Museum of Northern Arizona
Private Nonprofit Museum · Flagstaff, Arizona
A museum in a stone building among the pines north of downtown Flagstaff, founded in 1928 by the zoologist Harold S. Colton and the artist Mary-Russell Ferrell Colton to study and share the natural and cultural history of the Colorado Plateau. Its galleries cover the region's geology and fossils, from the rocks of the Grand Canyon to a dinosaur skeleton, alongside major collections of Hopi, Navajo, Zuni and other Native art, including pottery, jewellery, textiles and katsina carvings. The Coltons encouraged Hopi and Navajo artists through annual shows, and the museum still hosts summer heritage festivals. A short nature trail follows the Rio de Flag behind the building. In 2026 admission was $18 for adults, and on Thursdays it stayed open until 7 PM, with pay-what-you-wish entry from 4 PM.
3101 North Fort Valley Road, Flagstaff, Arizona, 86001, United States
Monday-Wednesday and Friday-Sunday 10 AM-5 PM; Thursday 10 AM-7 PM, with pay-what-you-wish admission from 4 PM (2026). Check musnaz.org for holiday closures.
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