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Museums, Zoo's and More:
Museums
Arizona Museum for Youth - Fine arts and fun activities combined to create an exciting experience for both children and adults. Located in Mesa.
Arizona Science Center - A hands-on science museum with over 350 exhibits, planetarium,and giant-screen theater. Programs for teachers, schools, members, and the general public.
Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum - A world-renowned zoo, natural history museum and botanical garden. Research and education programs and exhibits on the Sonoran desert region.
International Wildlife Museum - An interactive Natural History museum in Tucson.
John Wesley Powell Memorial Museum - Museum dedicated to Major John Wesley Powell, Civil War veteran and explorer of the Colorado River in Page, Arizona. Features a collection of Native American and pioneer artifacts and exhibits on the geology of the canyons cut by the Colorado and the history and development of Page.
Museum of Northern Arizona - Through permanent and changing exhibits, educational programs, research, and outdoor excursions, visitors to the Museum of Northern Arizona can discover the anthropology, biology, geology, and fine arts of the Colorado Plateau region.
Museums of Central Arizona - A guide to over 50 museums in Central Arizona.
Rosson House at Historic Heritage Square - 1895 house museum featuring historic home & block tours for the visiting public. School tours are also available along with special events held throughout the season.
Sharlot Hall Museum - Sharlot Hall Museum is the largest museum in the central territory of Arizona, and is dedicated to providing educational adventures in human and natural history. Located in Prescott.
Tombstone Epitaph, famous Old West newspaper. - Visit the Tombstone Epitaph 1880's newspaper office. Read the 1881 reports of the gunfight at the O.K. Corral. Published continuously since May, 1880. National Historic Site of Journalism.
University of Arizona Museum of Art
World's Smallest Museum - Showcases artifacts of ordinary life in Superior, Arizona. The tiny structure is the home of the world's largest Apache Tear gemstone and Waterfall Lane
Zoo's
Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum - Tucson. The zoo, natural history museum and botanical garden offers displays of living animals and plants native to the Sonoran Desert. Virtual zoo tour includes animal photos, descriptions, and desert information. Site also has general information, park history, education program sumary, conservation information, and an online gift shop.
Heritage Park Zoo - Prescott near Phoenix. Includes a zoo map with animal descriptions, conservation information, the zoo newsletter and an online gift shop.
Phoenix Zoo - Includes general information, animal photos, scientific fact sheets, zoo maps, and information on educational workshops, tours, and conservation.
Reid Park Zoo - Tucson. Spans 17 acres and houses over 500 exotic animals, including giant anteater. Unofficial site has general information.
Wildlife World Zoo - Litchfield Park near Phoenix. Largest collection of exotic animals in Arizona, including white tigers. Site has general information and animal photos.
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