Best places: History museums in Arizona

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

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

👍👍 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...

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

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

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

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

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

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

Frontier-era-themed destination with a museum tracing the area's history in a circa-1882 building.

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

Legendary historic site offering daily reenactments of Wyatt Earp's famous Tombstone gun fight.

Legendary brand of American motorcycles, plus apparel & more at some branches.

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

Vintage cars, dioramas & a movie tell the story of a famed driving route from prehistory to present.

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

Underground mine tours with history exhibits & a crystal cave are the draw at this notable museum.

Retro facility with exhibits on local history from Native American culture to gold-mining towns.

Restored circa-1901 capitol now offers a peek into old statehouse chambers & the governor's office.

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