949 E. Second St. 628-5775. Arizona Ghost Towns begins October 11 and continues through November 15. Speakers explore the social, political and economic impact of these vanished communities. 7 to 9 p.m. Anna Domitrovic discusses the Kofa mining district near Yuma and the King Mine, which produced several million dollars in gold and silver between 1885 and 1910. Museum hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Saturday, and noon to 4 p.m. Sunday.
Admission is free.
2021 N. Kinney Road. The museum ranks among the world's top 10 zoological sites, and features a large collection of native plants and wildlife. Enjoy an opportunity to witness birds of prey up close during the Raptor Free Flight program, featured daily at 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. The museum also features a coati exhibit, pollinator gardens, a mountain lion exhibit and a hummingbird aviary among many other natural habitat displays. The new Ancient Arizona interactive exhibit recreates fossils and gives museum visitors a chance to see what ancient Arizona was like 100 million years ago.