Really great place to go to and spend a day. Kids loved it. They have a ton of things to look at and learn from. Recommended to anyone with any interests!

5 years living in arizona. Cant believe i had never. Been here. So much fun and what a learning experience. My daughters love it. Learn so much. Had fun panning for gold. Definitely recomend it to everyone

This is a great place to bring the whole family. This is super fun and at the same time educational. 10/10 would recommend.

The museum is taking great measures to ensure the safety of everyone considering the current situation. Also, its a very nice museum.

Great way to spend the afternoon! This museum is very interesting, and not just for kids so adults will enjoy learning all kinds of natural history stuff and little known factoids about Arizona along the way. It really puts things into perspective about how massive the timeline of life on this planet is in relation to our own, and how diverse it is.

Fantastic place. I was happily surprised at how much is in there. The pics make it look a lot smaller

Good experience for kids at a fair price. Not that big on the inside, but kids really enjoyed it. Id say perfect for kids 12 and under. Probably 45 minutes to see it all.

We had a wonderful time visiting and learning the history of this area. Loved the people stationed around the museum to talk about the dinosaurs and the Native American people. Great Job AZ Museum of Natural History. This is a must stop while visiting Mesa, AZ

Every corner we turned we found something new! We were very impressed. We live in the West Valley and will be making the drive to take our other kids back. They seemed to have everything and the staff was great!

We really loved the AZ Museum of Natural History! This was the first time we got a chance to go. They had a special thing going on for preschoolers. The exhibits were really amazing! I was in complete awe of the size of some of these creatures! My wife and I also really enjoyed the native American section, some really cool history about this area of the country as well. I would highly recommend visiting this place with your kids my 4 year old didnt want to leave!

This place is amazing. So much to look at and appreciate from history right here in Arizona. Do yourself a favor and visit.

Well maintained, lots to do, great for people of all ages. Lots of dinosaur stuff along with some very interesting information on the history of Arizona. Closed on Mondays, but I would defenitly recommend stopping by if your in the area.

I went as a chaperone for my daughters school. Panning for gold, learning about dinosaurs, different cultures, and so much more. Excellent place to bring your kids for an afternoon of exploration!

Very interesting museum with dinos, americsn and native american history. Interactive exhibition and helpful employees. Highly recommended for younger and older. If you are in Phoenix, Arizona dont hesitate and make a visit in this awesome place!!!

This place was amazing! Multiple levels, all educational. So many different, exciting exhibits. Worth the cost of entry and more. Kids can plan for gold, theres dinosaur exhibits and indigenous people exhibits. Went in expecting to spend an hour or so and spent three. Will definitely be back!

Very fun, entertaining and informative. At the time I went I got admission for $2 a person. Very worth it and my kids loved it and all the activities they had for then to do. I recommend it.

Great experience for the whole family.The Arizona Museum of Natural History is another one of Metro Phoenixs wonderful attractions.A fairly inexpensive option located in Downtown Mess, the museum has exhibits with dinosaurs, Native American artifacts, movies filled in Arizona, panning for gold, a prison and a childrens play area.With so much to do visits young and old will have fun.

Great place to bring kids to learn! My boys love dinosaurs, rocks, and space so this place has everything to keep the interested. I thought it was nice that that had things at the exhibits that were made for kids to touch and interact with mixed in, thats a great feature!

So fun! Took my nephew here and he loved it! Very kid-friendly. Theres plenty of hands on stuff for them to do as you look at natural history and art alike.

2nd time visiting and it was just as great as the 1st time. Clean place, friendly staff, informative with plenty art and hands on things that all ages can enjoy.

Definitely one of my favorite museums in Arizona (science museum is pretty great too). I loved it as a child, and I still love it now. Its very interesting, especially if youre into fossil-type stuff. The gold-panning used to be my favorite part as a kid! Highly recommend.

Great museum for kids. A lot of cool information about Arizona and surrounding areas. The dinosaur mountain is really cool!You can walk through old jails and pan for “gems” outside.

The kids love this place! The dinosaur flash flood wall is incredible. The panning for gold is so fun. Lots of ways to play and be hands on here. Its so fun the kids forget they are learning something!

The kiddos had a fun time and also learned a lot about different types of history, from dinosaurs to movies, etc. But it only took up MAYBE an hour & a half to two hours of the day, lol!I would definitely take them again. The prices were pretty decent.(since I got a student discount).

