Museum Day: Free Admission At These Arizona Museums Saturday

If you’re looking for a fun and free activity for the weekend, consider a trip to one of Arizona’s museums. Saturday, Sept. 22 is “Museum Day” and admission to more than 1,500 museums in the country, including 41 in Arizona, is free.

“Museum Day” is an annual event put together by the Smithsonian Magazine and includes participating museums in all 50 states. According to the Smithsonian, participants can download one ticket per email address that provides free general admission for two people.

“Museum Day” is a one-day event only. To snag a ticket, just choose your museum from the list provided below:

Below are the participating museums in Arizona:

AZ Heritage Center at Papago Park, Tempe
Amerind Museum, Dragoon
Arizona Commemorative Air Force Museum, Mesa
Arizona History Museum, Tucson
Arizona Museum of Natural History, Mesa
Arizona State Museum, Tucson
Besh Ba Gowah Archaeological Park and Museum, Globe
Bisbee Mining & Historical Museum, Bisbee
Cave Creek Museum, Cave Creek
DeGrazia Gallery in the Sun, Tucson
Deer Valley Petroglyph Preserve, Phoenix
Desert Botanical Garden, Phoenix
Desert Caballeros Western Museum, Wickenburg
Fort Lowell Museum, Tucson
Halle Heart Children’s Museum, Tempe
Heard Museum, Phoenix
Homolovi State Park and Observatory, Winslow
Jerome State Historic Park, Jerome
Museum of Contemporary Art, Tucson
Old Trails Museum, Winslow (Free everyday)
Phippen Museum, Prescott
Pueblo Grande Museum, Phoenix
Rim Country Museum & Zane Grey Cabin, Payson
River of Time Museum, Fountain Hills
Rosson House Museum at Heritage Square, Phoenix
Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art, Scottsdale
Sedona Heritage Museum, Sedona
Sharlot Hall Museum, Prescott
Shemer Art Center & Museum, Phoenix (Free everyday)
Superstition Mountain Lost Dutchman Museum, Apache Junction
Tempe History Museum, Tempe (Free everyday)
The Museum of Casa Grande, Casa Grande
The Smoki Museum, Prescott
Tohono Chul, Tucson
Tubac Center of the Arts, Tubac (Free everyday)
Tubac Presidio State Historic Park, Tubac
Tucson Botanical Gardens, Tucson
Tucson Desert Art Museum, Tucson
University of Arizona Museum of Art, Tucson
Western Spirit: Scottsdale’s Museum of the West, Scottsdale
i.d.e.a. Museum, Mesa

You can also visit the Smithsonian Magazine website directly for tickets.

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