Culture Pass

Arizona Capitol Museum

The Arizona Capitol Museum utilizes historic artifacts, guided interpretation, virtual resources, interactive activities, and public programs to educate visitors on Arizona’s governmental, political, and social history. Educational programs support Arizona Social Studies Standards with an emphasis on civics and government.

Buddy Stubbs Harley-Davidson Museum

If you’re in the Phoenix area, make sure to visit the Buddy Stubbs Historical Motorcycle Museum located at Buddy Stubbs Harley-Davidson, 13850 N. Cave Creek Road in Phoenix. There you’ll find 3,000 square feet of motorcycle history featuring more than 130 rare machines from 37 different manufacturers. More than 110 years of history are showcased with rare bikes from 1903 through today on permanent display.

Penske Racing Museum

The Penske Racing Museum showcases an amazing collection of cars, trophies and racing memorabilia chronicling the career of one of the most successful dynasties in all of sports. Team Penske has over 50 years of racing experience and over 600 major race wins highlighted by 20 Indianapolis 500-mile race victories. On display in the museum are cars detailing the diversity of Team Penske including a 2015 Ford Fusion driven to victory at the Daytona 500 by Joey Logano. Additionally, a number of Indianapolis 500-mile race winners are on display including the 1979 Penske PC 6 driven by Rick Mears to win his 1st of 4 Indy 500’s.

Phoenix Police Museum

The initial home (and jail) of the Phoenix Police Department, then referred to as city marshals, and the place where Ernesto Miranda, the suspect in the case behind the Miranda Rights, wrote his noteworthy confession.

Phoenix Trolley Museum

The Phoenix Trolley Museum, incorporated as the Arizona Street Railway Museum, is a railway museum established in 1975, with an emphasis on preserving historical street cars in Phoenix.

Shemer Art Center

The Shemer Art Center is a true “home for the arts.” It is also one of the City of Phoenix’s Points of Pride. In 1992, the Phoenix Pride Commission asked Phoenix residents to name places that make Phoenix unique. Over 10,000 postcards, listing approximately 150 locations, were received during the initial campaign. From the 40 sites receiving the most votes, the first 25 Points of Pride, including the Shemer Art Center, were selected.

Phoenix Airport Museum

The mission of the Phoenix Airport Museum is to enhance the Airport visitor’s experience by creating a memorable environment that promotes Arizona’s unique artistic and cultural heritage through an Art Collection, Exhibition Program, and Aviation History Collection.

Historic Saguaro Ranch

Preserving one of the Valley’s oldest and most magnificent ranches, the 17-acre Historic Sahuaro Ranch features historic buildings, a rose garden, barnyard and orchards. Listed on the National Register of Historical Places and known as the “Showplace of the Valley,” the Historic Sahuaro Ranch offers activities, exhibits and guided tours—keeping the history of early settlement in the Valley alive. Their mission is to preserve a historic site where the community participates in the ongoing development of educational and social experiences that connect Glendale residents and visitors to the past and to each other.

Buckeye Valley Museum

With a focus on local history, the Buckeye Valley Museum contains an impressive collection of pre-Columbian pottery, historic photographs and local artifacts from the earliest days of Buckeye. It is a great place to come learn and connect with the rich and vibrant history of the Buckeye Valley.

Mesa Contemporary Arts Museum

Mesa Contemporary Arts (MCA) Museum is a visual arts exhibition space committed to the presentation, interpretation, collection, documentation and preservation of contemporary visual arts with a special focus on traditional media. Dedicated to presenting exceptional regional, national and international exhibitions, Mesa Contemporary Arts Museum provides support and advancement to artists world-wide through solo, group and juried exhibitions while promoting educational opportunities within our community. MCA Museum also offers lectures by significant artists and arts professionals as well as art workshops.

Chandler Museum + McCullough-Price House

The Chandler Museum is an interdisciplinary learning environment where the community comes together to share its stories, preserve its cultural heritage and experience Chandler as a people and place. The vision of the Museum is to be the community’s principal resource to explore its people’s history, culture, and their place in the rapidly changing world of today. Recent renovations to the historic McCullough-Price House  house resulted in a formal state-of-the-art research and archive site for the Museum while maintaining its status on the National Register of Historic Places.

Tumbleweed Ranch

Tumbleweed Ranch, operated by Chandler Museum, explores Chandler’s agricultural roots. Beginning in the 1890s, cotton, dairy, sheep, citrus, alfalfa, sugar beets, and other agricultural pursuits shaped our community. In 1999, a portion of Tumbleweed Park was preserved in order to tell the story of the East Valley’s agricultural history.

The 14 acres of Tumbleweed Ranch serve as a location for school field trips, the Ostrich Festival, Chandler High School Future Farmers of America, and the Chandler Chuck Wagon Cook-off. Features of the Ranch include the McCroskey House, Edwards House, Red Shed Theater, an early 1900s grocery store, FFA demonstration fields, and antique agricultural equipment.

Southwest corner of Tumbleweed Park, 2250 S. McQueen Rd.

ASU Art Museum

ASU Art Museum centers art and artists in the service of community well-being and social good. The Museum is a learning-centered teaching institution, providing interdisciplinary learning opportunities for students from across the university ranging from the sciences, humanities, journalism, sociology and schools of arts and design. A teaching museum, much like a teaching hospital, is responsible for training the next generation of arts professionals and are the frontrunners in research in art history and museum studies while delivering the highest possible level of artistic standards through collection teaching, exhibition making, research and audience engagement.

ASU Ceramics Research Center

With more than 3,500 objects and more than 5,000 square feet of open storage area, the Ceramics Research Center (CRC) is an important resource for artists, students and art enthusiasts to explore and enhance their understanding of the craft.

Gallery at Tempe Center for the Arts

The Gallery at TCA provides visitors a space for thoughtful and engaging art experiences. FREE admission, tours and outreach programs are available year-round. Large-scale rotating exhibitions include a wide variety of local, regional and international artists, as well as themes of popular culture and interest.

Since opening in 2007, the Gallery at TCA has produced more than 160 large and small-scale art exhibitions and featured more than 2,500 local and national artists. New and exciting exhibitions continue to be developed with a special focus to broaden the mind, relate to multiple age groups and create interest in a variety of fields and subjects.

Tempe History Museum

The museum explores Tempe history through collections, research services, exhibits, and programs that captivate and connect with audiences throughout the community and beyond. Visitors can explore four thematic areas: College Town, Building Our Community, Living Together and Surviving in the Desert. Our Kid’s Place children’s gallery offers young visitors the chance to explore, play and spend time with family and new friends. The museum also curates a changing gallery space in the main exhibit hall, as well as exhibit space in the Community Room.

Ziegler Fiesta Bowl Museum

Experience the pageantry, passion, and unforgettable moments that have shaped the legacy of the Fiesta Bowl. The Ellie & Michael Ziegler Fiesta Bowl Museum is THE destination for college football fans, showcasing the greatest stories and traditions of the game.

Travel back in time with an impressive collection of memorabilia from legendary Fiesta Bowl matchups, explore exhibits celebrating the history of college football’s most iconic programs, and stand among all 130 FBS team helmets. Get up close to some of the sport’s most prestigious awards, including the Fiesta Bowl Trophy, the Heisman Trophy, the Eddie Robinson Award, and the National Championship Coaches’ Trophy.

Whether you’re reliving epic bowl game battles or immersing yourself in the traditions of college football, the Ziegler Fiesta Bowl Museum is where the past meets the present—creating a truly unforgettable fan experience.