Museums
Mesa has a multitude of museums – for kids, collectors, baseball fans, lovers of the visual arts, aviation buffs and the casual observer simply wanting to know more about our destination. One of the benefits to exploring Mesa’s museums is that many of them are located within steps from each other allowing you to easily spend a day exploring our past, present and future in one visit. From the award-winning Arizona Museum of Natural History and their fine collection of dinosaurs and Native American dwellings and pottery to the Arizona Museum for Youth where the young at art are cherished and even tots can explore their artistic side, there is plenty to discover in Mesa. Rounding out the collection is Mesa Contemporary Arts, a five-gallery visual arts complex; The Commemorative Air Force Museum – Arizona Wing, featuring numerous WWII-era aircraft on display; Mesa Historical Museum; and Superstition Mountain Museum in nearby Apache Junction sharing the tall tales and recorded history of the famous Lost Dutchman gold mine and restored structures from Apacheland Studios.
Basic Listings
- 35 N. Robson. St.
- Mesa, AZ 85201
- Phone: (480) 644-2467
A child-oriented fine arts center featuring changing art exhibits and unique hands-on art activities for children. As one of only two museums in the United States with a fine arts focus, it offers more
- 53 N. Macdonald
- Mesa, AZ 85201
- Phone: (480) 644-2230
One of the premier museums in the state! “Dinosaur Mountain” is the largest dinosaur exhibit west of the Mississippi River. See a constantly flowing 50-foot-high indoor waterfall and hear the more
- 2017 N. Greenfield Rd.
- Mesa, AZ 85215
- Phone: (480) 924-1940
The Arizona Wing is the home of Sentimental Journey, the most authentically restored B-17 Flying today. Warbirds from WWII through Vietnam are also on display. Memorabilia from WWII can also be more
- 2345 N. Horne
- Mesa, AZ 85203
- Phone: (480) 835-7358
The museum is located on the historic grounds of Mesa’s last remaining schoolhouse of the early 1900s. 30,000 square feet of exhibit rooms showcase more than 4,000 collectibles ranging from antique more
- 4087 N. Apache Trail
- Apache Junction, AZ 85119
- Phone: (480) 983-4888
The Superstition Mountain Museum collects, preserves and displays the artifacts, history and folklore of the Superstition Mountains, Apache Junction and the surrounding region. Perhaps nowhere in the more
