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Arizona museum ranked fifth best in the country

Jun 27, 2013, 4:19 PM | Updated: 4:19 pm

The Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum was ranked fifth over all in the 25 top museums in the country.

The list from TripAdvisor.com, described the museum as a “great way to experience the desert.”

The Metropolitan Museum of Art, National Gallery of Art, Frick Collection, and Art Institute of Chicago rounded out the top five, respectively.

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