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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.
Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum: Tucson: Pima: Southern: Natural history: Combined zoo, natural history museum and botanical garden, features plants, animals, minerals and fossils of the Sonoran Desert: Arizona State Museum: Tucson: Pima: Southern: Ethnic – Native American: Includes Southwest Indian pottery, artifacts, exhibits of religion and ...
On-site visitor parking near the main gate is free. Admission to Mission Garden is also free, but small donations such as $5/person are the norm. Open hours change with the seasons. For example, Mission Garden typically opens earlier in the summer than in the winter because Sonoran Desert temperatures can be extremely high. Visitors can explore ...
Following his retirement he lectured at the University of Arizona on management. He was among the first members of the Board of Directors of the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum. [38] It was listed in the National Register of Historic Places on August 30, 2011, reference: #11000571. The Lewis D.W. Hall House – located at 3160 E. Via Celeste. It ...
Tohono Chul (aka Tohono Chul Park) is a botanical garden, nature preserve, and cultural museum located in Casas Adobes, a suburb of Tucson, Arizona. The words "tohono chul" translate as "desert corner" and are borrowed from the language of the Tohono O’odham , the indigenous people of southern Arizona.
Saguaro National Park is a national park of the United States in southeastern Arizona.The 92,000-acre (37,000 ha) park consists of two separate areas—the Tucson Mountain District (TMD), about 10 miles (16 km) west of Tucson, and the Rincon Mountain District (RMD), about 10 miles (16 km) east of the city.
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The Tucson Mountain District of Saguaro National Park ranges from an elevation of 2,180 to 4,687 ft (664 to 1,429 m) and contains 2 biotic communities, desert scrub, and desert grassland. Average annual precipitation is approximately 10.27 in (26.1 cm). Common wildlife include the coyote, Gambel's quail, and desert tortoise. [4]