Arizona Mineral and Mining Museums

The following is a brief compilation listing Arizona mining and mineral museums. We encourage you to visit our own Arizona Mining and Mineral Museum.

Mineral and Mining Museums

Superstition Mountain Lost Dutchman Museum: Includes exhibits on the geology of the area, military history, mining artifacts from the town of Goldfield, and, of course, an exhibit on Jacob Waltz and the Lost Dutchman Mine. Admission fee. Open Daily 9:00 am 4:00 pm. Located at Goldfield Ghost town, four miles northeast of Apache Junction on the Apache Trail (State Route 88). Phone: 480-983-8888.

Bisbee Mining & Historical Museum: Displays on mining and life in this mining town at the turn of the century. Admission fee. 10:00 am - 4:00 pm daily. 5 Copper Queen Plaza, Bisbee, AZ 85603. Phone: 520-432-7071

Museum of Northern Arizona: A museum of the history and culture of the Colorado Plateau, displays include geologic models, fossils, and mineral specimens. Admission fee. Located three miles north of Flagstaff on U.S. Highway 180, Open daily 9 am - 5 pm, except Easter, Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year's Day. Phone: 928-774-5213

Arizona Mining and Mineral Museum: Over 3,000 minerals on exhibit; highlighting the collection are the colorful minerals from Arizona's copper mines. Exhibits on the lapidary arts featuring gemstones, carved semi-precious bowls and spheres, well-known Arizona specimen localities, and fluorescent minerals. Open weekdays from 8:00 am - 5:00 pm, Saturdays from 11:00 am - 4:00 pm, closed Sundays and State holidays. Admission fee: $2.00 for adults, children free. Located at 1502 West Washington, Phoenix, AZ 85007. Phone: 602-255-3795 x 10.
Wells Fargo History Museum: A small but well done museum in the lobby of Well's Fargo's downtown Phoenix office. Historical displays depicting Well's Fargo's presence in Arizona. It includes many interesting displays concerning Arizona history and mining. Open weekdays from 9:00 am - 5:00 pm. Located in the lobby at 100 West Washington, Phoenix, AZ 85007. Phone: 602-378-1852

Robert S. Dietz Museum of Geology: Arizona State University. Includes mineral displays as well as vertebrate fossils, a Focault pendulum, and a working seismograph. Free admission. Monday through Friday, 9:00 am - 12:00 noon. Located in ASU's Physical Sciences Complex, F-Wing. Phone: 480-965-7065
Center for Meteorite Studies: Arizona State University. The Center for Meteorite Studies is home to the world’s largest university-based meteorite collection. Free admission. Monday through Friday, 9:00 am - 5:00 p.m. Located in ASU's Physical Sciences Complex, C-wing, room 139.

Arizona-Sonoran Desert Museum: This world-renown zoo and botanical garden also features a faux limestone cave, an exceptional collection of regional minerals, fossils, and geology exhibits. Admission fee. March - September: 7:30 am - 5:00 pm. October - February: 8:30 am - 5:00 pm. June-September open until 10:00 pm on Saturday nights. Located west of Tucson on 2021 N. Kinney Road, Tucson, AZ 85743-8918. Phone: 520-883-1380
Asarco Mineral Discovery Center: Exhibits illustrate the deposition, extraction, and uses of copper. Hands-on exhibits, video theater, cactus garden, picnic area. Free admission. 15 mi. south of Tucson on I-19 at Pima Mine Road. Phone: 520-625-7513
University of Arizona Mineral Museum: Over 1900 minerals on display as well as an additional 6,000+ micro mount specimens. Admission fee. Monday to Saturday 9:00 am to 5:00 pm, Sunday 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm. [through August 2006.due to the renovation of the Science Center hours are Monday - Friday 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. by appointment only.] Located on the north east corner of University Boulevard and Cherry Avenue, on the University of Arizona campus in the Flandrau Science Center. Phone: 520-621-4227