Just like its subject — the news — the Newseum, which opens tomorrow, includes far more information than the average museum-goer can handle. It would take days (there are 24 hours of documentary footage alone) to see everything on display in the 250,000-square-foot museum, and with a $20 admission charge, a visit to the Newseum should be a full-day’s outing. Opening day, however, is free of charge, so you might want to head down even for just a long lunch hour to check out the new site tomorrow.

The architecture is one of the most notable features of the museum: the modern face of the building celebrates the First Amendment with a 74-foot high marble engraving of the words that guarantee the freedom of religion, speech, press, assembly and petition, while the rest of the front is glass so passersby can see inside.

The most interesting exhibits focus on international reporting — the Time Warner News Gallery features a map of the world showing which countries have free press and which countries limit it, and the violent side of the profession is examined, with chilling objects on display from journalists who lost their lives or were injured in pursuit of a story.