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Old March 4th, 2010, 06:00 PM posted to rec.travel.europe,misc.transport.rail.europe,rec.travel.usa-canada
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Default USATODAY: Munich has best public transportation

Yes, some outstanding museums are free, like the Tate Britain,
National Gallery, Wallace Collection, British Museum, and National
Portrait Gallery, but all of them request a donation.


Unlike similar US museums, they will not guilt-trip you or embarrass
you into donating, however - it is completely optional. *That said,
they were looking at changing to the US system - I hope they do not.


New York's Metropolitan Art Museum has a "recommended" adult price of
$20, but one gets the impression that arms and legs might be broken if
the donation is not paid. NYC is obscenely priced in general,
especially for hotels.

Chicago's Museum of Science and Industry does not pressure visitors to
donate.

Washington DC is one of the best cities in the world for a cheap date,
with the free National Gallery and the multitude of free Smithsonian
museums. And watching pampered lobbyists and corrupt politicians is
always free. I would not walk lonely streets after dark, however.


P.S. To those born without a sense of humor, the remark about "arms
and legs" is a joke. But they do pressure visitors to donate. Their
system probably has a lot to do with our tax system; a donation might
be better than charged admission for tax purposes.
 




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