Culture Pass program offers free admission to Phoenix attractions

The landscape of metro Phoenix is dotted with cultural institutions, most of which charge admission fees.

But to get into more than two dozen attractions in central Arizona for free, all you need is a library card.

The Culture Pass program offers free admission to the following locations in central Arizona:

• Arcosanti
• Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum
• Besh Ba Gowah Archaeological Park
• Boyce Thompson Arboretum
• Cave Creek Museum
• Desert Botanical Garden
• Desert Caballeros Western Museum
• Gilbert Historical Museum
• The Heard Museum
• Mesa Historical Museum
• Phoenix Art Museum
• Reid Park Zoo
• River of Time Museum & Exploration Center
• S’edav Va’aki Museum
• Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art
• Sedona Heritage Museum
• Superstition Mountain Museum
• The Arb at Flagstaff
• University of Arizona Museum of Art
• Verde Valley Archaeological Center

Passes can be checked out at local libraries. Each pass is good for two free admissions to the attraction. Once the pass is checked out, you’ve got seven days to use it. The selection depends on which attractions’ passes are already checked out. More than 175 libraries across the state offer the program.

The Culture Pass program is administered by Act One, an arts nonprofit dedicated to making the arts more accessible, and is sponsored by SRP. Since taking over management of the Culture Pass in 2013, Act One has offered more than 3 million passes to Arizona families.