Mesa Historical Museum — Attraction in Mesa

a bit interesting, and well kept, but still seemed very expensive for what was there. i highly doubt i’d ever pay $5 to look at a few rooms again.

i was told that items from the Mesa Southwest Museum has been moved there- the entire Western room there has been removed and replaced with a horse skeleton instead (lame)- but this museum only has the carriage and the locked safe.

i was hoping to see the movie items and other artifacts, etc. they did have a rebuilt one room school house like the MSM had back in the day.

the best part was reading about the Buckhorn Baths Motel. you may like it more than i did if you...

We really enjoyed this little gem. The items and photos on display where authentic and gave you a really great idea of what the early settlers of the area experienced. Life was tough, but these people persevered and created what ultimately became a robust community. There are lots of things to learn, and one thing that was really cool was the reconstructed one-room schoolhouse in the front of the property that showed what the school environment was like. There were stories of who did the education and what the different ethnic backgrounds of the community were, - and are. We think this place is...

Very cute museum. When you come inside, make sure you check in by the front desk to purchase tickets. The exhibits are separated by rooms. There's one with Indian artifacts, one with baseball memorabilia, one with domestic artifacts from the 1900s, and another was an art gallery dedicated to cats. I love how the layout was well designed with authentic touches- such as how the historic stove had food on it, and the baseball area had an old turnstile and fenced in area with more memorabilia behind. Outside, there's a replica of a schoolhouse. The people working there really made me...