Neat place to visit. Multiple levels of engaging materials to see. Child friendly, wheelchair accessible (elevators). Fun and educational environment. Gift shop to visit as well. Take bottle of water items can be pricey.

Great place to spend the afternoon with kids. There is enough there to keep them entertained for hours.

This is by far my favorite museum in the Phoenix Metro area. Everything is hands on and kid friendly. My daughters favorite part was panning for gold and excavating fossils outside. They even have some real fossils for sale in the gift shop.

Loved it! Very interesting end educational on geological history...mostly dinosaurs I also enjoyed the native American exhibits.

AMAZING!! Lots of really cool displays about dinosaurs and the ancient seas of America, native Americans and other ancient cultures. Pottery displays, gold mining experience, old Mesa jail cells and underground cave tunnels! My kids adored it and so did I! Gift store was reasonably priced and we spent hours in the museum! There wasnt a ton of people so you could really look at each exhibit ! Also had little play stations all around for little kids!

This is an Awesome place for families. Very educational and fun. Highly recommend it and if you buy a membership its very reasonable too

Really cool place to take young kids, been here a few times with the family and once with a field trip.

We went on a free day and theyre doing timed entry now to cut down on the crowd. It was a lot of fun. Something well probably do a couple times a year. My three year old, one year old and the adults all enjoyed themselves!

While I understand this is closed due to covid, I do not understand why they cant put notes on their doors. Google also says they are open so if they are closed due to covid the least they could do is put temporarily closed

So fun! We went with my 3 year old and my friends 2 year old and they had a blast! So many interactive stations for the toddlers and so much to see. It was pretty loud because we happened to go when a large field trip was there. Also, stroller friendly but it can get kinda annoying to have to go find the elevator when wanting to go up and down the levels.

Great place for people of all ages. Many rock fossils, displays, and interactive learning areas. All the volunteers were very nice, knowledgeable, and seemed to enjoy teaching!

The museum was really interesting! Even my 13 year old loved it and the cost is very affordable. Im considering buying an annual pass so we can go back and take advantage of the other discounts included.

My family of 5 with 3 college age kids went to this medium sized museum. It had many full size displays of dinosaur skeletons that were cool. Also, we saw many displays of the local geology and colorful and interesting rocks of the area. There was also a lot of interactive puzzles and displays for younger kids and a panning for gold activities that we tried out that was fun. We spent 3 to 4 hours there and saw most of the museum which we all enjoyed.

There is alot of history covered in this museum.

Good office got received with good intentions

Went yesterday and had a great time. The water overflow was down but everything else was up. There are a ton of puzzles and random hands on activities. It was a lot bigger than i imagined.

Facinating place! Well organized and an easy flow through all the exibits. The interactive exibits will delight and enthrall you and your children. We had so much fun and plan to return soon.

I visited this museum for a special evening event celebrating Darwins birthday and it was a very good experience. Thank you to all the speakers who shared knowledge with us. The museum itself feels like it has been neglected when it comes to funding. There are some updated and very informative displays, but for many of the fossils and skeletons information is lacking. For instance Id like to know where the specimens and/or castings originated, and more details about their individual discoveries. Also, there are some spaces with large displays including a waterfall and diorama that are sort of cute, but those areas could be cute and also educational/informative. Again, I suspect this is an issue of money. This museum has an important mission and deserves greater support.

My favorite place to learn and have fun. Dinosaurs to gold panning for kids even space exploration and more! Kids under 10 have most fun. Stroller friendly and great family stop! I would give 5 but parking is not easy. No food or drink allowed.Call ahead so you don’t show up on a busy field trip schedule.

Visit if you love the natural history of Arizona. Huge mineral collections, dinosaur bones, lots of history, a portion of the Mesa jail, and everything in between! Good price too.

If youve ever been to the Denver History Museum its way bigger and better. This one is more catered towards children but its still a pretty fun one time visit. Parking was easy when we went on Saturday, doesnt take that long to walk through the whole museum.

The Museum is much larger than we thought and covers dinosaurs to late 1900s. Lots of interaction things for kids and a lot for fairly detailed history for adults to read. It was noisy today, lots of children seemingly yelling!

They sold out of tickets. Unfortunately couldnt go.

Fun place. Lots of dinosaurs and other history stuff. Reasonable price, ten dollars for seniors. Worth going to. I had fun.

