Visit navtive history and wildlife at the International Wildlife Museum
The International Wildlife Museum is a non-profit natural heritage museum committed to fostering your knowledge and understanding for the country’s fascinating wildlife. Founded in 1988, the center includes over 400 kinds of animals—insects to prehistoric animals—from around the world.
The museum displays wildlife in natural habitats, wildlife videos, interactive computers, guided interpretive tours, and hands-on displays.
Group tour description:
Guided excursions can be arranged for ages 6+. Guided tours may be customized to meet your needs of a class curriculum.
Other resources:
Pre-tour activity packets are sent to all scheduled groups. Regularly shown animal life movies are free and available to all. Reserved videos are available to professional tour groups only.
The museum conducts weeklong summer classes for children ages 5-11. Natural heritage exhibits and family events are funded by the museum throughout the year. Wildlife curriculum and activity guides, movies, and artifacts are also available on loan. Contact Jennifer Stoddard at 629-0100, ext. 311.
Outreach programs
Programs targets the natural beauty of wildlife throughout the world exhibiting live animals and artifacts. Programs can be conducted at your school or incorporated into a field trip to the center. For a list of topics and additional details call Jennifer Stoddard, Education Coordinator (520) 629-0100, ext. 311.
Parking:
Plentiful, for cars, buses, and RVs
Hours of operation:
Weekdays, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Weekends, 9 a.m. – 6 p.m.
Admission fees:
$7.00 Adults
$5.50 Seniors (62 & over) and Students (w/ID)
$2.50 Children (4-12)
Free for ages 3 and under when accompanied by a parent.
School rates:
$2.00 per student for self-guided tours.
$2.50 per student for IWM-guided tours.
One free adult for every 10 students (required); additional adults are $5.50 each ($6.00 for guided tours).
Membership: Yes
Handicapped access: Yes
Lunch facilities: Group lunch discount or bring your own sack lunches
Gift shop: Yes; Teachers may pre-order inexpensive gift shop bags by calling 618-3568.
Curriculum relevance: Life Sciences, Biology
Contact person: Kristine Massey, (520) 629-0100, ext. 336
Arranging a Group Visit: Reservations are required at least one week in advance. For more information on Arizona Tourism, checkout Tucson events.
International Wildlife Museum
4800 W. Gates Pass Road
Tucson, AZ 85745
(520) 629-0100 ext. 336 or 311
(520) 618-3561 Fax
