Hipfig travel channel offers DIY travel video guides for more than 25 cities in
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or a comment. Welcome to this episode of Higfig Travel Guide series on Phoenix
Arizona, USA. Did you know that the musical instrument museum is the number
one attraction in Phoenix according to Trip Advisor? In this episode we're going
to feature the musical instrument museum or MIM Travel Guide. We'll share our own
experiences and provide tips for your time at the musical instrument museum in
Phoenix. Watch this episode till the end to get the most out of this MIM travel
guide. The Phoenix MIM is located at 4725 East Mayo Boulevard Phoenix Arizona
you can get to the MIM in Phoenix by the Valley Metro bus route number 44 exit
bus 44 at Tatum Boulevard and Mayo Boulevard bus stop
walk on Tatum Boulevard to Mayo Boulevard and you will see the MIM at the corner
it will be a 10-minute walk from the bus stop to the MIM in Phoenix. For
information about Valley Metro buses check out our Phoenix public transport
travel guide on hipfig.com or hipfig travel channel on youtube. We had a
rental car so we drove to the musical instruments museum. We took AZ 101 loop
north to North Caden Boulevard in Phoenix
we took exit 31 from AZ 101 loop north and made a right on North Tatum
Boulevard when you get to Mayo Boulevard make a right you'll see the MIM at the
corner on the left side of Mayo Boulevard. You will see the sign for the
musical instrument on tatum boulevard after you get off the freeway. If you're
driving we suggest using your GPS from your location to the MIM in Phoenix
Arizona. We followed the signs to the parking lot. Parking at the MIM is free
the MIM is open from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. daily. It's closed on Thanksgiving
Day and open on Christmas Day from 10:00a.m. to 5:00 p.m. From the parking lot
we followed the signs to the main entrance.
ticket prices will vary depending on the
options you choose. You can purchase tickets online or when you arrive at the
ticket counter. When we visited in 2019 general admission one-day tickets
started at $20.00 per adult. Afree orientation tour is available with your
general ticket. Amuseum docent will guide you through the MIM to see, hear,
and travel the world through music. No reservation is necessary and the tour
will take 30 to 45 minutes. Orientation tours are every Monday and Friday at 2
p.m. or every Saturday and Sunday at 11 a.m. and at 2 p.m.. What makes this the
number one attraction in Phoenix? The MIM has a large collection of
instruments on display from 200 plus countries and territories of the world.
The MIM brings these instruments to life through technology that enables
visitors to see and hear these instruments in their original cultural
settings which is awesome. The 13,600 plus instruments and artifacts were
acquired in the geographic and cultural regions of origin. Iwasn't really
expecting too much but what a delightful and engaging surprise the MIM is! Once
we purchased our tickets we got a Sennheiser guideport compact receiver
with headphones which are automated audio guides with highaudio quality
we took the escalator up to the second floor where the geographic galleries are
located. The Mim's instrument collection is presented in geographic sections that
focus on five major world regions. There are so many instruments from all over
the world which we had no idea existed and the accompanying video displays and the
music recordings are very impressive. The guideport provides the correct
soundtrack for videos and more at the 300 plus sites around the
museum. Hidden identifiers are installed at exhibits that cue the audio guides to
automatically play the correct soundtrack. This feature really enhanced
our time at the Museum. We started in the Asia and Oceania gallery. This gallery
features countries and island groups from all over Asia including Oceania and
the caucuses. We continue to the other galleries the Africa and Middle East
gallery, the Europe gallery, the Latin American gallery, the United States and
Canada gallery. We continued our visit downstairs to another section called the
mechanical music gallery. This section features automatic machines instruments
from the 19th and 20th century which automatically play themselves. They also
visited the artist gallery which features instruments and artifacts from
popular musicians from different musical styles and eras. We saw musicians like
Elvis Presley, Clara Rockmore, Ravi Shankar, and many others from around the
world. We are also able to watch technicians maintain and preserve
instruments at the conservation lab through a large viewing window. We ended
our visit at the MIM at the experience gallery. Here we could have hands-on
experience banging gongs and trying to play a Burmese harp. There is also a stem
gallery which is new. The MIM also has rotating special exhibits and concerts
available for an additional fee. Please check online or at the ticket
counter. Hey here's a tip, the food in the cafe is pretty good and it's a good
place to have a snack or lunch and to rest your feet. You'll be walking and
standing a lot so wear comfortable shoes. We spent almost half a day there and
that was not enough time to explore everything. The MIM is highly
recommended for the whole family. Happy Travels! Go to hipfig.com for more
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