FREE for Teachers, Students, and Homeschoolers – Admissions, Passes, Discounts & MORE

 

This post was originally published on 1/22/2013. (YES I KNOW – it’s horribly outdated! But it’s worth checking bc many of the places still have teacher discounts!) I have separated them out by NATIONAL discounts and STATE (in alphabetical order). If you know of somewhere that offers FREE admission, passes, or discounts to teachers please leave it in the comments below along with any info or URL links you have and I will add it to this list! Please pin and share this post with other teachers so that they can take advantage of these teacher freebies! Ask about teacher discounts everywhere you go. Many will decide to offer you a discount just because.

If there is a *** that means it is also available to HOMESCHOOLERS.
If there is a ^^^ that means that certain childcare providers are also eligible.
If there is a \\\ that means students receive a discount. 

Please visit each site for more details and check with your store! 

NATIONAL

***^^^A.C.Moore – more details here
***\\\Adobe– more details here
***\\\Apple Store – more details here
\\\Banana Republic – 15% off full price purchase; more details here
***Barnes & Noble – Educator Program; 20% OFF; ALSO good for guidance counselors, principals, & reading coaches. (Substitute, student, and retired teachers are not eligible.)
BOOK-IT – HOMESCHOOL ONLY; check back May 1st

Cell Phone Companies – SOME offer discounts, ask yours!
Cost Plus World Market – ask your local store
FedEx Office – 15% OFF most products/services; APPLY online
***^^^\\\Hancock Fabrics – 10% Discount; more details here  
***\\\HP- HP Academy; more details here
***^^^Jo-ANN Fabric– Teacher Rewards
Lakeshore Learning – 15% off; more details here
LOFT Stores (Ann Taylor) – LOFT Loves Teachers Program; 15% off
Michael’s – 15% OFF most everything; more details here
Office Depot – Star Teacher Discount Program (10% rewards on ink, toner, paper & most supplies; 15% rewards copy/print service)
OfficeMax – MaxPerks for Teachers  
Pizza Hut – ask your local store
PBS Teachers – 10% OFF; more details here
Sony – Extra Credit school program only – NOT teacher eligible
Staples – Rewards Program (10% rewards ink, toner, case/ream paper, copy/print, supplies)
Starbucks – ask your local store
The Container Store – Organized Teacher Discount Program (reapply annually)
Walt Disney World Swan & Dolphin Hotel – more details here 

NEA Membership Benefits
Alamo Car Rental 
Costco Discount
Enterprise Rent-A-Car
H&R Block
Hertz Rent-A-Car
Jeep Preferred Price Program (1% below factory invoice)
Nutrisystem – 10% off
Park Ride Fly USA – 10% off
Red Roof Inn – 20% off
Whirlpool VIPLink Program

BY STATE
(NOTE – Ripley’s & Wonderworks offers free teacher appreciation days. 2013 has not yet been announced) 

CALIFORNIA
Tech Museum of Innovation – FREE
LEGOLAND – some days free; see details here
Sea World – FREE for PRESCHOOLERS (ages 3-5), must register by March 31, 2013

CONNECTICUT
Boston Children’s Museum – FREE

FLORIDA
HUGE list of statewide Teacher Discounts
Kennedy Space Center FREE Study Pass
Clearwater Marine Aquarium – FREE
Florida Aquarium – FREE
Sea World Annual Pass – FREE
LEGOLAND Annual Pass- FREE
Orlando Science Center – FREE
Dayton International Speedway – 50% off for public school teachers
Palm Beach Zoo (Palm Beach County Teachers ONLY)
Ringling Museum – discount only for teachers & students

GEORGIA
Kennedy Space Center FREE Study Pass

ILLINOIS
Field Museum – FREE
Shedd Aquarium – FREE (must register online first)
Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago – FREE
Art Institute Chicago – FREE
Museum of Science & Industry- FREE for teachers, pre-K teachers, military, Chicago firefighters/police

MAINE
Boston Children’s Museum – FREE

MASSACHUSETTS
Boston Children’s Museum – FREE

MISSOURI
Titanic Museum – Teacher Appreciation Days -call for dates- (FREE admission & gift)
Branson has a Teacher FUN Month in October with all sorts of freebies

NEW HAMPSHIRE
Boston Children’s Museum – FREE

PENNSYLVANIA
Carnegie Museum of Natural History – FREE only to some students; see more details here
Philadelphia Zoo – may be FREE in summer, check website 
John Heinz History Center – FREEvduring school year

RHODE ISLAND
Boston Children’s Museum – FREE

TENNESSEE
Graceland- FREE

TEXAS
Dallas Museum of Art – FREE
Perot Museum of Nature and Science – FREE

VIRGINIA
Busch Gardens FREE PRESCHOOL passes (ages 3-5), must be registered/redeemed by May 31, 2013
Water Country USA  –  FREE PRESCHOOL passes (ages 3-5), must be registered/redeemed by May 31, 2013

WISCONSIN
***Milwaukee Public Museum
Milwaukee Art Museum- update from a reader!
Discovery World – update from a reader! 

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