2013 marks 25 years that IWM has been educating the Tucson community! Here are our Top 25 Reasons to visit the International Wildlife Museum!
- Visiting the museum creates great family memories.
- You’ll see animals up close that you may never get to see in your lifetime.
- Visiting the museum is educational and will make you smarter.
- It’s affordable, and can even be free!
- Where else do you get to touch a real alligator, giraffe and black bear?
- It’s the only natural history museum in Tucson.
- It’s fun! There are lots of touchable animal artifacts and interactives.
- There are fun family-friendly events each month.
- It could inspire you to work on or donate to wildlife conservation efforts.
10. You’ll see an animal from every continent of the world.
11. Discover 2 new exhibits throughout each year.
12. You’ll see the bones of mythological creatures.
13. Tour the museum by flashlight at Night at the International Wildlife Museum.
14. You’ll learn why hunting is the largest contributor to wildlife conservation.
15. Visit the pond with live Arizona wildlife species.
16. See the rhino Teddy Roosevelt hunted in 1908.
17. What’s a megaloceros? Visit the museum to find out.
18. See over 400 species of insects, birds, reptiles, amphibians, fish and mammals.
19. Crawl through a ferret tunnel.
20. See what critters inhabit the Sonoran desert at night.
21. See several animal displays that are over 100 years old.
22. Fun holiday events are held here.
23. See several extinct species.
24. Have your birthday party in the wild, complete with a live reptile presentation.
25. We are air-conditioned on hot days and warm and dry on cold, rainy days.
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Book an outreach today! Let us bring the Museum to your class! An educator will share touchabale wildlife artifacts and LIVE animals!
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Visiting the museum? Print out fun and educational scavenger hunts to do while you tour the museum! Click here to view all activities!
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