River of Time Museum & Exploration Center — Attraction in Fountain Hills

Don't get me wrong, the museum exhibits themselves are nice, and it's great that they have a working relationship with the local Yavapai community, but they really need to change their approach to how they operate. After viewing the introductory video, which again was not bad, I was not really able to enjoy the exhibits because there was a man talking to us the entire time, not even giving us a moment to actually look at anything without hearing his voice in the background. I'm not sure how anyone is supposed to learn anything here if we have to be forced to listen to a guy who really loves the sound of his own voice just talk incessantly instead of seeing the exhibits we came to see. There are reasons why other museums offer tours to people who want them; the rest of us prefer to go through the museum at our own pace and not be forced to listen to a lecture, and the fact that I didn't really have a say in that was absolutely absurd, because it ruined the experience for me and made driving all the way out there feel like a waste of time. If I wasn't using a Culture Pass from the library, which waived admission, it would have been a waste of a...

OK this place is closed however there's lots of art to look at in the area outside of the museum. My wife and I walked around and had a great time taking pictures next to them and trying to guess what the title of the sculptures were without actually looking at the titles. So far I have one point and she has 3 points in case you were curious!? Our point system is very complex I am not even going to go into that. However if you are curious about how to give points for this sort of a game I could give you some tips i am very good at making up scoring systems for odd games like...

This museum is way better than what I expected! Coming in, it looked small, but there as a lot to see; spent a little over an hour here.. The docent was kind to give a tour. We started with some exhibits on the outside, and then there's a 7 minute movie. From there, we winded our way through the different exhibits that represent the "river of time" and how Fountain Hills/ Arizona came to be what it is now. The exhibits were well placed and aesthetically pleasing. I enjoyed how they were...