The museum preserves artifacts of the prehistory and objects related to the culture of the Cave Creek/Carefree foothills area.

Among the outdoor exhibits are the first church of Cave Creek and the last tubercular cabin in the state of Arizona.

In 1968, a group of local volunteers, who formed a historical society, founded the Cave Creek Museum on land donated by Frank and Hazel Wright.

The main plan was to accomplish the set mission through education, research and interpretive exhibits and programs.

The names of the four areas are the Central Ansbaugh Auditorium which has a display of textiles, oil paintings, jewelry and sculptures, the Archaeology Wing, the History Wing which features artifacts from Cave Creek's mining, military, settler and ranching days and the "Mini-wing".