Here's Your Passport to Prescott, Arizona Culture, Adventure. You Name It!
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CONTACT:
Susan Schepman
(928) 708-9336
sschepman@cableone.net
Prescott, Arizona (2008) - Want to travel to exotic and interesting places? Get a free passport to the hot cultural and historic spots in Prescott.
You might be surprised at all the things there are to see and learn about: native American history and culture, the Grand Canyon, wild animals, spiders, trees and flowers, the original buildings that started Prescott, a Victorian house that was moved from one end of town to another, a stagecoach and Conestoga wagon, theatre productions and more.
It's all there at the six institutions that are issuing the Passport to Culture - the Sharlot Hall Museum, Prescott Fine Arts Museum, the Smoki Museum, Phippen Museum, Heritage Park Zoo and the Highland Center for Natural History.
Each place has its own page describing what it does, its educational mission, what people can learn there and a place for a stamp. Locations and hours of operation are also listed along with a calendar of events and map in the back.
The Passport to Culture can be picked up at any of the six places along with a sticker from that organization and each of the others when you visit there.
"It's designed to look close to what an official passport would look like," said John Tannous, director of the Smoki Museum. " Our goal is really to encourage children and all Yavapai County, really, to learn more about the culture and history that's available in the Prescott area.
"It's also good for families to use for entertaining young out-of-town visitors who are visiting over the holidays or spring break," he said.
The Passport to Culture kicked off in November and runs for about two years, Tannous said, with an expectation of issuing at least 7,000 passports. "We've had a pretty good response so far," he said. "Kids have been really excited, want to fill it up with stickers."
When the passport is full, the holder can get a free gift at any or all of the six places.
For more information call the Smoki Museum at (928) 445-1230.
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