Arizona Mining and Mineral Museum

1502 West Washington Street, Phoenix, AZ, 85007

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+1 602 255 3795 x10, +1 602 771

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www.arizonahistoricalsociety.org

Over 3,000 worldwide specimens are on exhibit. Highlighting the collection are the Arizona's colorful copper minerals. Spectacular individual specimens include an eight-foot native copper, a 480-pound quartz geode, a 206-pound fragment ... more on Visitphoenix.com

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There were kids between the ages of 7 and 2 1/2 years and they all had a great time. more on Yahoo! Travel

At the end you get to dig for your own free rocks. more on Yahoo! Travel

There are also minerals for sale which appeared to have reasonable prices. more on TripAdvisor

What an incredible museum! more on Yahoo! Travel

It was worth the money because children under 17 are free and adults are only $2 each, but they have Senior Citizens working there and the man was very nasty to me and my boys. more on Yahoo! Travel

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This place looks a bit strange on the outside but it was great on the inside. Lotsa school kids running around having fun. If you like geology you'll love this place. At the end you get to dig for your ... more on Yahoo! Travel

What an incredible museum! And it's only $2.00 for an adult but kids are free. Parking is free. Fulgurites are when lightning hits sand and fuses it into glass. Arizona meteorite piece. Turquoise. Gold. Silver. All kinds of super ... more on Yahoo! Travel

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This made a great day trip, to get out of the house. Much more than I expected. This was a tough life ... more on TripAdvisor

Believe it or not, it wasn't tourism or a real estate boom that built Arizona. It was mining. This is a great way to spend a couple of hours to learn about the history of Arizona from the mining persp ... more on TripAdvisor

We went in 2008 and had a great time. We looked forward to return in August or 2011 but found out that it had closed. It was supposed to reopen as part of the Centennial museum but have heard that ... more on TripAdvisor

They were closed for repairs. We looked through the doors and did not see anyone working. What a shame. It looked like they had a lot to offer. Did partake of the mural on the back wall, trains, ... more on TripAdvisor

We visited the Mining & Mineral Museum in downtown Phoenix in December 2005 with our 6 yr old son. It's just the right size museum to hold the interest of young children but has plenty of variety for ... more on TripAdvisor

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When I was younger we went camping with my grandparents and went geode hunting. Ever since then my sister's and I have always collected rocks, and now our kids do to. Since my sisters were coming to visit, I thought that this ... more on Yahoo! Travel

I love it!they have a lapidary in back, if you don't know what it is-bring it in!they'll tell you! they offer all kinds of classes, and I've personally ... more on Yahoo! Travel

Me, my husband, and our 3 boys went here for a field trip because we homeschool. It was worth the money because children under 17 are free and adults are only $2 each, but they have Senior Citizens working there and the man was very ... more on Yahoo! Travel

We took my elderly parents to check this out - because it was just too hot to do anything else. We can't wait to go back. There were so many amazing samples you just can't ... more on Yahoo! Travel

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