In one interactive exhibit, visitors guess how dinosaur bones connect. The museum has received more than 10 other fossils collected by the bureau. Besides dinosaur exhibits, the museum showcases Southwestern and American culture, including exhibits of the Lost Dutchman's Mine, territorial jail cells, the history of Mesa and photographs from Arizona Highways. A Hohokam Village includes adobe living quarters. Museum workers display pottery made by the Hohokam natives and tell how the pieces were made.
Visitors walk through the fangs of a rattlesnake in the venomous animals exhibit.
A Gila monster, with its beaded skin, trolls over rocks and sand as it peeks out from behind the glass. Interactive exhibits test visitors on their knowledge of venomous animals as well. Luanne Mattson One of the more popular interactive exhibits is this display of how dinosaur bones connect. In the basement, children visit the Discovery Resource Center, where in classes they learn of the historic Southwest. Children can listen to stories, create sand paintings or participate in early Native American games.