Animal Keeper Tours
Unique opportunities to experience the Desert Museum through the eyes of an animal keeper.
So you want to be a Zookeeper?
Would you like to walk a mile in a zookeeper's boots? Ever wonder what their day is really like? If so, then this exclusive behind-the-scenes program is for you. More details.
Offered every other Saturday
Take a H.I.K.E! (Herpetology and Invertebrate Keeper Experience)
Curious about the lives of the cold-blooded? Invested in invertebrates? Here is your unique opportunity to meet some amazing ectothermic creatures up-close! An animal keeper will guide you behind the scenes of our Herpetology, Ichthyology and Invertebrate Zoology department. More details.
Offered Tuesdays and Fridays at 10 a.m. and lasts 1 hour
Walk on the Wild Side
Crazy for cats? Big on bighorn? Overboard for otters? If you'd like to get up close and personal with these and other mammals, the "Walk on the Wild Side" tour is for you! More details.
Offered Thursdays only
Winged Wonders (Hummingbird Tour)
Would you like to wander through a wondrous world of wings? Enjoy a leisurely morning stroll through our world-famous hummingbird exhibit with a keeper before the museum is open to the public. More details.
Offered Mondays-Thursdays
