2012 museum month

san diegans, don't forget that february is museum month!  40 museums are offering half-off admission for the whole month.  i've checked this out every year since we moved here and last year it was fun taking the pandi for the first time.  you can pick up your pass at any Macy's (the pass is free) and with this year being a leap year, you have an extra day to visit.  here are the participating museums (with an asterisk by ones we've been to and a plus by the ones i'd like to check out this month). 

Adobe Chapel Museum 
Barona Cultural Center & Museum 
*Birch Aquarium at Scripps 
Bonita Museum & Cultural Center 
Coronado Museum of History & Art 
Flying Leatherneck Aviation Museum
Gaslamp Museum at Wm. H. Davis House
Heritage of the Americas Museum 
La Jolla Historical Society 
+Lux Art Institute 
Maritime Museum of San Diego 
Marston House & Gardens 
Mingei International Museum 
Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego, Downtown 
*Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego, La Jolla 
*Museum of Making Music 
*Museum of Photographic Arts 
+Oceanside Museum of Art 
*Reuben H. Fleet Science Center 
*San Diego Air & Space Museum 
San Diego Archaeological Center 
San Diego Automotive Museum 
*San Diego Botanic Garden 
*San Diego Children’s Discovery Museum 
San Diego History Center Museum & Library 
San Diego Model Railroad Museum 
*San Diego Museum of Man 
*San Diego Natural History Museum 
Serra Museum 
+The New Children’s Museum 
*The San Diego Museum of Art 
*The Warner-Carrillo Ranch House 
Tijuana Estuary Visitors Center 
*Timken Museum of Art 
USS Midway Museum 
Veterans Museum & Memorial Center 
Visions Art Museum 
Water Conservation Garden 
*Whaley House Museum 
Women’s Museum of California

and for those that aren't local, check to see if your city offers something similar.  it's worth it!