The Kids had a lot of fun and really enjoyed them selfs here it’s not bad for the price and had something for everyone in you group lots of accessibility ramps made with easy for us with a person in a wheel chair who was in our party

Went here on Smithsonian Free Museum Day. Great experience, well definitely pay to go here in the future. We only stayed about 90 minutes, but our young family of 5 couldve spent hours here learning more about everything here!So many different levels and rooms to explore. The exhibits are very well done. Theres a lot of great Arizona history to be learned here.The kids favorite parts were (obviously) the dinosaurs, but also the ancient people of Arizona; that was a very well done section with a lot of great things to see, do and learn!Highly recommend the Arizona Museum of Natural History for anyone living in Arizona or visiting from out of town!

We love going to the Arizona Museum of Natural History mostly because there are hands on features for a busy 4 year old and lots of giant (and tiny) dinosaurs!The staff are always welcoming and the facility is always clean and well kept. I love the interactive features like the plesiosaurus puzzle which has 2 layers!On a hot day or even just a lazy Thursday, the museum provides a safe, educational and fun way to spend a few hours without spending a lot of money (unless, of course, you let your child talk you into visiting the gift shop, which I highly recommend).The Museum also has an elevator to get you to the next level when you tire of climbing the stairs, that way you dont miss any of the exhibits. The space exploration section was one of my personal favorites, with different surprises around every corner and touchable exhibits for young explorers.This museum looks small from the outside but is packed with plenty of great learning and exploring opportunities, I hope this review and some pictures have piqued your curiosity!

Excellent Museum must-see for dinosaur lovers! Beautiful exhibits... many many exhibits to see and enjoy! Highly recommend!

Great place to take the kids. Has interactive exhibits and both my 9 and 12 year old love it. Staff is also very friendly. They are adding more on all the time and dinosaur exhibits are very cool. I recommend getting the annual pass if in the area.

This is a hidden gem. Its so worth the membership to be able to take the kids on a hot day. They have so much to look at and a fun play area, plus an activity room and an outdoor area where kids can pan for gold (that they keep!). Cant recommend it enough.

Ticket are not expensives, good place to visit. Mainly Dinasours and some cultural stuff

Great museum! Highly recommend it. All sorts of animals to see. You can pan for gold, see a real jail, dinosaur bones, movies shot in az and alot more! Definitely bring kids if you have them they will love it. I was there for 2.5hours. Have fun! Oh! There is Parking lot just east of the museum and entrance is on the west side of building.

It was pretty cool and I learned a few new things

What an amazing experience. Not as big as Los Angeles natural history museum but still amazing. We had a fun time and learned so much. My daughters fell in love with the activity.

We visited this museum for the first time during their Free Entrance event. We usually dont attend these type of events to avoid crowds. But for some reason, I insisted and we went to check it out. I was very impressed on how well organized it was!! Yes, it was busy but they managed to control the crowds with timed tickets; so it didnt feel extremely crowded and we didnt have to wait outside in the heat to go inside when our turn came up.As far as their exhibits.... they are fantastic!! This place is big and lots of informative things to see and learn. I told my husband that we would have to return but without the kids so we could stop and read without being rushed by our toddlers Our kids are 3 and almost 5.We loved it and going back for sure!!

I absolutely love taking my grandchildren!

Great place to explore natural history of eons ago.

Do you like dinosaurs?Ask your kid this question en route to the Arizona Museum of Natural History. If they say anything other than No, I hate dinosaurs then youre headed for the right place.The facility also includes some southwestern cultural artifacts, interactive things to do, a mine and jail to tour, and even panning for gold - but it will ultimately be remembered as the dinosaur museum.Regular admission for an adult plus one kiddo is nineteen bucks.

We love it here! The dinosaur exhibits are amazing! And they even have an interactive classroom for the little kids.

Amazing and so much to see for both kids and adults. It will take you hours to see everything and its SO kid friendly, my 3 year old grandson had a blast. Well worth the price of admission!

If you are interested in dinosaurs you will enjoy.The southwest exhibits were also interesting.The price is right.Two adults spent about 2 hours only reading some of the displays.

It is a good place to go to see some cool dinosaurs. They have a couple of cool metiorites. That was new and cool. And some really good native American artifacts. Also some good background information on things. Great place to take kids to as well.

This place was great. Fun to take the family

Great place for children and visitors of all ages! Plenty of interesting exhibits and local history all together at this museum. Not to mention the large amount of models and skeletons scattered throughout, definitely worth taking a look.

Was fun to visit. Something for all ages. Im from Michigan and I would like to go back some day. Really enjoyed panning for gold!

