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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Feb 12, 2025
Disappointed to not see more than two animals out of the promise of many. One Hummingbird, one butterfly. Endless walking and mostly up hill. However, the Cactus/Cacti gardens were quite lovely. …Full review by Lorri B
Feb 3, 2025
Fantastic part zoo part gardens. Raptor show so cool and def do the live animal show! Crystal was great! Recommend 4-5 hrs to see it all. Coffee was good the sit down restaurant was a nice break but …Full review by Lorrie P
Jan 16, 2025
Primarily outdoor zoo and walk through a desert garden. We didn’t see many animals. Maybe they were hiding. We came mid-week in January, so no raptor demonstration. Cactus garden was pretty, but we s…Full review by Sherpa41933246202
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 …
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.
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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It is an outdoor museum, lots of walking but he walkways are not rugged easy walking. Lots to see. As others stated unless it is a down right down pour a little rain is not going to hurt
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.) …
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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