Visit Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum, Tucson, Arizona

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The Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum is a fusion zoo, natural history museum, botanical garden, art gallery, and aquarium located in Tucson, Arizona. It features 2 miles of walking paths traversing 21 acres of desert landscape, and is home to more than 230 animal species and 1,200 kinds of plants.The Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum is a 98-acre (40 ha) museum and zoo founded in 1952 and located in Tucson, Arizona. Various regular demonstrations are held throughout the day. Amongst the animal talks and demonstrations is the twice daily Raptor Free Flight, where a wide variety of raptors are flown for the audience to see. The raptor flights are currently scheduled to be held from mid-October to mid-April. The museum is located 12 miles (19 km) West of Tucson, Arizona. The museum is an accredited member of the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA), and attracts over 400,000 visitors each year making it one of the most visited attractions in Tucson. The Museum is open 365 days a year. Hours vary by season. It is located 15 miles west of Tucson via Gates Pass through Tucson Mountain Park. The Museum complex is adjacent to Saguaro National Park.

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