01/24/08

A Historical building with lots of flair...and history --- a must see.

by darrazola

The Arizona Capitol Museum is an excellent place to visit...the staff is friendly and ready to help. Everyone from senior citizens to young kids will enjoy the AZ Capitol Museum...plus is FREE. The USS Arizona Exhibit is the most amazing exhibit, so much history. A must see.

The Museum is open on the weekends Saturday from 11am -4pm and the regular hours of M-F 8-5, so now everyone including residents of Arizona can visit this wonderful place

Tours are 10am and 2pm M-F...but I chose to do a self guided tour and loved it.

NEW NUMBER 602-926-3620, notice that the ad has the incorrect number.

• Pros: Parking is right across the street at the Wesley Bolin Memorial Park
• Cons: Nothing negative...just a wonderful place

The place to go for those with a serious passion for Arizona.

by Contributor

In Short
Housed in the old copper-crowned State Capitol building downtown, the stately, edifice was constructed with rock quarried from nearby Camelback and South Mountains. Inside the museum, learn anything from what the official state neckwear is (the bola tie) to what caused the U.S.S. Arizona to sink. Probably the most surreal of the objets d'histoire on display is the wax effigy of Arizona's first governor.