A several-year Family Tradition
By A Yahoo! Contributor, 3/6/11
No dislikes whatsoever!!!!
Our family visits the Desert Museum every year on our annual trip to Tucson. Although you shouldn'r be fooled by "museum" in the name, (it's much more lively and fun than what you think of when you hear the word museum,) don't be foold by hearing it called a ''zoo" either. Yes, it has live animals, yes, they're in habitats to be viewed, but the animals are in their natural habitats, and the paths themselves are in a natural setting as well.
Definitely go here early in the morning, there's more animals out then, trying to avoid the sun. (take a tip from them and don't go in the middle of the day, it's very hot)
Some of my best memories of Tucson are at this museum.
I love the little "tracking books" for younger kids-
availible for $ 2 or 3-ish if i remember correctly, they're like a pamphlet, with the name of an animal at the musem and a little about the animal on each page, and as you make your way around the museum, there's a stamp outside each animals habitat with a stamp shaped like their par or footprint to stamp on the page of the tracking book.
as I said earlier, come here in the morning because you'll see more animals, and bring a hat and/or sunglasses, sturdy shoes (NOT flip flops!!!) and, if it's your first visit, plan to spend several hours here.