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Arizona State Museum
Arizona's 1893 territorial museum of archaeological resources, now operated by the University of Arizona on its Tucson campus.
- Rank in Arizona
- #424of 727 ranked
- Overall score
- Score 36.0 out of 100medium confidence
- Most looked up
- Marchby Wikipedia readers
- Category
- Museum
The Arizona State Museum was founded in 1893 by authority of the Arizona Territorial Legislature as a repository for the collection and protection of archaeological resources. It now stores and exhibits artefacts and provides education and research opportunities, and is operated by the University of Arizona on its Tucson campus.
Where it is
Arizona State Museum is a museum near Tucson, in Pima County. It is one of the museums in this database, and appears in the statewide ranking of Arizona attractions.
How this ranking was reached
No official visitor count is published for Arizona State Museum, so its score rests on public interest and tourism significance, and is capped below the level a measured attraction can reach. That is why the medium confidence above is not higher. The weighting is explained in full on the methodology page, and every axis is broken out under Facts and sources at the foot of this page.
Note on the data: No official visitor count is published for this attraction.
Sources
- Public interest: Wikimedia pageviews (en.wikipedia, human traffic), 2024
- Coordinates and designations: Wikidata(opens in a new tab)
- County: U.S. Census geography via FCC Area API, resolved from coordinates
- Official site: https://statemuseum.arizona.edu/(opens in a new tab)
Record last verified 2026-08-12.
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Facts and sources
Place
- Category
- Museum
- Destination
- Tucson
- County
- Pima County
- State
- Arizona
- Designations
- National Register of Historic Places listed place
Visitation
- Annual visits
- Not published
Ranking
- Overall score
- 36.0 / 100
- Visitation score
- No published count
- Popularity score
- 7.1
- Significance score
- 60.0
- Confidence
- medium
Visiting
- Official website
- statemuseum.arizona.edu(opens in a new tab)
- Coordinates
- 32.2322, -110.9560
- Last verified
- 2026-08-12