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Phoenix Area Museums

Desert Botanical Garden

Nestled amid the red buttes of Papago Park, the Desert Botanical Garden hosts one of the world’s finest collections of desert plants. Home to 139 rare, threatened and endangered plant species from around the world, the Garden offers interesting and inspiring experiences to more than 300,000 visitors each year. You won't want to miss the many family friendly activities throughout the year including: butterfly pavillions, pumpkin festival, musical concerts, arts and crafts activities, annual plant sales, Christmastime luminarias, flashlight tours and more.

Be sure to check out their Seedlings Preschool Program for children ages 3-5 and a caregiver. Young children discover the wonders of the desert alongside their parent or other caregiver in our nature-based preschool program. A new theme is introduced each week and is full of new discovery centers, songs to sing, yummy snacks and engaging activities to captivate young minds. Click here for more details:

http://dbg.org/index.php/education/childrensprog/programsummaries

Arizona Challenger Space Center

Open Houses, space camps, lectures, classes, stargazing nights, and more. This one-of-a-kind facility houses a world class space science program. (There's an Entertainment Book coupon)

(623)-322-2001 21170 N 83rd Ave Peoria, AZ 85382

Arizona Science Center

Non-profit science center located in downtown Phoenix. Features include: special traveling exhibits, Imax theatre, planetarium, daily educational demonstrations and periodic science camps. (There's an Entertainment Book coupon)

(602)-716-2000 600 E. Washington St, Phx, AZ. 85004 (Heritage and Science Park.)

Heard Museum

From their website: "The mission of the Heard Museum of Native Cultures and Art is to educate the public about the heritage and living cultures and arts of Native peoples, with an emphasis on the peoples of the Southwest. (There's an Entertainment Book coupon)

602.252.8848 2301 N. Central Ave., Phoenix, AZ 85004

Arizona Museum for Youth

Located in Mesa, this art museum created FOR children features a kid friendly, hands on art gallery, Artville, art classes and more. A great "first museum" experience. (There's an Entertainment Book coupon)

(480)-644-2467 35 N. Robson, Mesa, AZ. 85201 Downtown Mesa

Scottsdale Arts

This site takes you to 4 different links featuring The Scottsdale Center for the Arts, Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Arts, Scottsdale Public Art, and Scottsdale Cultural Council. (There's an Entertainment Book coupon).

Mesa Southwest Museum

One of the largest Dinosaur museums in the southwest, this 80,000 square foot facility features a variety of exhibits representing southwestern natural and cultural history. (There's an Entertainment Book coupon)

(480)-644-2230 53 N. Macdonald, Mesa, AZ. 85201

Phoenix Art Museum

Be sure to enjoy the Family Fun Days or check out the second floor PhxArtKids interactive art gallery. You can also enjoy a free audio tour while visiting or check out a KidPack to furture enhance your visit. (There's an Entertainment Book coupon) Admission is Free to all on Wednesdays 3-9pm and children under 6 years old are always free!

(602)-257-1222 1625 N. Central Ave., Phx, Arizona 85004 (Central and McDowell)

Arizona Railway Museum

From their website: "The Arizona Railway Museum is a community effort towards the acquisition, restoration, preservation and display of railway equipment, artifacts and mementos related to railways of the past and present."

(480)-821-1108 330 E. Ryan Rd., Chandler, AZ 85224

Arizona Wing Commemorative Air Force

An amazing collection of combat aircraft from WWII. Available for public tours, museum store and airplane rides. (There's an Entertainment Book coupon).

480-924-1940 2017 N. Greenfield Rd., Mesa, AZ. 85215

Arizona's Radio and Television Museum

This local museum is dedicated to preserving and celebrating the history, personalities and memorabilia of electronic media.

(602)-944-1997 7150 East Fifth Avenue, Scottsdale, AZ 85251

ASU Art Museum

Located at ASU, this museum features changing exhibits, a Family Fun Day, ArtInterAct program and a museum store.

