Arizona State Museum

Description

The Arizona State Museum documents the history and culture of native Southwestern peoples, and houses the largest collection of Southwestern pottery in the world.

The museum offers exhibits, self-guided and guided tours for school groups, summer camps, recreational and educational events, and research library access.

Fort Lowell Museum [AZ]

Description

From the Arizona Historical Society website:

"The Fort Lowell Museum is located in the reconstructed Commanding Officer's quarters of Old Fort Lowell, originally established in 1873. The museum features exhibits about military life on the Arizona frontier."

The museum offers exhibits.

Pioneer Museum [AZ]

Description

From the Arizona Historical Society website:

"The Pioneer Museum in Flagstaff is located in the historic Coconino County Hospital for the Indigent. Exhibits reflect Flagstaff and northern Arizona history, as well as ranching, logging, and transportation."

The museum offers exhibits.

Arizona History Museum

Description

From the Arizona Historical Society website:

"The Arizona History Museum's focus is southern Arizona history from Spanish colonial through territorial eras. Exhibit topics include mining and transportation. The Arizona's Treasures exhibit features Geronimo's rifle and 18th-century Spanish silver artifacts."

The museum offers exhibits, lectures, guided tours for school groups, in-class outreach presentations, and research library access.

Iron Industry Museum [MI]

Description

The Iron Industry Museum traces the development of the industry in the state. Located at the site of the first iron forge in the Lake Superior region, it presents indoor exhibits and outdoor interpretive paths that lead visitors through the 19th-century origins of the industry forwards.

The museum offers exhibits and a short audiovisual presentation.

New Mexico History Museum

Description

The New Mexico History Museum presents the history of the state of New Mexico in six sections—five following the state from the days of Spanish colonization through stages up the present day, and the sixth focusing on modern New Mexicans' perceptions of their state.

The museum offers exhibits, research library access, and recreational and educational events.