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APACHE JUNCTION Superstition
Mountain/
Lost Dutchman
Museum/Goldfield Fact, fiction & folklore of the Superstition Wilderness Area thru geology, geography, mining, military, archaeology, minerals & maps, artifacts, Indians, cowboys & art Top BENSON San Pedro Valley Arts Top BISBEE
Bisbee
Mining & Historical Museum Housed in former Copper Queen Consolidated Mining Co. (1897) headquarters building.
Muheim Heritage
House Built Between 1898 & 1915, this museum provides a glimpse into the home life of one of Bisbee's founding families. Top BUCKEYE
Buckeye Museum Top
CASA GRANDE Casa Grande Valley
Historical Society & Museum Mining & farming exhibits Top
CAVE CREEK Cave Creek Mistress Gold
Cave Creek Museum Locally collected artifacts Top CHANDLER Arizona Railway
Museum
Chandler Center for the
Arts Top
COTTONWOOD Clemenceau Heritage Museum Permanent exhibit of pioneer heritage Top DRAGOON The Amerind Foundation
Museum Archaeological, ethnographic exhibits of Native American Cultures. Top
FLAGSTAFF Arizona Historical
Society/Pioneer Museum Logging, railroad history of Flagstaff & Northern Arizona.
Museum of Northern Arizona Natural & cultural heritage of the four corners region. Top
GILBERT Gilbert Historical
Society & Museum Top
GLENDALE The Bead Museum
Rosato Museum of
Nursing
Glendale Historical
Society Top
GLOBE Besh Ba Gowah
Archaeological Park Ruins, Museum, Ethno Botanical Garden Top
GREEN VALLEY Titan II Missile Museum Top
HOLBROOK Navajo County Historical
Society Museum Early history of Navajo County & Holbrook, Hashknife chuck wagon, historic jail, original County Courthouse built in 1898. Top
KINGMAN Mohave Museum of History
& Arts History of Mohave County & Northwestern AZ. Carved Kingman Turquoise, Andy Devine exhibit, Mohave & Hualapai Indian artifacts. Top
MESA Arizona Museum for
Youth Fine arts.
Arizona Wing of
Confederate Air Force Museum
Champlin Fighter Aircraft Museum Vintage Aircraft
Mesa Art Center
Mesa Historical Museum History of Mesa & Sports Hall of Fame
Mesa Southwest
Museum Dinosaurs, prehistoric Indians, Lost Dutchman's Mine.
Sirrine House Victorian turn-of-the-century home furnished to period. Top
NOGALES Pimeria Alta Historical Society Museum History of S. Arizona & N. Sonora, Mexico, in 1914 original City Hall. Top
PAGE John Wesley Powell Memorial Museum Dedicated to the story of Major John Wesley Powell. History of Page, Anasazi artifacts.
Navajo Village - A Living Museum Navajo hogans, sweat lodge & shade house, Navajo foods. Top PAYSON Rim Country Museum Gila County Indians,
pioneer families, ranchers, lumbermen, Zane Grey.
Zane Grey Museum and Counseller Art Photographs, letters, rare
books, movie posters, Zane Grey Cain memorabilia & video.
Western art gallery.
PHOENIX Arizona Doll & Toy Museum
Arizona Hall of Fame Museum Dedicated to those who
contributed to AZ's heritage. In historic 1908 Carnegie
Library
Arizona Military Museum
Arizona Mining & Mineral Museum Emphasis on Arizona's
mineral wealth.
Arizona Museum of Science and Technology
Arizona Science Center Hands-on exhibits
Arizona State Capital Museum
1700 W. Washington In original 1900 Capitol
building. Focus on AZ Government history & operations.
Carver/Puch-Museum & Cultural Center
Deer Valley Rock Art
Center
Hall of Flame Fire Fighting Museum 120 Classical pieces of
fire apparatus.
The Heard Museum Focuses on Cultures of the
southwestern Native Americans. Collection of historic &
contemporary fine art.
Heritage and Science Park
Museo Chicano/Chicanos Museum Art, history & cultures
of Latinos on local to international levels.
Phoenix Art Museum The Southwest's largest art
museum, art from American West to the Far East.
Phoenix Museum of History History of early Phoenix
through stories of people who were there.
Phoenix Police Museum
Pioneer Arizona Living History Museum Over 20 historic buildings,
working blacksmith, print shop, living history interpreters.
Pueblo Grande Museum & Archaeological Park Prehistoric Hohokam village
ruins with a platform mound, ball court & irrigation canals.
Rosson House
Shemer Art Center & Museum Exhibits, ongoing art
classes for children & adults.
Telephone Pioneer Museum |
PRESCOTT Phippen Museum Resembles a rustic ranch house with western flavor, features art of the American West by traditional & contemporary artists.
