Tucson Desert Museum

March 26, 2009

This afternoon we stumbled upon a gem in the desert, The Tucson Desert Museum. We were heading out to the Saguero National Monument and came upon the museum and decided to stop.

The admission price was $13/person. I thought that was a little steep for a museum, but we paid the price anyway and went inside. I was wrong to have questioned the price! The Desert museum was wonderful. We spent three hours walking through desert loops, aviaries, cactus gardens, and exhibits.

Three hours was not long enough to see everything. A combination of botanical gardens, zoo and museum, this is one of the most interesting places we have visited on our trip out west.

There were ramadas (above, right) placed strategically throughout the park so we could sit in the shade and gaze out on the beautiful, Saguero covered mountains. We also learned some interesting facts for our next trivia game. For instance, baby javelina are called "reds."