The Superstition Mountain Museum is in the Superstition Mountain range in Central Arizona. The museum offers visitors an experience of the Old West, focusing on the region's history, Native American people, early western settlers, local geology, and industry. The Museum Gallery features a detailed exploration of the region's history with artifacts, multi-media exhibits, and docent-led tours. Visitors can observe a working display of large-scale model trains and a 100-year-old Cossak 20-stamp ore mill and explore the museum's vast collection of Western movie and television history memorabilia. The Village exhibit includes two brush structures, a cooking area, and a hide drying rack, and visitors can find books, apparel, local Native American arts and crafts, and seasonal gift selections.
Fort McDowell Adventures offers a variety of western adventures for groups of all sizes and any occasion. Located on the historic 25,000-acre Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation just minutes from Mesa, the adventures include City Slicker Cattle Drive, Segway tours in the desert, kayaking or riding the trail along the Verde River, and Jeep tours through Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation. Whether you want to enjoy a trail ride through the ever-flowing Verde River, experience a city-slicker cattle drive, or take a hay wagon ride, there are plenty of options. You can also explore the desert from a Segway, mountain bike, river raft, kayak, or Green Zebra TomCat Cart.