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Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum Review
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Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum 
- Address: 2021 N. Kinney Rd., Westside, Tucson, AZ | Map It
- Phone: 520/883-2702
- www.desertmuseum.org
- Category: Zoos/Aquariums
- Location: Northwest Tucson and the Westside
Fodor's Review:
The name "museum" is a bit misleading since this delightful site is actually a beautifully planned zoo and botanical garden featuring the animals and plants of the Sonoran Desert. Hummingbirds, cactus wrens, rattlesnakes, scorpions, bighorn sheep, and prairie dogs all busy themselves in ingeniously designed habitats. An Earth Sciences Center has an artificial limestone cave and a hands-on meteor and mineral display. The coyote and javelina exhibits have "invisible" fencing that separates humans from animals, and the Riparian Corridor section affords great underwater views of otters and beavers. The gift shop carries books about Arizona and the desert, plus jewelry and crafts.
- Cost: $12
- Open: Mar.-Sept., daily 7:30-5; Oct.-Feb., daily 8:30-5
Member Reviews & Ratings:
Don't miss this one
Posted by shtrbug from Farmersville, TX on 1/16/09
This is a must for anyone visiting Tucson. You actually feel like you have taken a hike in the desert and seen all the animals and plants that are there. We visited in December but plan to visit again in the spring when the cati are in bloom
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