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“Zoo, museum, & botanical garden all in one!”
For a half-century the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum has enchanted millions of visitors with its exhibits of live animals in astonishingly natural settings, while intriguing and instructing them with fascinating educational programs. At the same time, the Museum has gained a worldwide repute in the scientific community as an institution committed to researching and protecting the land, plants, and the animals of the Sonoran Desert Region. The mission of the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum is to inspire people to live in harmony with the natural world by fostering love, appreciation, and understanding of the Sonoran Desert. The Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum is a world-renowned zoo, natural history museum and botanical garden, all in one place! Exhibits re-create the natural landscape of the Sonoran Desert Region so realistically you find yourself eye-to-eye with mountain lions, prairie dogs, Gila monsters, and more. Within the Museum grounds, you will see more than 300 animal species and 1,200 kinds of plants. There are almost 2 miles of paths traversing 21 acres of beautiful desert.
The Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum is a MUST SEE for legit anyone spending any time in Tucson. From raptor flights, to javelina, to hummingbirds there's something for everyone. I recently took my... Read more
Has all the things - desert botanical garden, big mammals, birds, critters, live shows, random stuff, and rocks! Our favorite thing was probably the animal show. The presenter was amazing and... Read more
Incredible experience and a must-see while in Tucson. As two adults, we spent 3.5 hours here. To be the heat, we came in the morning since about 85% of the experience is outdoors. But there is... Read more
Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum
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- Sun - Sat: 8:30 am - 5:00 pm
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