Welcome to the
Cave Creek Museum
Your Adventure Starts Here
Welcome to the Cave Creek Museum
Your Museum Experience
The Ansbaugh Auditorium is the gateway for your museum experience that leads you to everything the museum offers. Inside you’ll find exhibits of Sonoran Desert life and works by local artists, the Archaeology Wing and the History Wing. The Mini-Wing leads you to the Outdoor Exhibits that include the Golden Reef Stamp Mill, the first church of Cave Creek and the last known original Tubercular Cabin in Arizona.
A must-do is The Arizona Gold Mining Experience with a lively recounting of Cave Creek Mining District’s heyday. Hold onto your hats when the old mine blows its top! Then onto the Golden Reef Stamp Mill where the mountainsides echo when it fires up. Plus more exciting demonstrations. (Check our Events calendar for dates/tickets.)
Don’t forget to stop in the museum store offering a unique selection of Arizona gifts where you’ll find something for everyone … even yourself!
Please see our museum volunteers for any questions during your visit.
Photography is permitted without flash for personal use. Professional photographers, please make arrangements with the Executive Director at 480-488-2764.
Holiday Food Drive at Cave Creek Museum benefits the Foothills Food Bank. Please consider donating stuffing & cornbread mix, canned fruit & vegetables, cranberry sauce, gravy in cans or packet mix only – no glass jars, & brownie mix. Let’s beat last year’s collection of 183 pounds of much needed groceries for those in need in our community!
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C’mon in!! Lots of exciting & educational programs are happening. Favorites are back, including the Arizona Gold Mining Experience & Gold Fever Adventure, plus the all new Kiwanis’ Preschool Pioneers. Registration is needed for all events & most require a ticket purchase.
Scroll down to see upcoming events & check our Events calendar for a full list through our season. Plan ahead as our events get booked quickly.
We look forward to seeing you!
The Cave Creek Museum is supported in part by an award from the Arizona Commission on the Arts, an agency of the State of Arizona.
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Candid helps our Museum showcase its programs and impact.
Community Partners
We are proud to partner with our local business community!
This month, we feature Stumblinas Cantina!
