-minute window, or at alternate times if there is availability, and stay as long as you wish. There are no refunds or exchanges.

Hours
10:00 AM to 6:00 PM daily. Closed December 25.
The last tickets will be sold at 5:15 p.m. with entry allowed until 5:30 p.m., with 30 minutes until closing.

Location
National Geographic Museum is centrally located in downtown Washington, D.C., at 17th and M Streets NW. The Museum is convenient to two Metro stops: Farragut North (red line) and Farragut West (blue/orange lines).   There is also street parking and several garages  near National Geographic.

{Giveaway Details}
The National Geographic Museum is generously offering one of my readers a pack of FOUR tickets to visit the National Geographic Museum!  To enter, just leave a comment with your email address.   This contest is open to the US and will close at 11:59 PM on March 12, 2012.  I will draw the winner by Random.org, and they will have 24 hours to respond to the email notification that they won.

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4) Tweet this giveaway, please include @capitallyfrugal and @NatGeo in your tweet.  (Leave a link to your tweet, please!)

{Disclosure: Our family received tickets to see the 3-D Sea Monster Movie at the National Geographic Museum.}