The mission of the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum is to inspire people to live in harmony with the natural world by fostering love, appreciation, and understanding of the Sonoran Desert.
Ranked by TripAdvisor.com as the #9 Museum in the world for 2013, the Desert Museum differs from a traditional museum in that most of its content is outdoors and alive. The Desert Museum interprets and showcases the Sonoran Desert region, widely recognized as the lushest desert on earth.
The Museum is a fusion experience: zoo, botanical garden, art gallery, natural history museum, and aquarium. Interpretation of Sonoran Desert animals, plants, geology, climate and native cultures is presented in a natural environment:
21 acres with two miles of walking paths
230 animal species
1,200 types of plants — 56,000 individual specimens
One of the world's most comprehensive regional mineral collections
In 2001, the Museum's Art Institute opened with the purpose of inspiring conservation through art. In addition, the Museum's publishing division, the ASDM Press, has produced over 40 books and guides on the natural and cultural history of the region.
The Museum is recognized internationally for its conservation leadership and as a model for zoos and botanical gardens around the world. It is one of the most respected natural history institutions in the country.
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