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Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum tourist attraction in Tucson, AZ🦁 Zoo
Photo: Daramchad Mena

The Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum is a spectacular combination of zoo, botanical garden, and natural history museum spread across 98 acres of stunning Sonoran Desert landscape. Kids will be mesmerized by close encounters with desert animals like javelinas, bobcats, and hummingbirds, while exploring cave exhibits, walking through an aviary where birds fly freely overhead, and discovering the fascinating adaptations that help plants and animals thrive in the desert.

🕑 3-4 hours

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