Experience The Life From The Sea of Cortez
After many years of planning and a year of construction, the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum's new warden aquarium opened in January, 2013. When Tucson residents and guests visualize the Sonoran Desert it's unlikely that pictures of huge rivers with six-foot minnows, or oceans swarming with whales, stingrays, eels, and thousands of invertebrates come back to mind. Yet, a full understanding of the Sonoran Desert region isn't potential without recognizing the importance of the freshwater rivers that flow through it and the sea of Cortez that are important to the present desert's status as the plushest desert on earth.
The exhibition hall also includes a touch tank with marine invertebrates, like sea stars and hermit crabs, for a hands-on encounter for visitors. At first, the touch tanks can solely be available to guests through private behind-the-scenes tours.
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