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Arizona Mining & Mineral Museum
1502 West Washington St.
Phoenix, AZ 85007
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“Arizona Mining and Mineral Museum” PlanetWare.com
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“Gems and Minerals in Arizona” Where To Go Next
TripAdvisor Traveler Rating: 4.0 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #30 of 126 attractions in Phoenix
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Traveler Description: Countless minerals and mining tools are on display here.
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Attraction type: Specialty museum, Museum, Other
Address: 1502 West Washington St. Phoenix, AZ 85007
Tel: 602 255 3795 ; 800 446 4259
Fax: 602 255 3777

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“Nice collection”
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4 of 5 stars
Outdoorpartner 98 contributions
Layton, UT
Jan 13, 2007
2/2 found this review helpful

Worth the $2 admission price. There is a large collection of interesting minerals here. Each specimen is labeled as to type of mineral and where it was collected. There is a VERY intersting "dinner table" where all the food is made out of rocks. There is a portion of the museum that is slanted toward premoting mining, but it was... more

“Rock & Gems galore!”
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4 of 5 stars
TX3travelers 12 contributions
Texas
Jan 8, 2006
9/9 found this review helpful

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 adults too. The price is great ($2 for adults, children free), and parking is free in the lot behind the museum. Especially... more

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Arizona Mining & Mineral Museum Address

1502 West Washington St., Phoenix, AZ 85007
Tel: 602 255 3795 ; 800 446 4259 Fax: 602 255 3777