Top rated History museums in Phoenix, United States to elevate your visit (Updated April, 2024)

Art museum

👍👍 This was such a great experience! It has some really neat artifacts and information. My 11 year old wanted to go for her birthday, and even though we're local, we'd never been. I'm so glad that we went. We spent an hour abd a half, but we were told it'd be about 45-hour, but we were very thorough a...

4.90 (568 reviews) (~147.08 km from centre)

Pima Air & Space Museum

Museum

Over 300 air- & spacecraft are on display at this museum that encompasses 80 acres of exhibits.

4.80 (8.4K reviews) (~184.23 km from centre)

Titan Missile Museum

Museum

Top-secret, Cold War-era missile silo that's now a museum offering guided tours & exhibits.

4.80 (3.3K reviews) (~199.15 km from centre)

Hall of Flame Fire Museum

History museum

Fire engines from 1725 to 1969 & a hall to fallen heroes are showcased at this multigallery museum.

4.80 (1K reviews) (~11.21 km from centre)

Arizona Commemorative Air Force Museum

Museum

This venue with displays & rides in historic warplanes features a 1944 B-17G bomber & an F4 Phantom.

4.80 (1K reviews) (~31.48 km from centre)

Sharlot Hall Museum

History museum

History museum inside a former governor's mansion that displays Native American artifacts & more.

4.80 (810 reviews) (~127.01 km from centre)

Desert Caballeros Western Museum

Museum

Museum housing displays & exhibits focused on the Western heritage of the town of Wickenburg.

4.80 (604 reviews) (~83.88 km from centre)

Yuma Territorial Prison State Historic Park

State park

Circa-1876 prison that once housed inmates in a maze of stone-walled cells is now a museum.

4.70 (2.9K reviews) (~249.92 km from centre)

Superstition Mountain - Lost Dutchman Museum

History museum

12-acre spot featuring exhibits with regional artifacts & folklore, plus an Elvis chapel on site.

4.70 (2.2K reviews) (~53.09 km from centre)

Riordan Mansion State Historic Park

State park

Circa-1904 historic mansion with art nouveau touches covering 13,000 sq. ft., with guided tours.

4.70 (748 reviews) (~197.13 km from centre)

Sedona Heritage Museum

History museum

Center for regional history, events & education in a preserved family farmstead.

4.70 (477 reviews) (~161.55 km from centre)

Tempe History Museum

Local history museum

Roomy museum highlighting Tempe's growth over the years, including via rotating displays & orations.

4.70 (335 reviews) (~14.99 km from centre)

Arizona Heritage Center

History museum

Showcase for multimedia & hands-on displays on city life & other aspects of Arizona history.

4.70 (271 reviews) (~13.03 km from centre)

The Phoenix Police Museum

History museum

👍👍 Pretty compact yet informative Museum. Staff were helpful and gave a good starter narrative. We enjoyed going through the exhibits with some interactive components. There was a memorial also included within. Pretty impressive I must say.

4.70 (240 reviews) (~0.19 km from centre)