Now, anyone willing to pay the entrance fee can experience this extraordinary palace.

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Journalists are so used to being comped the entrance fee that one of my colleagues was really appalled.

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The rooms are much less overcrowded because visitors have to pay an entrance fee to see the show.

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Hit up tourist spots for other shopping options: Any science museum worth its entrance fee has an intriguing gift shop these days.

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Hiking will only costs you the 15 Malaysian ringgit park entrance fee.

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Each participant's entrance fee goes to the military charity Help for Heroes.

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This week more than 100 national parks that usually charge an entrance fee are waiving it, meaning most of the 394 national parks will be free.

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Initially, unit owners are told that they or their estate will be entitled to a chunk of the large entrance fee when they move out or die.

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Under a two-year contract, for undisclosed fees, Track finds nightclubs willing to let new cardholders bring guests, jump the line and pay a reduced entrance fee or get in for free.

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When drivers reserve a parking spot with the ParkNow app on their smartphone or tablet, they receive a QR code, which they scan at the garage entrance. (The fee is charged to their credit card.) Neff said ParkNow receives a marketing fee from the garage owner for each reservation and the operators set the price.

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