Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum, Arizona, United States
5.0 (8.823 reviews) Saturday: 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM Spent 2-3 hours Ranking #2 in Tucson Art Galleries • Speciality Museums • Natural History Museums
Make This Your First Tucson Stop
The renowned Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum is everything you could want in a Sonoran Desert adventure! Mostly outdoors and comprised of an AZA-accredited zoo, extensive botanical garden, two art galleries, and a natural history museum, the Desert Museum sits on 98 acres of pristine desert landscape. The Museum showcases the diverse flora and fauna of the Sonoran Desert region (with over 55,000 plants!) featuring wildlife such as coyotes, javelinas, mountain lions, and bighorn sheep in naturalistic habitats. Bird lovers delight in visiting the Museum's two aviaries, one dedicated to hummingbirds! Kids love the interactive Packrat Playhouse and Stingray Touch exhibits, learning to appreciate our unique environment from a young age. The Museum's gift shops offer a bounty of books, jewelry, crafts, and more. This family-friendly establishment offers something for everyone!
Address
2021 N Kinney Rd, Tucson, AZ 85743-9719
Mobile
Website
http://www.desertmuseum.org
Working hours
Monday : 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM
Tuesday : 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM
Wednesday : 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM
Thursday : 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM
Friday : 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM
Saturday : 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM
Sunday : 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM
Current local date and time now
Saturday, May 11, 2024, 3:14
User Ratings
5.0 based on (8.823 reviews)
Reviews
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5kevinsC5235NV 5:00 PM Feb 21, 2021
Great one-to-one time with my son
My 12 year-old son and I went to the museum in late Feb 2021. Tickets required in an advance to balance crowd leveled and we went with the 8:30am start time. It was perfect. Weather was mid 40’s and very few people there when we arrived - felt like we had it to ourselves! Lots of plant life and beautiful grounds. Limited # of animals but we did see a wolf, a bobcat, a deer, some hummingbirds, a gila monster and some snakes. Low key and relaxing. Took us about two hours to view everything and walked about 2 miles or so. It was just great to set the electronics aside for a few hours and spend some time with my son. Would definitely recommend this.
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4Valerie 5:00 PM Mar 15, 2022
Great outdoor experience
Wonderfully done outdoor museum! We have 3 kids under 10 and they had a blast. We easily spent 3 hours here and didn’t finish the entire museum. Appreciated that there were various hand sanitization sites throughout as well as clean facilities dispersed nicely throughout the park (a must when visiting with kids!). It’s mostly a museum of bird watching and learning about desert vegetation, just an FYI because if you’re expecting to see lots of animals, this is not the place. The kids did enjoy the sting ray touch exhibit ($3 per person). It’s a great way to spend some time outdoors and the museum has some great photo opportunities. One downside we experienced was the eatery. We arrived 5 min after opening to the eatery (it opens at 11) and we waited an hour for a 2 burgers, fries and 1 hotdog. Not too many orders before ours but felt the grill didn’t have the capacity to cook for large crowds. We noticed lunch rush diminished by 1230 so we’ll keep that in mind next visit.
