Houses minerals, gems, fossils from Arizona and around the world. It also has a six-story Foucault pendulum; local fossils including Colombian mammoth remains excavated in 1985, 1997 and 1999; real dinosaurs, a giant-extinct fossil shark over 7 feet tall (to be featured on the National Geographic Channel in 2009) a rare T-rex brain cavity and cast and many other rare and extinct fossil mammals including saber-toothed cats. The museum also features several large meteorites from the ASU Center for Meteorite Studies; Ore minerals and crystals from the many Arizona open-pit and underground mines, a gemstone exhibit and a 6-foot tall amethyst geode at the museum entrance. Other exhibits include: Volcanology; Mineralogy, Geology of Arizona; Rocks of the Grand Canyon and Arizona's State Fossil: Fossil wood from the Petrified Forest proposed by 2 former ASU Geology faculty members in 1988.

Local

Eat and Drink

• D'Lite Healthy On The Go - Tempe (0.8 miles) - D'Lite (dee'lite) adj: it's a way of life! We provide a healthy alternative to 'fast f...
• D'Lite Healthy On The Go - Scottsdale (3.9 miles) - D'Lite (dee'lite) adj: it's a way of life! We provide a healthy alternative to 'fast f...
• The Farm Kitchen - phoenix (5.1 miles) - The Farm Kitchen is the original restaurant at The Farm property. With their walk-up counter, you ca...
• Morning Glory Café - Phoenix (5.1 miles) - A signature Arizona breakfast spot, Morning Glory Café serves house baked muffins and pastries, loc...
• Quiessence - Phoenix (5.1 miles) - Quiessence at The Farm delivers a truly “farm-to-table” experience using locally sourced produce...

See and Do

• DETOURS Tempe (1.6 miles) - DETOURS is the premier tour company in the American West offering scheduled day and multi-day tours ...
• Lockdown Escape Rooms - Scottsdale/Phoenix Scottsdale (2.3 miles) - Born in ruined basements of pre-war buildings in Budapest, Hungary, The Game conquered the entirety ...
• Desert Botanical Garden Phoenix (2.9 miles) - Desert Botanical Garden is a living museum with more than 50,000 plants from around the world. For m...
• Halle Heart Children's Museum Tempe (3.1 miles) - The American Heart Association’s (AHA) Halle Heart Children’s Museum (HHCM) is the only cardiova...
• Salt River Rafting LLC Scottsdale (4.0 miles) - Whitewater Rafting Arizona’s Salt River! Raft this stunning 2000′ deep canyon in the spring time ...

Shopping

• Botanica - Phoenix (5.1 miles) - A modern market offering fine products for the garden, patio and kitchen — often locally sourced, ...
• On The Edge Gallery - Scottsdale (5.3 miles) - On The Edge Gallery showcases over forty Arizona artists known locally, nationally and international...
• On The Edge Gallery - Scottsdale (5.3 miles) - On the Edge Gallery Presents Demonstrate! Demonstrate! Art Walk, Thursday, January 17th, 2019 Art should...