A museum in Georgia has a full-size movie theater playing comedy classics, and you can walk in without paying a cent. Donations are welcome, but the laughs come free.
That discovery sent me looking for more. I found a mineral collection big enough to make a geologist faint and a gold rush story told inside an old courthouse.
I also found an aquarium that follows a single river from top to bottom.
I love that rain can push you toward places like these. A gray sky suddenly feels like a reason to explore instead of a reason to sulk on the couch.
The best part is the price. Each stop on this list fits under thirty dollars, and several cost nothing at all.