While on your Southern Arizona vacation at Wyndham Canoa Ranch Resort, make time in your itinerary for some culture and visit some intriguing Arizona museums nearby. As the premier option for Arizona golf resorts, we invite you to relish in extensive on-site amenities and refreshing accommodations boasting the cozy comforts of home.

Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum
Discover the natural wonders of this unique living, breathing museum, bordering Saguaro National Park west of Tucson. Featuring almost two miles of paths meandering through 21 beautiful acres, one of the most celebrated museums in Arizona is a zoo, natural history museum and a botanical garden in one.

Founded in 1952, this museum remains dedicated to research, promoting conservation of natural habitats and providing educational offerings to the community. This mostly outdoor museum includes more than 300 animal species, 1,200 kinds of plants and an impressive gem, mineral, and fossil collection, making this attraction an unforgettable and extraordinary experience. Click here for rates, hours of operation and more details.

Fort Huachuca and Museum
Travel back in time to the days of Geronimo and the famous Buffalo soldiers with a visit to Fort Huachuca, located in the Huachuca Mountains of Cochise County in southeast Arizona, just 15 miles north of the Mexico-United States border. Fort Huachuca was built in 1877 to guard against attacks by Chiricahua Apaches, led by Geronimo. After Geronimo's surrender in 1886, the fort remained because of its strategic location on the border.

The "Buffalo Soldiers", an elite black cavalry corps of the U.S. Army, resided at this fort for twenty years and was assigned to guard the border during World War I. Today, the fort is currently a United States Army installation and covers more than 70,000 acres. Visitors have the opportunity to visit numerous historical buildings including the Fort Huachuca Historical Museum, originally used as the post chapel. The museum is open weekdays from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. and from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. on weekends; although free of charge, a donation is suggested. Click Here for more information.

The Titan Missile Museum
Immerse yourself in the mystery and intrigue of the Cold War at the Titan Missile Museum, located about 15 miles from our Green Valley resort. This museum documents the heated relationship between the United States and the former Soviet Union during the Cold War era. This museum is one of 54 Titan II missile complexes across the United States which housed live missiles to be detonated at a moment's notice until they were all deactivated in 1987.

Get your ticket to view what was one of the most top secret places in the country. Here you can take a guided tour to feel the power of a simulated missile launch, marvel at the 103-foot Titian II missile, 8-foot thick silo walls and impressive 3-ton blast doors. Click here for more information, tickets and hours of operation.

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