Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum
located in Tucson, Arizona
The Arizona Sonora Desert Museum is a wonderful attraction consists of a botanical garden, a museum and a full featured zoo. With so many things to do in one location it is a very popular destination for locals and tourists alike. It consists of 21 acres of "Naturalistic Zoo" created by William Carr and Arthur Pack in the 1950s - one of the first of its kind in the United States.
Dedicated to the conservation of the Sonoran Desert, the museum seeks to re-created the environment in a realistic manner so that visitors can see Sonoran wildlife and flora in their natural setting. Over 1200 differnet types of plants are included along with 300 animal species. Some of the garden areas include drought tolerant gardens, cacti, grasslands and woodlands, pollination gardens and a riparian corridor. The garden and museums also host innumerable educational programs for kids and adults alike.
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Address:
2021 North Kinney Road
Tucson, Arizona 85743
Hours & Times:
Daily
Mar-Sep: 7:30-4:15pm
Oct-Feb: 8:30-4:15pm
Jun-Aug: Also Sat evenings - 7:30-10:00pm
Admission:
Jun-Aug
Adults: $9
Kids (6-12): $2
Sep-May
Adults: $12
Kids (6-12): $4
Under 6: Free
Phone:
(520) 883-2702
Visit the Official Website
2021 North Kinney Road
Tucson, Arizona 85743
Hours & Times:
Daily
Mar-Sep: 7:30-4:15pm
Oct-Feb: 8:30-4:15pm
Jun-Aug: Also Sat evenings - 7:30-10:00pm
Admission:
Jun-Aug
Adults: $9
Kids (6-12): $2
Sep-May
Adults: $12
Kids (6-12): $4
Under 6: Free
Phone:
(520) 883-2702
Visit the Official Website
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 | Conserving Migratory Pollinators and Nectar Corridors in Western North America (Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum Studies in Natural History) The first book to bring together studies of important migratory pollinators in the West--rufous hummingbirds, white-winged doves, lesser long-nosed bats, monarch butterflies--and of what we must do to conserve them. It investigates their foraging and roosting behaviors as they journey from the Tropic of Cancer in western Mexico into the deserts, grasslands, and thornscrub of the U.S.-Mexico ... [reviews] |
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