Tucson Spotlight
May 25
The Sonoran Desert Mountain Bicyclists hosts a group mountain bike-ride on the last Saturday of the month. Contact club in ad...more
Jun 1
Celebrate National Trails Day with a visit to a state or national park, national forest, or nature center in Tucson or Southe...more
Jun 1
Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum stays open after sundown on Saturday evenings all summer long as the Sonoran Desert's nocturnal ...more
Jun 19
Experience Sabino Canyon -- Riparian wonderland in Coronado National Forest -- at night aboard a tram. Night is a special tim...more
Jul 20
FC Tucson, Tucson's Premier Development League (PDL) semi-professional soccer club, takes on BYU for a summer evening soccer ...more
Plants & Animals
Our Living Desert
Visitors expecting to see desolate wastelands full of sand dunes are often surprised to find our desert lush and teeming with life. Everywhere you look you'll see an amazing variety of plants and animals specially adapted to our very unique habitat. And that's just on the desert floor. A short drive up nearby Mt. Lemmon takes you through seven different eco-systems from a desert environment to Ponderosa Pine forests typical of Canada. In the spring, the desert becomes a spectacular carpet of color from flourishing wildflowers and blooming cactus.
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Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum
Address:
2021 N. Kinney Rd.,
Tucson, AZ 85743
Phone: 520-883-1380
Phone: 520-883-1380
Experience the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum …a remarkable fusion zoo, botanical garden, natural history museum and ...more
