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Admission To All National Parks Will Be Free For A Week Starting April 16

By Mary Beth Quirk@marybethquirk 4.14.16

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Need plans for the weekend, but still hurting from filing your taxes? There’s free nature to behold, courtesy of the National Park Service: to celebrate the agency’s 100th birthday, admission to all National Parks will be free between April 16 and April 24. [via the National Park Service]

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