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Free Things To Do With Your Kids on Long Island

Cost-free places to go with the kids on Long Island

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11. Bank of America - Museums on Us® program

Long Island Children's Museum - Bubble GalleryPhoto © Long Island Children's Museum

If you have a Bank of America ATM, credit or check card, you can take advantage of the Museums on Us® program. On the first full weekend of every month, just show your card for free general admission to over 100 museums across the country. The last days of the program are December 4-5, 2010. On Long Island, you can visit the following museums for free on select dates:

12. African American Museum of Nassau County

Photo © Linda TagliaferroPhoto © Linda Tagliaferro

With 6000 square feet of exhibit space, an auditorium, a cozy tea house, and even Eubie Blake's piano, the African American Museum of Nassau County highlights African American art and culture in a sunny space in Hempstead, NY. Kids can learn about their own culture or gain an appreciation of other cultures here, all for free.

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13. Christsmas Tree & Menorah Lightings

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During Christmas and Hanukah, all the festive lightings are free.

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