{"id":42838,"date":"2014-09-05T10:00:30","date_gmt":"2014-09-05T14:00:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/?p=42838"},"modified":"2020-12-26T17:54:07","modified_gmt":"2020-12-26T22:54:07","slug":"reminder-tourist-hometown-sunday-972014","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/2014\/09\/05\/reminder-tourist-hometown-sunday-972014\/","title":{"rendered":"Reminder &#8211; Be A Tourist In Your Hometown Sunday &#8211; 9\/7\/2014"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/icons\/t2014_BAT_logo.jpg\" alt=\"Be A Tourist logo.\" \/><\/p>\n<p>News release from Visit Fort Wayne:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>Be a Tourist in Your Own Hometown<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Fact Sheet<\/em><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><strong>What<\/strong>: Be a Tourist in Your Own Hometown &#8211; 2014<\/p>\n<p><strong>When<\/strong>: Sunday, September 7th, from 12 noon &#8211; 5 pm<\/p>\n<p>Visit 12 of Fort Wayne&#8217;s museums and attractions for free!<\/p>\n<p>Pick up a FREE passport and Be a Tourist in Your Own Hometown on Sunday, September 7th. For more information: contact Visit Fort Wayne at 424-3700 or at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitfortwayne.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">www.visitfortwayne.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"4cz5QF6SVbE\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/4cz5QF6SVbE?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" gesture=\"media\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Here&#8217;s how the program works<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Pick up a passport at any Fort Wayne Kroger or Old National Bank location after August 20th. Or, download a one-page passport online TODAY at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitfortwayne.com\/events\/be-a-tourist\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/www.visitfortwayne.com\/events\/be-a-tourist\/<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>On Sunday, September 7th, you will be able to visit 12 of Fort Wayne&#8217;s participating attractions and museums &#8211; FOR FREE! Just use your passport to gain free admission to all attractions listed within &#8211; one passport good for entire party.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>Participating Attractions<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>African\/African-American History Museum<\/li>\n<li>Allen County Courthouse<\/li>\n<li>Cathedral Museum<\/li>\n<li>Embassy Theatre<\/li>\n<li>Foellinger-Freimann Botanical Conservatory<\/li>\n<li>History Center<\/li>\n<li>Fort Wayne Museum of Art<\/li>\n<li>Parkview Field<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/2014\/08\/10\/science-central-august-september-activities\/\">Science Central<\/a><\/li>\n<li>The Lincoln Tower<\/li>\n<li>Historic Fort Wayne<\/li>\n<li>Visit Fort Wayne Visitors Center<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>This event would not be possible if it weren&#8217;t for the sponsorship and support of our partners: Barnes and Thornburg, Vera Bradley, Fort Wayne Airport Authority, Old National Bank, Tippmann Properties, Downtown Improvement District, Parrot Press, WANE, and Best 95.1! Thank you!<\/p>\n<p>For more information: 424-3700, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitfortwayne.com\/events\/be-a-tourist\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/www.visitfortwayne.com\/events\/be-a-tourist\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h3>Related Images:<\/h3><div class=\"ngg-related-gallery\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/20090427\/84744.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"Phil Keoghan of the Amazing Race during his Ride Across America stop in Fort Wayne. He&#039;s just been presented with a bag of stuff from the Fort Wayne Allen County Convention and Visitor&#039;s Bureau.  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Photo courtesy of Visit Fort Wayne.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='9377f0f5cb257dbbf79030c3995f3e40' data-image-id=\"7374\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/assorted-photos\/the_deck_courtesy_of_visitfortwayne.png\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/assorted-photos\/thumbs\/thumbs_the_deck_courtesy_of_visitfortwayne.png\" data-title=\"The Deck at the Old Gas House\" data-description=\"The Deck at the Old Gas House in downtown Fort Wayne. 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