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Tucson Museums
(Tucson, Arizona - AZ, USA)



Tucson has outdone itself with regards to its museums. The Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum in Tucson is superb and boasts botanical gardens and a zoo, including plants and animals indigenous to the Sonoran Desert.

Tucson's Titan Missile Museum offers a close-up glimpse of a nuclear missile and what life must have been like for the men working in the silo, while the Children's Museum has plenty of hands-on exhibits. Here are Tucson's main museums.




Tucson Museums: Arizona Sonora Desert Museum - 2021 North Kinney Road, Tucson, Arizona (AZ), USA
Tel: +1 520 883 2702
Also encompassing Tucson's Reid Park Zoo, the Arizona Sonora Desert Museum is devoted to the Sonora Desert and features a zoo and botanical gardens. The museum and zoo are very well designed, with the animals retaining their respective environments. Creatures here include cactus wrens, hummingbirds, rattlesnakes, scorpions, prairie dogs and bighorn sheep. Among the uniquely-designed environments are the javelina and coyote exhibits, with their invisible fencing, and the Riparian Corridor section, where you can see otters and beavers in their natural habitats. With its artificial limestone cave, The Earth Sciences Center and its excellent gift shop are also worth a look.
Tucson museum open: daily - 07:30 to 17:00, seasonal variations apply
Tucson museum admission: charge

Tucson Museums: The Pima Air and Space Museum (PASM) - 6000 East Valencia Road, Tucson, 85706, Arizona (AZ), USA
Tel: +1 520 618 4800
Tucson's Pima Air and Space Museum is the biggest museum of its kind in western USA and features an impressive collection of more than 250 aircraft, together with a host of memorabilia. Highlights include tram rides, a Morphis Simulator, the Air Force One plane once used by US president JF Kennedy, a popular visitors' center, a gift shop and the Thunderbirds Grill restaurant.
Tucson museum open: daily - 09:00 to 17:00
Tucson museum admission: charge, discounts available for children and seniors, children under six free

Tucson Museums: Arizona Historical Society's Museum - 949 East 2nd Street, Tucson, Arizona (AZ), USA
Tel: +1 520 628 5774
Featuring statues of two of Arizona's most important sons, Father Kino the Jesuit and John Greenaway of copper-mining company Phelps Dodge fame, Tucson's Arizona Historical Society's Museum has exhibits on the region of southwestern United States and northern Mexico. Attractions include the 'Life on the Edge: A History of Medicine in Arizona' exhibition, one of the highlights of the museum, while the library has a fascinating collection of old Arizona photographs. The copper mining exhibit will appeal to kids.
Tucson museum open: Monday to Saturday - 10:00 to 16:00
Tucson museum admission: charge

Tucson Museums: International Wildlife Museum - 4800 West Gates Pass Road, Tucson, 85745, Arizona (AZ), USA
Tel: +1 520 629 0100
Often known as the Tucson Natural History Museum, the International Wildlife Museum features exhibits of hundreds of insects, mammals and birds from all over the world. With dioramas, temporary exhibits, interactive displays, a wildlife theater, guided tours, educational information and research facilities, this important museum was founded in 1988 and stands in the Tucson Mountains.
Tucson museum open: Monday to Friday - 09:00 to 17:00, Saturday and Sunday - 09:00 to 18:00
Tucson museum admission: charge, discounts available for children, seniors, students and groups

Tucson Museums: Tucson Children's Museum - 200 South Sixth Avenue, Tucson, Arizona (AZ), USA
Tel: +1 520 792 9985
An excellent educational tool for the kids, Tucson Children's Museum in downtown at the old Carnegie Library has plenty of interactive exhibits for little ones. Exhibits change every year and past attractions have included a bubble factory, fire station and a doctor's office, while dinosaur sculptures are a permanent fixture. The best time to come here is on the weekend, when special performances are staged.
Tucson museum open: Tuesday to Saturday - 10:00 to 17:00, Sunday - 12:00 to 17:00
Tucson museum admission: charge, discount for children under 16 and seniors, children under two free

Tucson Museums: Arizona State Museum (ASM) - University of Arizona, 1013 East University Boulevard, Tucson, 85721-0026, Arizona (AZ), USA
Tel: +1 520 621 6302
The Arizona State Museum celebrates the culture and life in the Arizona and north Mexico area and features a range of exhibitions. Dating back to 1893, this museum is one of America's largest anthropology museums and is an important research center in the University of Arizona complex.
Tucson museum open: Monday to Friday - 08:00 to 17:00
Tucson museum admission: donations suggested

Tucson Museums: Titan Missile Museum - 1580 West Duval Mine Road, Sahuarita, Arizona (AZ), USA
Located just outside Tucson, the Titan Missile Museum features a deactivated intercontinental ballistic missile, or ICBM, and its associated silo. Visitors can descend into the silo and marvel at the sheer size of the missile - minus the warhead of course. The museum is operated by the Pima Air and Space Museum and guided tours explain what life was like for the missile operators and the ins and outs of the missile system.
Tucson museum open: daily - 09:00 to 16:00, seasonal variations apply
Tucson museum admission: charge, discount for children and seniors

 
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