Museums in Phoenix Arizona Area

Summer is a perfect time to explore museums. The Phoenix Arizona area has no shortage of interesting museums. Perfect as places to take the family or to visit while you are in the area. Here is a partial list.

Arizona Historical Foundation Arizona State University Hayden Library Tempe 480-965-3283 www.arizonahistoricalfoundation.org

Arizona Historical Society Museum 1300 N. College Avenue Tempe 480-929-0292 www.tempe.gov/ahs

Arizona Mineral Museum 1502 W. Washington Phoenix 602-255-3791 www.admmr.state.az.us

Arizona State Capitol Museum 1700 W. Washington Phoenix 602-542-4675 www.dlapr.lib.az.us/museum

ASU Anthropology Museum Arizona State University Department of Anthropology Tempe 480-965-6213 http://archaeology.asu.edu

ASU Museum of Geology Arizona State University Physical Sciences Complex Tempe 480-965-7065 geology.asu.edu

The Bead Museum 5754 W. Glenn Drive Glendale 623-931-2737 www.thebeadmuseum.com

Cave Creek Museum 6140 E. Skyline Drive Cave Creek 480-488-2764 www.cavecreekmuseum.org

Chandler Museum 178 E.Commonwealth Avenue Chandler 480-782-2717 Deer Valley Rock Art Center 3711 W. Deer Valley Road Deer Valley 623-582-8007 www.asu.edu/it/museums

George Washington Carver Museum 415 E. Grant Street Phoenix 602-254-7516 Hall of Flame Museum of Firefighting 6101 E. Van Buren Phoenix 602-275-3473 www.hallofflame.org

Heard Museum 2301 North Central Avenue Phoenix 602-252-8848 www.heard.org

Heard Museum-North 34505 North Scottsdale Road Scottsdale 480-488-9817 www.heard.org

Historic Sahuaro Ranch 9802 N. 59th Avenue Glendale 623-939-5782 www.sahuaroranch.org

Mesa Historical Museum 2345 N. Horne Street Mesa 480-835-7358 www.mesaaz.org

Mesa Southwest Museum 53 N. MacDonald Street Mesa 480-644-2169 www.cityofmesa.org

Peterson House Museum 1414 W. Southern Avenue Tempe 480-350-5151 www.tempe.gov/museum

Phoenix Police Museum 101 S. Central Avenue Phoenix 602-534-PAST www.phoenixpolicemuseum.com

Pioneer Arizona Living History Museum 3901 W. Pioneer Road Phoenix 623-465-1052 www.pioneer-arizona.com

Pueblo Grande Museum 4619 E. Washington Street Phoenix 602-495-0901 www.pueblogrande.com

Scottsdale Historical Museum 7333 E. Scottsdale Mall Scottsdale 480-945-4499 www.scottsdalemuseum.com

Shemer Art Center & Museum 5005 E. Camelback Phoenix 602-262-4727 www.phoenix.gov

Sylvia Plotkin Judaica Museum Temple Beth Israel 10460 N. 56th Street Scottsdale 480-951-0323 www.spjm.org

Tempe Historical Museum 809 E. Southern Avenue Tempe 480-350-5100 www.tempe.gov/museum

The Lathe House Pavilion Heritage Square Phoenix 602-262-5071 www.ci.phoenix.az.us/parks

Phoenix Museum of History 105 N. 5th Street Phoenix 602-253-2734 www.pmoh.org

Rosson House Museum 113 N. 6th Street Phoenix 602-262-5029 www.rossonhousemuseum.org

Wells Fargo Museum 100 W. Washington Street Phoenix 602-378-1578 www.wellsfargohistory.com