Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum

The Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum is one of the nation’s leading outdoor, living museums, featuring more than 230 animals and 1,200 varieties of desert plants.  Its purpose is to inspire people to live in harmony with the natural world by fostering love, appreciation, and understanding of the bi-national, Sonoran Desert region. 

The museum is located at 2021 N. Kinney Road, in Tucson Mountain Park adjacent to Saguaro National Park (West).  It is open daily year round with operating hours varying by season. 

• USA Today 10Best U.S. Zoo Exhibit 2015-Desert Loop Trail 
• TripAdvisor Certificate of Excellence Hall of Fame 2015
• TripAdvisor Top Ten U.S. Museum 2014
• TripAdvisor Top Ten U.S. Public Garden 2013
• TripAdvisor: Named Number One of 271 things to do in Tucson