Sharlot Hall Museum Arizona history, original 1864 log Governor's Mansion, 2 Victorian homes, garden, exhibits on mining, military, ranching
Smoki Museum Inc. Prehistoric & historic Indian artifacts. Anasazi Pottery of Southeastern AZ. Top
SACATON Gila River Indian Arts
& Crafts Center & Heritage Museum Representing 30 tribes, outdoor village reconstruction. Top
SAFFORD Discovery Park Tours by
appointment
SCOTTSDALE Buffalo Museum of
America
Fleischer Museum Contemporary &
Historical works.
The Heard Museum
North Material from Heard
Museum's collection of Native American art.
Hoo-Hoogam Ki Museum Housed in traditional
"sandwich-style" home built by the Pimas & Maricopas. Pima &
Maricopa cultures, traditional food available at lunchtime.
Rawhide Old West Museum Old West antiques &
memorabilia includes Geronimo's moccasins.
Scottsdale Artists'
School Exhibits, classes, special
events.
Scottsdale Historical
Museum Scottsdale's history, 1910
classroom in original 2-room schoolhouse.
Scottsdale Museum of
Contemporary Art Focus on international
modern/contemporary art, special
emphasis on AZ artists. Includes works from fine art collection of
City of Scottsdale.
Sylvia Plotkin Judaica
Museum Ancient & modern Jewish
art, Jewish holiday traditions.
Taliesin West National Historic Landmark
designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1937 as his winter "camp."
SEDONA Museum of the Red Rocks SIERRA VISTA The Army Intelligence Museum History of Army's Intelligence gathering equipment, including code machines & surveillance drones.
Fort Huachuca Museum and Annex Features the famous Buffalo Soldiers, Apache wars, Pershing’s Expedition &Fort Huachuca’s role in WWII training. Top SOMERTON Cocopah Museum (Kwapa
Nawee U'as Ilusaaw) Tours by appointment only. Top SPRINGERVILLE Casa Malpais Ruins &
Museum Associated with Casa Malpais (1240-1400)
Little House Museum Rare collection of automatic musical instruments, mountain lore. Top ST.JOHN Apache County Historical
Society Museum Archeological artifacts including woolly mammoth tusks dating approx. 24,000 years.
White Mountain
Archaeological Center Field school dedicated to researching, preserving & protecting endangered prehistoric Indian sites. Engaged in excavating & restoring Raven Site. Top SURPRISE West Valley Art
Museum Five galleries: fine art, ethnic costumes, traveling exhibitions featuring international artists. Top TEMPE Arizona Historical
Society Museum/Tempe 20th century history with focus on water & development of the desert community.
Arizona State University
Art Museum American & Lain American art, historical & contemporary & American crafts.
ASU Museum of
Anthropology
Fiestas de la Vida
Petersen House Museum Built in 1892 by Niels Petersen, on National Historic Register.
Tempe Arts Center
Tempe Historical Museum Larger than life photos, hands-on activities, videos & artifacts. Top TUBAC Tubac Center of the Arts Changing visual art exhibits, performing arts series, museum, shop & art library. Top TUCSON Arizona Historical Society
Arizona Historical Society Museum Arizona's cultural history from Spanish Colonial to 20th century.
The Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum
Arizona State Museum Arizona's Indian cultures, arts & crafts from 10,000 BC to present.
Center for Creative Photography Renowned photographers, research center & library
De Grazia Gallery in the Sun
Flandrau Science Center & Planetarium
Gadsden-Pacific Division
International Wildlife Museum Over 400 types of mammals, birds & insects from around the world.
Mineralogical Museum
Pima Air & Space Museum
Town Hall Museum "History in the Movies" with archival photographs, authentic costumes & movie posters, "Law of the West: Guns, Guts and Glory" photos & collected stories of crooked lawmen, hanging judges & outlaws; "A Voice for My People" art, stories & culture of the Abenaki's recent history; "Bisbee, An Arizona Mining Story" minerals, mining implements & photographs of Bisbee's history.
Tucson Children's Museum Hands-on exhibits and programs for children ages 2-11 in art, science and humanities.
Tucson Museum of Art & Historic Block "Art of the Americas." Permanent collections include pre-Columbian, Spanish Colonial, American Western, contemporary & world folk art.
University of Arizona Museum of Art From 15th century Spanish Retablo of Ciudad Rodrigo to contemporary works by Rothko and O'Keeffe. Top WICKENBURG Desert Caballeros Western Museum Western Art & History, Mineral Display
Robson's Mining World A collection of antique mining equipment. Top WILLCOX Rex Allen Arizona Cowboy Museum Tribute to Rex Allen & pioneer settlers, ranchers & cowboys who shaped the West. Top WILLIAMS Grand Canyon Railway Museum In the former Harvey House Restaurant, exhibits cover railroading, mining, ranching & logging in the Grand Canyon region. Top YUMA The Peanut Patch History of peanut's uses. Top |
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