Coyotes sniff the desert air and
young javelinas take their first bites of prickly pear cactus at the
Arizona-Sonara Desert Museum near Tucson. Walk the grounds of
this natural history museum and zoo, and you'll have the opportunity to
see both birds and wildlife in native habitat.
Specializing in the flora and fauna of the
Sonoran Desert, the museum has more than 40,000 plants, represnting
1300
species, in its botanical gardens. The museum also has two
aviaries, one just for hummingbirds.
Threatened and endangered species on exhibit include the Mexican wolf,
ocelot, margay, jaguarundi, and thick-billed parrot.
Contact Information:
Arizona-Sonora
Desert Museum
2021 N. Kinney Road
Tucson, AZ 85743-8918
Phone: (520) 883-1380
Tucson has many lodging
options. Links to a few of Tucson's more unique offerings are
listed below. Paca de
Paja Bed and
Breakfast
- A passive solar
straw bale home
located within a thirty minute drive of the museum and Buenos Aires
National Wildlife Refuge. La Zarzuela
- A luxury bed and breakfast
offering
five casitas. Beautiful views. La Posada Lodge- A
boutique hotel near the Tucson
convention center. Pet friendly Catalina Park Inn-
A
historic home in Tucson's
West Univerity Historic District
