Mohave Museum of History and Arts — Attraction in Kingman

We visited the Mohave Museum of History and Arts during an over night while passing through, May, 2023. We didn't expect the museum to be a nice as it turned out to be. We liked the Arizona Route 66 Museum across the street at the power house. We expected that to be the best one of the three connected museums. As it turned out, we liked the Mohave better. This museum had a really nice collection. Starting with the Presidents and First Ladies of the United States Of America. Then it just went in different directions as the museum went on. I really liked it. It even had a small movie theater. There is also a library on site. As well as the expected, gift shop you will exit through. All in all a really nice museum. This museum is also very close to the other museums and parks. There is a deal where if you pay admission for one museum, you get admission to all three museums at no extra cost. We went to one museum the afternoon before when arriving in town. Then went to the Mohave the next morning with no extra charge. We didn't go to the third museum as we wanted to get back on the road. The ticket prices as of May, 2023 were $10 for adults. But $6 for adults over 60 years old. As I said, if you pay admission to one Museum. You get admission to two additional museums for no additional coast. Just do not lose the ticket they give you. It also works good as a book mark. So if you're in the Kingman area. Here's a fairly inexpensive way to spend some time with up to three museums. As such, it should be obvious that I...

Stopped in after going to the nearby Route 66 Museum and found this to be an interesting follow-up. Admission here is basically a package deal with a small fee of just ten dollars giving you entrance to this museum as well as the Route 66 facility and the historic Bonelli House. The Mohave Museum focuses on the history and environment of Mohave County with a set of dioramas depicting the earliest Native American inhabitants, to the arrival of settlers from the East, and on to the modern age. Another section discusses the history of mining and ranching in the area - key parts of Kingman's history. Also significant to Kingman was the former army air field founded during World War 2 and that's covered by various artifacts including a preserved piece of B-17 bomber nose art. A taxidermied display of animals covers the local fauna while a variety of smaller displays are about all sorts of esoterica such as presidential portraits, Native American crafts, doll houses made by locals, Asian American representation in Mohave County, and so on. A small gift shop has a selection of local souvenirs and handicrafts. Overall it's a fairly eclectic collection that should prove interesting to anyone who's interested in some local color...

Here I go again. Another small museum in a desert city, with miles and miles of miles and miles in all directions from Kingman. This is, for me anyway, a wonderful stop between Las Vegas and Phoenix, Via Wickenburg of course! The mural on the outside is inviting, the docents are so friendly, some may feel like victims, as the docent continues telling history and presidential facts, and how much they love their town, it is very sweet. Now the Museum, Andy Devine (probably unknwn to the current generation f Yelpers) was born in Kingman and he has a special room of memorabilia. He was quite a star in his era. The complete set of presidential and first lady portraits in excellent. This is only one of 3 (or four depending on who tells the story) sets in the world. With the docent passing interesting tidbits about many of the presidents it really adds to the flavor of this museum. There is a lot of rusty stuff about mining and the railroad era, a move abut one of the last steam engines, history about WWII and the thousands of planes that ended up in Kingman, The entry fee was 3 buck a head and includes 2 other historic places in Kingman. So Stop, Stretch your legs, and enjoy a bit of...