Zoo
Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum
🇺🇸 United States
🦒 Zoo or wildlife park, United States 193 spp. present
The Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum is a 98-acre (40 ha) zoo, aquarium, botanical garden, natural history museum, publisher, and art gallery founded in 1952. Located just west of Tucson, Arizona, it features two miles (3.2 km) of walking paths traversing 21 acres (8.5 ha) of desert landscape. It is one of the most visited attractions in Southern Arizona. Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
32.244° N 111.168° W
🎟️ Visit
Essentials
Entrance
Paid
Tourism
High
Species present
193
speciesOpened
1952
Size
Large
Visit
Opening hours
Oct–Feb · Every day, Public holidays · 8:30–17:00Mar–Sep · Every day, Public holidays · 7:30–17:00Jun–Aug · Mon–Fri, Sun, Public holidays · 7:30–17:00Jun–Aug · Sat, Public holidays · 7:30–22:00
Getting there
- Address
- 2021 North Kinney Road, Tucson, AZ 85743
- Access
- Wheelchair accessible
Who runs it
- Founded by
- William Henry Carr
What visitors say
🦒 Animals in captivity
Before you go
Where is Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum?
United States
Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum is a zoo or wildlife park in the United States, at 2021 North Kinney Road, Tucson, AZ 85743. Its coordinates are 32.244° N, 111.168° W. The nearest national park in our atlas is Saguaro National Park, about 59 km away.
What animals can you see at Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum?
193 species
Citizen-science photos record 193 species at Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum, including Costa's Hummingbird, Collared Peccary, Black-bellied Whistling-Duck, Mountain Lion and Rufous Hummingbird. Those with a page of their own in our atlas show the odds of seeing them in the wild.
Where can you see the animals of Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum in the wild?
Costa's Hummingbird: Bahía de Loreto National Park
Some of the animals photographed at Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum also live in the parks and cities we cover: Costa's Hummingbird (about 50% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Bahía de Loreto National Park), Collared Peccary (about 70% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Braulio Carrillo National Park) and Black-bellied Whistling-Duck (about 70% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Palo Verde National Park).
Does Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum charge an entrance fee?
Yes, it is paid
The open map data for Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum lists it as a paid-entry attraction. It does not include ticket prices or any change since it was last edited, so check the official website before you go.
When is Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum open?
Oct–Feb · Every day, Public holidays · 8:30–17:00
According to its open map listing, Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum is open Oct–Feb · Every day, Public holidays · 8:30–17:00; Mar–Sep · Every day, Public holidays · 7:30–17:00; Jun–Aug · Mon–Fri, Sun, Public holidays · 7:30–17:00; Jun–Aug · Sat, Public holidays · 7:30–22:00. Opening hours change with the season and on public holidays, so confirm them on the official website before you travel.
When did Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum open and how big is it?
Opened 1952, 22 ha
Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum, a zoo or wildlife park in the United States, opened in 1952 and covers about 22 ha, according to Wikidata and OpenStreetMap. Today 193 species are photographed there.
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Sources: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) · Wikidata (CC0) · iNaturalist observers · Wikipedia (CC BY-SA) · the centre's official website