-A 98-acre world-class museum just west of Tucson
-Focuses on various aspects of the Sonoran Desert
-It includes a zoo, aquarium, botanical garden, natural history museum, and art gallery
-The museum is mostly outdoors and has two miles of walking paths through 21 acres of desert landscape
-Features 12 major exhibits, including Mountain Woodland, Warden Aquarium, and Birds of the Sonoran Desert
-The museum also has a variety of small mammals, river otters, beavers, bighorn sheep, fishes, and aquatic invertebrates
-2021 North Kinney Road, Tucson
==> August, 2024: "The Institute of Museum and Library Services has announced that Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum is one of 10 recipients of the 2024 National Medal for Museum and Library Service, the nation’s highest honor given to museums and libraries that make significant and exceptional contributions to their communities."
-Focuses on various aspects of the Sonoran Desert
-It includes a zoo, aquarium, botanical garden, natural history museum, and art gallery
-The museum is mostly outdoors and has two miles of walking paths through 21 acres of desert landscape
-Features 12 major exhibits, including Mountain Woodland, Warden Aquarium, and Birds of the Sonoran Desert
-The museum also has a variety of small mammals, river otters, beavers, bighorn sheep, fishes, and aquatic invertebrates
-2021 North Kinney Road, Tucson
==> August, 2024: "The Institute of Museum and Library Services has announced that Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum is one of 10 recipients of the 2024 National Medal for Museum and Library Service, the nation’s highest honor given to museums and libraries that make significant and exceptional contributions to their communities."