Be honest now. Are there some local attractions like the Edward M. Kennedy Institute for the United States Senate on Columbia Point that sightseers come from all over the world to visit, but your family hasn’t been to yet?

If the $14 admission fee is keeping you away, this summer (for one day at least) you can “afford” to be a tourist in your own backyard.

The 2016 edition Highland Street Bank’s Free Fun Fridays (HSFFF) will cover your entrance fees to the EMK Institute and many other museums, zoos, and cultural institutions around Boston and beyond. This summer is your chance to see Rodin’s “The Thinker” at the Peabody Essex Museum, the 1,000-soldier “Redcoats & Rebels” reenactment at Old Sturbridge Village, and the seven newly discovered Tiffany stained glass windows at the Museum of Russian Icons in Clinton.

Highland Street Foundation, which is committed to addressing the needs of Massachusetts children and families when it comes to education, health care, the arts, and more, has hosted the series since 2009. For each of the next eight Fridays (this year’s kickoff date for the 10-date program was June 24), Highland Street will pick up the tab at eight attractions across the Commonwealth.

Every year the number of participating cultural venues has grown. Last year there were 70 destinations; this year there are 80.

Free Fun Fridays has drawn more than 900,000 visitors to venues throughout Massachusetts. The program has grown to include participating institutions in every corner of the state, helping them open their doors for free to the community.

“The events are great for children during the summer since they’re not in school,” said HSF executive director Blake Jordan. “It’s a great opportunity for them to continue their education. We’ve seen a lot of youth groups, senior citizen groups, and veteran groups come out. And we’ve heard from families where a parent lost his job, and Free Fun Fridays was their family vacation.”

The 2016 series opened last month with free admissions to such top attractions as Tanglewood and Mass MoCA.

Tomorrow, July 8, culture-lovers will have a tough decision choosing among the Museum of Fine Arts Boston, Plimoth Plantation, and the Peabody Essex Museum, currently featuring a rare opportunity to see “The Thinker” and many other works by Rodin as well as exhibits in seven other galleries including “Megacity: the Street Culture of India.”

Next Friday, July 15, will offer another tempting array: the Kennedy Institute, the Boston Athenaeum, the Larz Anderson Museum (“America’s Oldest Car Collection” is currently showcasing Porsche and BMW) as well as farther-flung, but still roadtrip-worthy destinations like Cape Cod Children’s Museum, Edward Gorey House in Yarmouth Port, Spellman Museum of Stamps and Postal History (two Olympians on hand), and the Danforth and Fitchburg art museums.

Among the intriguing possibilities on July 22: the New Bedford Whaling Museum and the Museum of Russian Icons in Clinton, MA (with those Tiffany windows!).

On July 29, two attractions in Dorchester head the list: the JFK Library and the adjacent Commonwealth Museum. But there are also such old-school charmers as the Sandwich Glass Museum and Tower Hill Botanic Gardens in Boylston.

The choices go on and on, culminating with the grand finale featuring Dot’s Franklin Park Zoo along with Old Sturbridge Village and the Norman Rockwell Museum in Stockbridge, all on Aug. 26.

Download the full schedule in English or Spanish at http://highlandstreet.org/programs/free-fun-fridays.