Guided Tours of Cosanti
Experience the world-famous craftwork structures of Cosanti, where experiments in sustainable urban design meet the natural world. Our guided tours will introduce you to Paolo Soleri’s design studio, historic residential and workshop structures, and the artistic traditions carried on today in the creation of bronze and ceramic windbells, jewelry, and home accessories, all exemplifying the handmade heritage of Cosanti Originals.
To organize a private group tour or event, or for more information, contact tours@cosanti.com.
Please note — weekday guided tours are carefully scheduled to observe our foundry’s morning bronze pours, but due to weather and other variables we cannot guarantee this for every tour. Bronze pours are not conducted on weekends.
Tour Times and Reservations
Monday – Friday
10:15am – 11:30am
12:15am - 1:30pm
Adults $30 per guest
Students (with school ID) $15 per guest
18 and under $10 per guest
Cosanti also participates in the Culture Pass program in collaboration with Arcosanti. Only two passes permitted per tour. To learn more, visit Act One.
Meet your Guide
Sophie Rabb first joined The Cosanti Foundation in 2022 as the guest services manager at Arcosanti. After three years, she moved down to Paradise Valley to join the crew at Cosanti as a tour guide. She graduated from Rochester Institute of Technology in 2018 with a bachelor’s in global studies and cultural anthropology. She hopes to honor her interest in studying humanity and culture to bring enrichment to educational programs at Cosanti.
No time to tour? Come watch the pour
Locals know that Cosanti is one of the best places to bring out-of-town visitors or friends in the Valley who have yet to discover our unique handmade craftwork. If you’re short on time and can’t take a guided tour, don’t skip Cosanti altogether — come watch the bronze pour!
Watch a carefully choreographed process in which our skilled foundry artisans pour 2,200-degree bronze into sand molds, each carved with the designs and patterns which make every windbell a Cosanti Original.
Monday – Friday at 10:30 AM and 12:30 PM. No bronze pours are conducted on days projected to exceed 115°F. On occasion, pours are canceled due to weather without advance notice.
What to know before you go
Consent and release waiver
Tour guests are required to complete a Consent and Release Waiver prior to touring Cosanti. Our easy-to-use online form makes completing a waiver for a single guest, a large group, or for parents/guardians of minors quick and efficient. Once you have reserved your tour, a link to the online form is sent in your confirmation email.
Accessibility
Tour guests who use a walker, wheelchair, or other mobility aids may find themselves limited by narrow pathways, uneven pavement, steps, or other challenges. Please contact us at tours@cosanti.com to discuss possible accommodations. ADA-accessible restroom facilities are not available.
Outdoor conditions
While there will be strategic stopping and resting points during the indoor/outdoor one-hour tour of Cosanti, guests should be aware that the experience involves a good deal of walking and standing, sometimes in the sun. Please be sure to plan accordingly with sun protection, water, and comfortable shoes.
Photography and video
Guests are welcome to take photos and videos of Cosanti and its grounds for personal purposes, though we ask that you are respectful of this active worksite, its employees, and other guests.
Professional photography or video and/or any footage intended for commercial use must have prior approval. Please reach out to info@cosanti.com prior to conducting professional or commercial shoots at Cosanti.
Tours are offered year-round, excluding holidays
On Thanksgiving Eve, Christmas Eve, and New Year’s Eve, Cosanti is open only until 3:00pm. No tours are offered on these days.
Cosanti is open almost every day of the year but is closed on the following holidays:
- New Year’s Day
- Martin Luther King Jr. Day
- Presidents’ Day
- Memorial Day
- Juneteenth
- Fourth of July
- Labor Day
- Veterans Day
- Thanksgiving
- Christmas Day
Our ongoing mission of education
Cosanti, a cultural site on the Arizona Registry of Historic Places, is proud to take part in the legacy of education and outreach integral to The Cosanti Foundation from its beginning.
Activity fees are collected to benefit The Cosanti Foundation, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to influencing the balance between the built environment and the natural world, the well-being of the planet and of humankind.
Since 1965, The Cosanti Foundation has been an important voice in the global conversation about adapting the way humankind consumes resources on a planet already stressed by explosive population growth, a dramatically changing climate, and limited natural resources.
Your visit will contribute both to furthering the mission of The Cosanti Foundation, and to spreading awareness of the philosophy and possibility of living in a way both radically different, and urgently necessary.