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Places to Visit
We have listed below several area attractions that will add to your Tucson experience. For details and more ideas, see local newspapers and the Tucson Official Visitors Guide, available at the Voyager Information Center.
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Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum 883-2702
www.desertmuseum.org |
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Arizona State Museum 621-6302
www.statemuseum.arizona.edu Park Avenue & University Brings to life the culture history of the Greater Southwest, from the mammoth hunters to the present, through many ongoing research projects. |
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Colossal Cave 647-7275
www.colossalcave.com 16711 E. Colossal Cave Road, Vail Ancient crystal cave, home to Indians and outlaws, history and legend. Guided tours daily. Gift shop, snack bar, wooded picnic areas, western trail rides. |
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Davis-Monthan Air Force Base Tours
618-4806
http://www.pimaair.org/view.php?pg=16
Tours of Davis-Monthan's AMARC (Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Center). |
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DeGrazia Gallery 299-9191
www.degrazia.org 6300 N. Swan Road Many original works by the prolific Tucson artist Ted DeGrazia are displayed in this adobe building designed by the artist. |
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Flandreau Science Center & Planetarium
621-4515
www.flandrau.org Cherry Avenue at University Interactive science exhibits dealing with sound light, optical illusion, magnetism, & astronomy. Multilmedia planetarium theater & 16 inch telescope available for night viewing. |
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International Wildlife Museum
617-1439
www.thewildlifemuseum.org 4800 W. Gates Pass Road Interactive natural history museum with dioramas, hands-on exhibits, & theater. |
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Mission San Xavier Del Bac 294-2624 Tohono O'odham Reservation Built 1783-1797 by the Franciscans, the mission known as the "White Dove of the Desert is both a historic landmark and an active Tohono O'oodham Indian parish and church. |
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Old Fort Lowell Museum 885-3832 Ft. Lowell & Craycroft Ruins of old fort & museum exhibits relating to military life during the Apache Indian wars. |
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Old Town Artisans 623-6024
www.oldtownartisans.com 201 N. Court Avenue Located in the El Presidio Historic District in downtown Tucson, this 1850's restored adobe building houses works of hundreds of artists and craftsmen. |
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Old Tucson Studios 883-0100
www.oldtucson.com 201 S. Kinney Road Famous movie location with more than 100 films to its credit. Features mock gunfights, stagecoach rides, shows, tours, museums, an antique carousel, shops and restaurants. |
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Pima Air & Space Museum 574-0642
www.pimaair.org 6000 E. Valencia Road On display are more than 180 restored vintage aircraft representing America's aviation history. Self-guided tours and gift shop. |
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Reid Park Zoo 791-4022
http://www.tucsonzoo.org 22nd Street, east of Country Club Explore naturalistic habitats exhibiting over 500 exotic animals from around the world |
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Sabino Canyon 749-2861
www.desertusa.com/azsabino/sabino.html 5900 N. Sabino Canyon Road Hike or enjoy narrated tram tours through the place where mammoths roamed, Hohokam Indians made irrigation dams, pony soldiers found swimming holes, and the CCC built bridges. |
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Saguaro National Parks 733-5100
www.nps.gov/sagu 3693 S. Old Spanish Trail (east) 2700 N. Kinney Road (west) Both these parks showcase the saguaro cactus, found only in the Sonoran Desert. Each has a looped road for driving or bicycling, a visitors' center, & picnic areas. |
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Tohono Chul Park 575-8468 www.tohonochulpark.org/ 7366 N. Paseo del Norte This 48-acre desert preserve features display gardens, cactus ramadas, and a green house, as well as a tearoom, art gallery, and gift shop. |
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Tucson Museum of Art 624-2333
www.tucsonarts.com/ 140 N. Main Located on the site of Tucson's Spanish Presidio, the museum offers a permanent collection of over 5000 works, changing exhibits, five restored historic properties, museum shop, & cafe. |
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Near Tucson |
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The Amerind Foundation Museum 1-520-586-3666
www.amerind.org/ This archaeological and ethnological museum displays the arts and crafts of the native people of the Southwest. |
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ASARCO Mineral Discovery Center 625-7513
www.mineraldiscovery.com/ One-hour tours of a modern, working, open-pit copper mine and mill facility. Visitor center with hands-on exhibits, Video Theater, Cactus Garden, & Picnic Area. |
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Bisbee 1-520-432-2071
www.bisbeearizona.com/ Located 100 miles southeast of Tucson, Bisbee features mine tours, museums, and a unique look at a charming old mining town. |
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Fort Huachuca Historical Museum 1-800-288-3861
http://huachuca-www.army.mil Recalls the history of the American southwest in this rugged yet beautiful setting. |
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Kartchner Caverns State Park
1-520-586-4100
www.desertusa.com/azkartchner/ Arizona's newest state park, this massive limestone cave has 13,000 feet of passages and two rooms as long as football fields. Reservations are required to tour the cave. |
| Kitt Peak National Observatory 1-520-318-8726 /www.noao.edu/pubpage/pub.html Guided tours, exhibits, video programs, & nightly stargazing are available at this facility which features the world's largest solar telescope. |
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Titan Missile Museum 625-7736
http://www.atomictourist.com/titan.htm 180 W. Duval Mine Road, Sahuarita |
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Tombstone 1-520-457-3949
www.cityoftombstone.com/ Tombstone is known as "the town too tough to die." |
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Tubac 1-520-398-2704
http://www.tubacaz.com/ Historic Spanish Presidio "where art and history meet." |
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Tumacacori National Monument 1-520-398-2341
http://www.nps.gov/tuma/ One of a string of missions established by Father Kino some 200 years ago, the ruins of this mission church and environs are open to the public. |
