Mining and Mineral Museum is housed in the historic Shriner's Auditorium and part of the Arizona Department of Mines and Mineral Resources. The museum exhibits over 3,000 minerals, an eight-foot piece of native copper, a large quartz geode, rocks from the first Moon landing, and a fragment of Meteor Crater’s meteorite, lapidary arts featuring gemstones, carved semi-precious bowls and spheres. The museum also offers an outreach program for students and teachers.
Location:
1502 West Washington, Phoenix Arizona 85007
Telephone
602-255-3795 Toll Free: 800-446-4259 Fax 602-255-3777
Other History nearby:
(Glendale) American Museum of Nursing
(New River) Archaeological Adventures of Arizona
(Tempe) Arizona Historical Society Museum-Tempe
(Chandler) Arizona Railway Museum
(Phoenix) Arizona State Capitol Museum
(Mesa) Arizona Temple Visitors' Center
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02/21 Coming to The Phoenix area
National Festival of the West Scottsdale AZ March21-24 Nation Festival of the West is the country's largest celebration of the Old West and the American Cowboy.
Arizona Renaissance Festival Apache Junction AZ March30-31 In addition to village street and pathway events, the Festival has twelve stages of ongoing shows performing every half-hour. From the daily opening ceremony to the closing cannon shot, every Festival minute and every Festival acre is filled with mirth, merriment and marketplace exhibitions.
Marana Main Street Festival Marana AZ April6 Located downtown at Marana Main Street and Civic Center Drive, between the Marana Municipal Complex and the Marana Health Center. There will be:
Kids activities,
Entertainment,
Food,
Vendors,
Bed races,
Concert (Saturday night),
Pancake breakfast (Sunday), and
RV boondocking (Friday-Sunday).
10th Annual Polish Festival Phoenix AZ April13-14 Authentic Polish food, beef, raffle, live entertainment, fun activities for kids.
Prickly Pear Festival Superior AZ August24 The historic copper mining town of Superior hosts a new prickly pear festival featuring a morning “how to pick and juice ‘em” class by Jean Groen.
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