The Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum is a 98-acre zoo, aquarium, botanical garden, natural history museum, publisher, and art gallery founded in 1952. …
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Mar 8, 2025
Large outdoor museum with excellent exhibits and shows, friendly and knowledgeable docents abound. Raptor Free Flight will blow your mind, (not appropriate for small children) worth it to get there …Full review by Elfma
Mar 4, 2025
The word museum is misleading, its a zoo, its a garden and its an education. many plants and animals many in natural habitat and almost fee range. Cleverly set up with loop walks so you can take as …Full review by Roy H
Feb 24, 2025
We were really excited to see the Arizona Sonora Desert Museum and we loved it! There were some groups of children there as it is a great place for them to learn. The rest of the crowd were tourist…Full review by Alice D
What is best time of year to visit for cacti bloom?
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I think as a general rule Spring is the best, say from mid-March to late April is a good time to see the desert in bloom, at least that was my experience growing up. It may be a good idea …
I think as a general rule Spring is the best, say from mid-March to late April is a good time to see the desert in bloom, at least that was my experience growing up. It may be a good idea to get in touch with a botanical garden in Arizona and people there might have a better sense of specific conditions yearly.
It is raining today. Would this be a good thing to do? I can’t tell if it’s mostly outside.
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Much of the attraction is outside. However, there also are interesting inside exhibits. If a rainy day is the only chance for a visit, I would still be inclined to visit. A light rain wouldn't …
Much of the attraction is outside. However, there also are interesting inside exhibits. If a rainy day is the only chance for a visit, I would still be inclined to visit. A light rain wouldn't stop me. Heavy rain - I'd wait for a drier day/check the forecast to see if an improvement is projected later in the day. There is an eating spot/covered porch to wait out a storm. The weather was hot the day of my visit. I wouldn't have minded a little rain that might have cooled things off a bit.
This is from their website: Service Animals We welcome Guests with disabilities that choose to bring their trained service animal to the Museum. (Pets are not allowed inside the Museum.) …
This is from their website: Service Animals We welcome Guests with disabilities that choose to bring their trained service animal to the Museum. (Pets are not allowed inside the Museum.) A copy of our Service Animal Policy (PDF version) may also be obtained from Guest Services located at the main admissions entrance.
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