(480)-965-2787 Main Campus of Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ.

ASU Museums, Collections and Galleries

This website provides a comprehensive list of ASU's of Museums, Collections and Galleries.

Arizona Military Museum

The purpose of the Museum is to collect, preserve and display the military history of Arizona. The museum has displays of uniforms, vehicles, artillery and misc. mementos from military encounters dating all the way back to the Spanish Conquistadors.

(602)-267-2676 5636 E. McDowell Rd., Phoenix, AZ 85008

Cave Creek Museum

An extensive collection of prehistoric and historic artifacts describe the lives of Indians, miners, ranchers and pioneers. Museum features a store, tours and children's programs.

(480)-488-2764 PO Box 1, Cave Creek, AZ 85327 Corner of Basin and Skyline

Children's Museum of Phoenix

The Children’s Museum of Phoenix is a hands-on, educational and fun learning experience for children ages birth to 10. We have three floors of amazing interactive exhibits that are designed to engage the minds, muscles, and imaginations of children and the grown-ups who care about them.

Phone: 602.253.0501

Location: 215 N. 7th Street, downtown Phoenix, at the SE corner of 7th Street and Van Buren in the historic Monroe School Building

www.childrensmuseumofphoenix.org

Hall of Flame Museum of Firefighting

Museum has almost an acre of fire history exhibits, with over 90 fully restored pieces of fire apparatus on display, dating from 1725 to 1969 (There's an Entertainment Book coupon).

(602)-275-3473 located in the Phx Papago Park at 6101 East Van Buren St., Phx., AZ

Superstition Mountain Museum

From their website: "The Superstition Mountain Museum collects, preserves and displays the artifacts, history and folklore of the Superstition Mountains, Apache Junction and the surrounding region." (There's an Entertainment Book coupon).

(480)-983-4888 4087 N Apache Trail, Apache Junction, AZ 85219

Phoenix Police Museum

This free museum is open Mon/Wed/Fri 9am-3pm and is located at 101 S. Central Ave., Ste 100, Phoenix, AZ 85004. This is the Southeast corner of Central and Jefferson in the Barrister Place Building.

Pioneer Living History Village

The village houses 30 historic buildings from the 1880s to the turn of the century. Most of them can be viewed and experienced by the public. (There's an Entertainment Book coupon)

(623) 465-1052 3901 West Pioneer Road, Phoenix, Arizona 85086

Scottsdale Historical Museum

From their website:

"The mission of the Scottsdale Historical Museum is to present, preserve and interpret through research, exhibits and educational programming, the prehistory, history and cultural heritage of Scottsdale and the Southwest."

(480)-945-4499 7333 East Scottsdale Mall, Scottsdale, AZ. 85251

The Bead Museum

From their website:

"The Bead Museum's mission is to promote the appreciation of the historical, cultural and artistic significance of beads, adornment, and related objects from ancient, ethnic, and contemporary cultures by means of: collection, documentation, preservation, display, education and public outreach."

(623)-931-2737 5754 W Glenn Dr., Glendale, AZ 85301

The Pueblo Grande Museum Auxiliary

Museum exhibits include: The Sonoran Desert, Canal Builders, Hohokam Harvests, Architects, Arts and Artisans, and Astronomers. Enjoy the museum store and annual Indian Market.

(There's an Entertainment Book coupon) (602) 495-0901 4619 E. Washington, just east of 44th Street Phx, AZ

West Valley Art Museum

Changing exhibits, museum store, cafe serving brunch, classes etc. (There's an Entertainment Book coupon).
From their website:

"West Valley Art Museum exists to promote the understanding and appreciation of the arts and to enhance the quality of life through educating, exhibiting, preserving and interpreting works of visual art primarily of Arizona artists and collections from all cultures."

(623)-972-0635 17420 N Avenue of the Arts, Surprise, AZ 85374

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