For as little as...
Free
… general admission, Southern California Museums (socalmuseums.org) have the 10th annual Museums Free-For-All day on Jan. 31. Over twenty museums are participating, presenting art, cultural heritage, natural history and science, such as the Page Museum at the La Brea Tar Pits and the Museum of Tolerance.
$19.50 US
… wander the Indigenous Beauty: Masterworks of American Indian Art from the Diker Collection exhibit at the Seattle Art Museum (seattleartmuseum.org), Feb. 12 to May 17. The 122 masterworks include a Sioux dress decorated with thousands of glass beads and the Katsina spirit dolls of the Southwest Pueblos.
$29.95 US
… see Madame Tussauds Las Vegas’ (madametussauds.com/lasvegas) newest themed room: The Hangover Experience with the notorious hotel room and a wedding chapel. Based on Warner Bros. Pictures’ The Hangover, it pays homage to the popular comedy trilogy, whose original movie turns five this year. There’s also a new figure of “Alan” (played by Zach Galifianakis) who joins “Phil” (played by Bradley Cooper).
$389
… Ucluelet’s Wya Point Resort has a new Storm Watching Package (wyapoint.com) with two nights’ accommodation in a one-bedroom lodge, board games to play while there, hot chocolate to sip and keepsake pottery mugs.
All prices and availability are subject to change and restrictions apply
— Barbara Braidwood and Rick Cropp