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Mesa’s unique Southwestern heritage is reflected in a number of its museums and cultural attractions. New World explorers, missionaries, Indian tribes, gold miners and pioneers have all added to the flavor of the Mesa area over the years. You’ll find several fascinating Arizona museums and a number of other cultural and historical attractions to keep your stay in Mesa interesting and educational.
Take in a concert or art exhibit at the new Mesa Arts Center, a 212,755-square-foot performing arts, visual arts, and arts education facility, located in the heart of downtown. An inviting oasis by day and a luminous beacon by night, this central gathering place is designed to showcase a world of arts and culture – everything from art exhibitions to world-class performances to state-of-the-art studios for art education. To further explore Mesa’s art scene, check out the East Side Art Gallery and the Imbeau Gallery.
Spark your child’s creativity at the Arizona Museum for Youth that lets kids explore changing art exhibits and unique activities designed for learning and creative expression. Learn about Arizona’s unique flora and fauna at the Buckhorn Wildlife Museum, which features more than 400 mounted and beautifully displayed native bird and animal specimens. See exhibits of authentic warplanes that dominated the skies of WWII, Korea and Vietnam at the Arizona Wing Commemorative Air Force Museum.
Immerse yourself in the earth’s ancient past at the Mesa Southwest Museum, Arizona’s premiere natural history museum. This 80,000-square-foot facility contains the largest display of dinosaur fossils in the state, an indoor three-story mountain with a 50-foot waterfall and an intermittent flash flood. Step into Mesa’s early history at Sirrine House, a fully restored, Victorian-era home built in 1896 by one of the city’s pioneers, Joel E. Sirrine. Experience the legend, history and intrigue of the rugged Superstition Mountain range at the Superstition Mountain Lost Dutchman Museum, which preserves and displays the artifacts, history and folklore of the Superstition Mountains, Apache Junction and surrounding region.
For a listing of Mesa Arizona museums, click here.
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