Culture Pass
MCLD has partnered with Act One to provide Culture Passes at all 15 of our libraries!
How Culture Passes Work
- Culture Passes provide general admission for 2 at each participating organization. Your checkout receipt is your admission pass.
- Passes must be checked out in-person at the library, available first come first served.
- Passes are not renewable and cannot be requested in advance
- You have 7 days to use your culture pass, the pass will remain checked out in your library account for 7 days.
- The pass will come off your account after the 7-day checkout period.
- Customers can check out one pass per household at a time, up to 2 passes per month.
Participating Organizations
It is highly encouraged to contact the venue ahead of time for current hours and policies. Participating organizations and availability subject to change.
Located in Maricopa County
6140 E Skyline Dr., Cave Creek, AZ 85331
480-488-2764
Cave Creek Museum preserves the artifacts of the prehistory, history, culture and legacy of the Cave Creek Mining District and the Cave Creek/Carefree foothills area.
Check Cave Creek Museum Culture Pass availability.
1201 N Galvin Pkwy, Phoenix, AZ 85008
480-941-1225
Desert Botanical Garden is here to help you enjoy the beauty of the desert and care about it. Home to thousands of species of cactus, trees and flowers from all around the world spread across 55 acres and more than 50,000 plant displays.
Check Desert Botanical Garden Culture Pass availability.
21 N Frontier St, Wickenburg, AZ 85390
928-684-2272
The Desert Caballeros Western Museum inspires an appreciation of the art and history of the American West through creative exhibitions and educational programs that preserve the West’s cultural legacy.
Check Desert Caballeros Western Museum Culture Pass availability.
10 S. Gilbert Rd Gilbert, AZ 85296
480-926-1577
Gilbert Historical Museum is a repository of artifacts chronicling the town’s rich history, inviting visitors to explore the past, experience the present, and imagine the future.
Check Gilbert Historical Museum Culture Pass availability.
2301 N Central Ave, Phoenix, AZ 85004
602-252-8840
The Heard Museum connects Indigenous creativity to the world by presenting the voice and vision of American Indian artists. Dedicated to the advancement of American Indian art and the stories of American Indian people from a first-person perspective.
Check Heard Museum Culture Pass availability.
1625 N Central Ave, Phoenix, AZ 85004
602-257-1880
Phoenix Art Museum is the largest art museum in the southwestern United States. It is home to a collection of more than 20,000 objects.
Check Phoenix Art Museum Culture Pass availability.
12901 N La Montana Dr #4742 Fountain Hills, AZ 85268
480-837-2612
The River of Time Museum & Exploration Center focuses on water conservation. Explore how important water conservation is to life in the desert.
Check River of Time Museum Culture Pass availability.
4619 E Washington St, Phoenix, AZ 85034
602-495-0901
S'edav Va'aki Museum is the archaeological repository for the City of Phoenix. Focused on the prehistory and history of Central Arizona.
Check S'edav Va'aki Museum Culture Pass availability.
7374 E 2nd St, Scottsdale, AZ 85251
480-874-4666
SMoCA is a museum dedicated to contemporary art, architecture, and design. It includes a public James Turrell skyspace where you can experience the ever-changing light of the desert sky.
Check Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art Culture Pass availability.
4087 E Apache Trail, Apache Junction, AZ 85119
480-983-4888
Superstition Mountain Museum focuses on providing visitors with an experience of the Old West and an historical context that includes the region's Native American people, the life of early western settlers, local geology and industry.
Check the Superstition Mountain Museum Culture Pass availability.
Outside of Maricopa County
4001 S. Woody Mountain Rd. Flagstaff, AZ 86005
928-774-1442
The Arboretum at Flagstaff is home to 750 species of plants, native to the Colorado Plateau. The 200-acre property consists of display gardens, greenhouses, and woodland trails.
Check The Arboretum at Flagstaff Culture Pass availability .
13555 S Cross L Rd, Mayer, AZ 86333
928-632-7135
Arcosanti is also an experiment, a prototype city, or a urban laboratory of arcology, the harmony of architecture with ecology. Arcosanti is a community where people live and work. Get a free daily tour with your culture pass.
Check Arcosanti Culture Pass availability.
2021 N Kinney Rd, Tucson, AZ 85743
520-883-1380
The Desert Museum is a fusion experience: zoo, botanical garden, art gallery & classes, natural history museum, and aquarium. It inspires people to live in harmony with the natural world by fostering appreciation of the Sonoran Desert.
Check the Desert Museum Culture Pass availability.
1324 S Jesse Hayes Rd. Globe, AZ 85501
928-425-0320
Besh Ba Gowah is a museum, botanical garden, and a reconstructed pueblo that provides information about the Salado People providing a fascinating glimpse at the lifestyle of the people who thrived in the ancient Southwest.
Check Besh Ba Gowah Archaeological Park & Museum Culture Pass availability.
For more than 125 years, Lowell Observatory has connected people to the universe, through education, exploration and discovery. Today, scientists at Lowell use a variety of ground- and space-based instruments for research—including the observatory’s flagship Lowell Discovery Telescope, one of the most versatile telescopes in the world.
Check Lowell Observatory Culture Pass availability.
3400 E Zoo Ct, Tucson, AZ 85716
520-791-3204
The Reid Park Zoo is committed to connecting people and animals to ensure the protection of wild animals and wild places. It is a 24 acre campus that cares for hundreds of diverse animals from all over the world.
Check Reid Park Zoo Culture Pass availability.
735 Jordan Rd, Sedona, AZ 86336
928-282-7038
The Sedona Heritage Museum is focused on the lifestyles and works of the people who pioneered this community, from 1876 to the present.
Check Sedona Heritage Museum Culture Pass availability.
1031 N Olive Rd, Tucson, AZ 85721
520-621-7567
The University of Arizona Museum of Art promotes greater appreciation for the inherent value of the visual arts. The museum houses works by renowned artists such as Georgia O’Keeffe, Jackson Pollock, and Elisabeth Vigee-Lebrun.
Check University of Arizona Museum of Art Culture Pass availability.
460 W. Finnie Flat Rd. Camp Verde, AZ 86322
928-567-0066
The Verde Valley Archaeology Center and Museum is the only facility in the Sedona and Verde Valley area that presents the history of the ancestral Hopi and Yavapai-Apache Nation.
Check Verde Valley Archaeology Center Culture Pass availability.
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