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Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum    

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The Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum is a 98-acre zoo, aquarium, botanical garden, natural history museum, publisher, and art gallery founded in 1952. …

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Nov 1, 2024
Good family place. Animals from sting rays, big horn sheep, mountain lion and more. Art gallery with different exhibits. Plants in different stages of the seasons. Full review by Roam73230
Oct 23, 2024
Essential information on the flira and fauna of Arizona’s desert landscape. Matter specialists are on hand to guide and idenfify birds and cacti that reside/grow in the desert Full review by 833hansd
Oct 2, 2024
Fantastic museum & zoo. Some of the zoo exhibits have not been able to replace animals that have "aged out" because of Covid and its after-effects. However, you can still see cougar, ocelot, bobcat… Full review by Stay14935410812
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Facts

Annual visitors:400,000

Questions & answers

Q:
what are common times or months for tickets to sell out?
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October-March
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Answer by Kelly H · Oct 20, 2024
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Is this part of Saguaro Nat'l Park? If so, are any entry fees already included with Saguaro entry?
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No it’s not
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Answer by Kerrith K · Mar 17, 2021
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What is best time of year to visit for cacti bloom?
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I think as a general rule Spring is the best, say from mid-March to late April is a good time to see the desert in bloom, at least that was my experience growing up. It may be a good idea …
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I think as a general rule Spring is the best, say from mid-March to late April is a good time to see the desert in bloom, at least that was my experience growing up. It may be a good idea to get in touch with a botanical garden in Arizona and people there might have a better sense of specific conditions yearly.
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It is raining today. Would this be a good thing to do? I can’t tell if it’s mostly outside.
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Mostly outside wouldn’t go if raining
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Do you allow service dogs?
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This is from their website: Service Animals We welcome Guests with disabilities that choose to bring their trained service animal to the Museum. (Pets are not allowed inside the Museum.) …
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This is from their website: Service Animals We welcome Guests with disabilities that choose to bring their trained service animal to the Museum. (Pets are not allowed inside the Museum.) A copy of our Service Animal Policy (PDF version) may also be obtained from Guest Services located at the main admissions entrance.
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Can I purchase membership as a gift for someone else?
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Absolutely! A Gift Membership may be purchased a few different ways — online, or with a Guest Service Assistant by phone or in-person. Gift Memberships include...
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