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Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum, Tucson, AZ

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Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum

Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum is a museum in Tucson, AZ, part of the Tucson guide. Cost: $25 to $50.

2021 N Kinney Rd · Tucson, AZ

Why you should go…

The Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum is an outdoor museum near Tucson that combines a zoo, aquarium, botanical garden, art gallery and natural history museum on 98 acres of desert landscape. It houses native desert animals including mountain lions, coyotes and a walk-in aviary, alongside cactus gardens and earth science exhibits. The museum is open 365 days a year with hours that shift seasonally.

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