The Heard Museum exhibits Southwest Native American cultures and art.

The Arizona Science Center has 350 “hands-on” exhibits for all ages.

The Hall of Flame Museum is the world’s largest exhibit of firefighting equipment.

Arizona State Capitol Museum includes the legislative chambers, courts and Governer’s office from when Arizona was a territory.

Carnegie Center honors people who have contributed to Arizona’s heritage.

The Phoenix Museum of History focuses on Arizona’s territotial period from the 1860’s to the 1920’s.

Arizona Mining and Mineral Museum displays ores and minerals from Arizona, and exhibits on all phases of earth sciences.

Pueblo Grande Museum and Cultural Park was once a village of the Hohokam people.  The museums permanent displays feature artifacts from 500 AD.

The Champlin Fighter Museum  is devoted solely to fighter aircraft and the pilots who floew them.  From World War 1 through Vietnam.

Mesa Southwest Museum highlights the Southwest Native American culture and the dinosaurs of the Southwest.

Heritage Square consist of eight restored buildings from the late 1800’s.  These buildings were part of the original Phoenix town site.

Arizona Doll and Toy Museum  features exhibits of antique dolls, doll-sized furniture and carriages and toys.

Museo Chicano is a museum of authentic Chicano art.

The San Tan Historical Society Museum dedicated to preserving the historical records of Queen Creek and is housed in the historic Rittenhouse School building.

Salt River Project Museum has exhibits and video presentations on prehistoric Native Americans and the history of Arizona’s water and electrical power.

Hoo-Hoogam Ki Museum features displays of baskets, artifacts, pottery of the Pima-Maricopa Native Americans.

Scottsdale Historical Museum features displays, photographs and artifacts of early Scottsdale.

Cave Creek Museum features Native American and Pioneer artifacts.

Chandler Historical Museum has artifacts from Pioneer  Days.

Gilbert Historical Museum disdplays historical artifacts from Gilbert.

Tempe Historical Museum festures a permanent exhibit plus changing displays on the history of Tempe.

Mesa Historical Museum features a 4,000 piece collection housed in an early 1900’s schoolhouse depicting Mesa’s pioneer history.

The Phoenix Art Museum features over 13,000 art works in one of the largest visual art museums in the Southwest.

Scottsdale, known across the nation as an art center has over 110 art galleries and about half of them participate in the Thursday night Artwalk.

The Scottsdale Center for the Arts emphasizes contemporary art.

The Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art  features five indoor galleries and an outdoor sculpture garden.

The Fleischer Museum features impressionist art and sculptures.

Arizona State University has more than 20 museums and galleries and 20 pieces of public art.

Other museums include the Mesa Contemporary Arts, the Shermer Art Center and Museum and the West Valley Art Museum.