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Arizona Historical Society Museum at Papago Park

Come take a magical tour into Arizona's past! There are life-sized figures of the natives and newcomers who lived in, and migrated to, the region from 1860-1912.

Walk the sidewalks of Main Street, Arizona in the 1940s. Visit a WWII Japanese Relocation camp and a German POW camp. Climb the stairs of an air traffic control tower for a closer look at an AT6 pilot training airplane.

Explore the Green Line Overlook, an outdoor exhibit that features the plants and animals of this desert environment.

The Arizona Historical Society Museum at Papago Park, one of seven museums statewide, is Arizona's oldest cultural organization, founded on November 7, 1864. It's mission is to preserve Arizona's history and heritage for future generations.

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  Arizona Historical Society Museum at Papago Park

  1300 North College Avenue
  Tempe, AZ 85281

  Phone: (480)929-0292

  Fax: (480)967-5450

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• Past Events

  12/13/08	Lantern Lore, A Magical Arizona Evening
  09/01/08	Birth On Labor Day in Phoenix
  04/05/08	SOLS Takes A Hike
  10/20/07	Foundations of Faith Tour
  10/15/07- 11/04/07	Notes from the Past: 4th Annual Calaca Dia de los Muertos Altars and Art Exhibit
  12/02/06	Lantern Lore
  11/05/06	CultureFest 2006: Furniture Preservation: Museum Restorations and Everyday Techniques
  10/28/06	Dia de Los Muertos Opening Day Celebration
  10/28/06- 11/30/06	Dia de los Muertos Exhibit
  09/23/06	Images of the Grand Canyon
  12/10/05	Lantern Lore
  01/10/05- 01/16/05	Lewis and Clark in Arizona?