The Arizona Historical Society Museum
942 E 2nd St.
628-5774
This museum focuses on state history form Spanish time to the present. In addition to the Arizona mining hall-complete with walk-in mine shaft-the museum features fascinating exhibits that bring to life the history of Tucson.

 

Sosa-Carillo Fremont House
151 S Grande (In the Tucson Convention Center complex)
622-0956
It has been restored to its 1880 appearance when it was occupied by Territorial Governor
Fremont.

 

Fort Lowell Museum
2900 N Craycroft Road
885-3832
Branch of the historical society and is located in Old Fort Lowell Park. The museum is a reconstruction of the commanding officers quarters.

 

International Wildlife Museum
4800 W Gates Pass Road (off Speedway Blvd.)
617-1439
Housed in a replica of a French Foreign Legion Fort in Africa?s Sahara Desert, the 38,000 square foot museum features dioramas depicting over 300 species of animals and birds from around the world in their natural habitats.

 

Tucson Children's Museum
200 S 6th Ave
792-9985
This museum features hands on activities and programs in science, heath, technology, and the arts. Everything from a doctor's office to a Newton's cradle which illustrates the laws of motion can be found here. Also a Natural Gallery and the Kidspace play area add to the fun along with a children's theater and special programs.

 

Arizona State Museum
University of Arizona
Park and University Blvd.
621-6302
The collections illustrate the cultures of the Southwest and are considered the most comprehensive in existence. Dioramas depict ancient and modern Indian lifestyles.

 

Mineral Museum

North Campus Drive

621-4227

The exhibits emphasize the vast variety of Arizona's minerals plus displays of fine gem stones and fossils from around the world.

 

Pima Air & Space Museum
6000 E Valencia Rd
574-0462
The museum displays over 200 vintage aircraft representing the nation's aviation history. A
full-scale replica of the Wright Brothers' 1903 planes plus several rare planes are featured.

 

Titan Missile Museum

W Duval Mine Road

Green Valley, AZ
625-7736
Guided yours of the facility are conducted daily.

 

Tucson Museum of Art and Historic Block
140 N Main Avenue
624-2333
View Pre-Columbian artifacts and Western American Art along with Spanish Colonial and 20th Century European and American Art.

 

The University of Arizona Museum of Art
University of Arizona campus
621-7567
It houses the Kress Collection of more than fifty European paintings from the Renaissance
through the 17th century, including 26 gilded, 15th century Spanish paintings by Fernando Gallego that make up the Retablo of the Cathedral of Ciudad Rodrigo. Visiting exhibits are also on view

 

Center for Creative Photography
1030 N Olive Street
621-7968
This building houses one of the most comprehensive collections in the world. The center
features changing photographic exhibits drawn from its archives of major 20th century photographers.

 

DeGrazia Chapel in the Sun
6300 N Swan Rd
299-9191
A memorial to Tucson artist Ted DeGrazia. His paintings, bronzes, and ceramics are displayed in the unique adobe building which he designed.

 

Tucson Arts District
624-9977
It is filled with galleries, studios, and shops featuring works of every type. Old Town Artisans in the El Presidio Historic District is where hundreds of regional Latin American artists exhibit. Tucson has a number of historic neighborhoods that create interesting walking tours.

 

Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum
2021 N Kinney Rd
883-2702
This museum displays over 1,300 kinds of plants and 300 animal species native to the
Sonoran Desert. Underground limestone cave galleries exhibit subterranean life and geology.