MUSEUMS ARIZONA HISTORICAL SOCIETY. 949 E. Second St. 628-5774. Ongoing exhibits include: Arizona-Sonora: Documents of a Shared History, featuring passports of American and Mexican citizens entering Mexico between 1917 and 1920; Emergence: The South Park Story, 1940-1950, a photo exhibit tracing the development of the South Park neighborhood, located along Park Avenue south of 22nd Street; and Exploring 1870's Tucson, a hands-on exhibit for children. Continuing through December 1996:A Memento for My Descendants: The Buehman Studio Perspective, photographic works by German immigrant Henry Buehman. Museum hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Saturday and noon to 4 p.m. Sunday. ARIZONA STATE MUSEUM. Park Avenue and University Boulevard. 621-6302. The Arizona State Museum, on the University of Arizona campus, features anthropology exhibits with particular emphasis on the Southwest. Continuing through December 1996: Mexican Masks: Faces of the Fiesta, an exhibit of more than 350 Mexican folk masks, from mermaids to scorpions. Museum hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday and noon to 5 p.m. Sunday. Admission is free. ARIZONA-SONORA DESERT MUSEUM. 2021 N. Kinney Road. 883-2702. Meet a kingsnake, a scorpion or maybe a tarantula at one of the daily Live Animal Interpretations given daily at 8:30, 9:30, 10:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m.; take a leisurely morning walk around the museum grounds and observe the many wild birds with a museum docent at 8:30 a.m. Tuesday and Thursday. The museum offers a variety of additional informative and entertaining guided tours and walks daily. Call before your visit and ask about the daily schedule. Museum hours are 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Sunday. Admission is $8.95, $1.75 for kids 12 and under. Group discounts available FLANDRAU SCIENCE CENTER. UA campus. 621-STAR. Beware! Flandrau's dome is being haunted by ghosts, goblins, monsters and more through Halloween, Thursday, October 31. A screaming good time will be had by the entire family as spooky specters and ghoulish ghosts fly to the music of Alice Cooper, David Bowie, Warren Zevon, Johan Sebastian Bach, along with classic Halloween tunes The Monster Mash and Flying Purple Eaters. Be frightened at 8:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 3:30 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, and all night Halloween night. Admission is $5, $4 for students and children. Flandrau's regular laser light shows and exhibits continue, call for a schedule. Call 621-STAR for information. FORT LOWELL MUSEUM. 2900 N. Craycroft Road. 885-3832. Continuing through February 1997: Surgeons, Scalpels and Malaria, a photographic exhibit documenting army medicine during the Apache Wars. Also continuing through February 1997: We Served at Fort Lowell, a photographic exhibit featuring soldiers and their families stationed at Fort Lowell from 1873 through 1891. GADSEN-PACIFIC TOY TRAIN OPERATING MUSEUM. Foothills Mall. 7401 N. La Cholla Blvd. See and operate antique and contemporary toy trains at this free museum Friday through Sunday during mall hours. Call Bud Stewart at 749-0228 for information. PIMA AIR MUSEUM. 6000 E. Valencia Road. 574-9658. On display are 185 military, commercial and civilian aircraft, including a full-scale mock-up of Kitty Hawk, a presidential plane used by news media and JFK during the 1960s, numerous photos, air and space uniforms and memorabilia. Hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., with last admittance at 4 p.m. Admission is $6 for adults, $5 for seniors and military and $3 for children ages 10 to 17. Free for aviation buffs under 10. TUCSON CHILDREN'S MUSEUM. 200 S. Sixth Ave. 792-9985. In addition to all the fun stuff to do and see at the Children's Museum, October brings a special surprise! Kids don't need to be scared to have a good time this Halloween. Bring them to visit The Enchanted Castle, where children eight and under can enjoy their favorite nursery rhymes and storybooks with a Halloween twist. Kids can help Alice in Wonderland prepare for a Halloween tea, create a magic Halloween stew for Merlin from The Sword and the Stone, or make their way through Curious George's maze. The castle is open from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays through October 26, 5 to 7 p.m. Sunday, October 20, and 2 to 5 p.m. Sunday, October 27. Admission is $4 per person, or $12 for a family of four. Regular museum hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday, noon to 5 p.m. Sunday. Regular children's admission is $3, $5 for adults and $4 for seniors. Call 792-9985 for program registration and information. VETERANS MUSEUM. MarketPlace USA. 3750 E. Irvington Road. 740-9429. Museum features displays depicting contributions made by area veterans. Hours are noon to 9 p.m. Friday, 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday. Admission is free. Volunteer docents needed. YOZEUM. 2900 N. Country Club Road. 322-0100. Museum hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday, and 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday. On display are all kinds of yo-yos, from styles popular in the 1920s to current designs, and yo-yo memorabilia. The owner of the museum is Don Duncan, Jr., son of the founder of Duncan Yo-Yos. Groups and schools can call ahead to arrange for a tour. Free admission.

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