Arizona

Sonoran Desert wildlife can be viewed at the world famous Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum. Founded in 1952, the museum is
dedicated to the conservation of the Sonoran Desert. The Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum is located at 2021 North Kinney Road
which is about 15 miles from downtown Tucson, Arizona. The museum is much like a zoo, except that the animals are all native to the Sonoran desert. The museum is a nonprofit research and education institution. It is a world-renowned zoo, natural history museum and botanical garden. Much of the museum is outdoors. Exhibits at the museum include mountain lions, javelina, black bear, white-tailed deer, Mexican Wolf.

First-time visitors need to know to wear walking shoes, a hat and use sunscreen. Picnicking is not allowed at the museum but there are places to eat available in the museum. Tucson Mountain Park has picnic grounds within a mile of the Museum entrance.

You can sign up to “Walk with an Animal Keeper” which is an hour and a half walking tour behind the scenes to see the animals up
close. You will walk about half a mile with an animal keeper at the museum. There is a fee for this tour.

The Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum has a great gift shops with regional and international gift items. Try The Mountain House Gift Shop and The Ironwood Gift Shop. The museum is open every day of the year! Enjoy!

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