High Desert Museum Review

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High Desert Museum

Fodor's Review:

The West was truly wild, and this combo museum/zoo proves it. Kids will love the up close and personal encounters with gila monsters, snakes, lizards, Ochoco the bobcat, and Snowshoe the synx. Actors in costume take part in the "Living History" series, where you can chat with stagecoach drivers, boomtown widows, pioneers, and homesteaders. With 53,000 indoor square feet, a quarter-mile trail, and an additional 32,000 square feet of outdoor exhibits and live animal habitats, it's no wonder that the museum sells admission tickets that cover a two-day visit.

  • Cost: $15
  • Open: Daily 9-5
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