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Sedona Heritage Museum is located in Jordan Historical Park, 735 Jordan Road. The Museum is open daily at 11:00 a.m. The last tour will start at 3:00 p.m. Please call 520-282-7038 for information about special tours. It's only 0.6 mile north of Hwy. 89A in Uptown Sedona. Drive across the bridge on Mormon Wash and park in our free lot; then take one of the scenic pathways, through the fruit orchard and past vintage farm implements, to the museum. (Handicap parking is next to the Jordan House.)

Some visitors spend about an hour going through our exhibits, but many spend two or three or more. It depends on the time you have, but we know you'll find your visit worthwhile. We'll be glad to see you!

The main museum building was the farm home of Walter and Ruth Jordan. Its first room tells the stories of Sedona pioneers, how they lived and the things they used. There's also an interesting US Forest Service exhibit provided by the Friends of the Forest.

Alice Hulette's painting of the Jordan Home - now the Sedona Heritage Museum

The core of the Jordan House is the family's original one-room cabin, built in 1930 and now restored with original furnishings. Four rooms were added in 1937, and the remainder of the present house was added in 1946.

One room now commemorates more than 80 feature movies made in Sedona -- many during the Golden Age of westerns. (See page "Sedona, the film capital".)

    Another room shows the life of the real cowboys and how they worked. There's an old-time laundry room, and a room for temporary exhibits that, at this writing, features the famous Mayhew's Oak Creek Lodge.

    A well-stocked gift shop offers items hand-made by Sedona artists and crafts specialists. Included are silver jewelry in the museum's apple logo design, pens made from apple and peach wood grown on the museum grounds, as well as hand-painted and appliquéd vests, pottery and paintings.

    The 4000-square-foot Apple Barn has Walter Jordan's original 40-foot apple grading machine and many other interesting exhibits (see page on "Vehicles and Machines"). It is also the site of special events for local organizations.