Fun with my grandson.a dino fanatic.was a bit disappointed that renovations were taking place on the main dino exhibit.

Great place to learn about the different cultures and also learn about dinosaurs and the different time periods.

Absolutely one of the most prolific places in Mesa as well as Arizona. An absolute must see!!!!! Great staff and amazing displays. Fun for the whole family. Every human needs this kind of education. Wheelchair accessible. If you havent been, make time for this. What are you waiting for?!?!?!?!

The musueum was great and a good fun place for both adults and kids. Lots of hostory on evolution and dynos. Good for kids to learn and lots of activities. Well maintained.

It was a good feild trip. The dinosaurs were pretty exciting but seemed the kids enjoyed looking for the gold the most. Pretty fun idea.

This place was awesome! So many things to see and do. Very reasonably priced. My kids loved it. All of the staff and volunteers are super helpful and friendly.

This place was a blast for kids and adults alike. I cannot recommend it enough for an afternoon if fun and exploration.

Great interactive museum. Really fun museum for kids. Very well done displays and interesting for adults too. Loved it.

Interesting and it has many things to view- multiple different levels- however it wasnt what I expected - as we drove very far for a school field trip -maybe it was overcrowded so Ill give it three stars.

Took my grandson and we both enjoyed the experience. Price was good unlike some places these days.

ForWalking up, theres a dinosaur sticking out of the building! Right inside are large skeletons and fun displays. I love how it spirals from the first floor to lower levels! The waterfall is very cool. And then when the flash flood happens its even better. I like that there was a room where kids could do activities or play with some of the toys. My daughter enjoyed every part of this museum including looking at the glass displays. there were plenty of hand on activities throughout the museum to keep her engaged and entertained. I enjoyed it so much we bought a membership.

Wonderful place for the little ones and grown ups. Awesome exhibits that are very well put together.

Great place for the kids to explorer and learn new things. There is a play place with great educational toys. Very clean and friendly employees. Very inexpensive.

Great museum. Lots of hands-on for the kids & very interesting history exhibits.

One of my favorite places I took my family to Im a long time, the kids definitely cant get enough of it

Really nice place to see cool stuff. Lots of classic paintings and old objects.

Surprisingly a great medium sized museum. It has 5 levels and uses every square inch of it.We thought it would be a 30 minute visit at most, but it turned out to be 90 minutes of fun!

I LOVE this museum! the history of the world, unapologetically scientific and perfect for the curious mind... and rad dinosaur fossils!

Nice museum. The facilities are a little out dated, but overall they have a wonderful dinosaur collection that the kids thoroughly enjoyed. They have a several activities that kids can participate in such as gold panning and an outdoor dinosaur dig. While it can not compare to the natural history museums of other large cities it was fun.

We live this place because its small but packed with experiences like gold planning, dinosaurs, fossils, so much! Fun and learning in the same place.

I love going there for a date day. It’s just as amazing as I remember from when I was a kid. It’s one of my favorite places to go, and I will continue to go for years to come.

This place is AWESOME. We drove down on Thursday from Chino Valley to spend the day and take my daughter to the museum. She loved it, my wife loved it, and I loved it. Fun for all ages if youre interested in history, and science. Lots of activities for kids. Admission is a tad pricey but well worth it in my mind. Staff was very friendly and helpful and answered all our questions with expertise and confidence. Will certainly be returning.

Awesome place to take family. A lot of great exhibit to see and enjoy.

This place is fantastic for children who enjoy exploring. We loved the dino zone and plan to be back as soon as we can. The staff was super courteous, thank you for being awesome! Make sure you check out the flash flood with your littles, when you visit ^_^

Love this museum. They have a nice collection of fossils, minerals, and indigenous archaeological items. The entry fee is reasonable. They even have panning for (fools) gold and an authentic jail!

Fun place to spend a couple hours with kids. My 3 year old enjoyed the dinosaurs, the play room and the slide

Omg it was awesome. They are making more exhibits and it was a free day!

Super cool exhibits including a flash flood.

Great variety of exhibits. Theres animatronic dinosaurs, a huge Native American culture exhibit, a gold panning interactive exhibit (where you can keep what you find!) and other rotating exhibits. They are always adding something new to keep it exciting and the prices are reasonable too.

Excellent museum, it has a great history collection!

Great place for the whole family. Its amazing they were able to get all that in the building. Well go again next time we are in town for certain.