Old West, Arizona
Dominated by the modern city of Tuscon, with its plush golf courses and resorts, Old West Arizona is a nature lover's paradise with a romantic cowboy history. Visitors can relive the past at guest ranches and Old West towns or explore the future at astronomical sites or the Biosphere. Southern Arizona is also home to some of the best birding sites in the world.
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Kitt Peak National Observatory
The world's largest collection of optical telescopes is located high above the Sonoran Desert. Kitt Peak, on the Tohono O'odham Reservation, is home to 22 optical and two radio telescopes representing dozens of astronomical research institutions. The National Optical Astronomy Observatory (NOAO)
Tucson, AZ ObservatoriesReid Park Zoo
Come visit the Tucson zoo, and have a wild time. Meet the more than 400 animals—rhinos, elephants, anteaters, polar bears, lions, and many more in naturalistic settings! Adventure in our African, Asian, and South American regions. Conservation, recreation and education for the entire family.
Tucson, AZ ZoosSt. Augustine Cathedral
There's a long association between the name of St. Augustine and the Tucson area, dating back to the Spanish military and missionary presence in the 1700s. There were two villages with the name of San Agustín del Tucson. The first was situated at the foot of today'
Tucson, AZ Historic ChurchesPima Air & Space Museum
The Pima Air & Space Museum is the largest aviation and space museum west of the Rockies. Experience a century of aviation and explore over 275 aircraft on our grounds. Exhibits from pre-Wright brothers to space travel. Take a tram ride, climb aboard President Kennedy'
Tucson, AZ MuseumsKatchner Caverns SP Trails
The Guindani Trail (#398), located on the east flank of the Whetstone Mountains in the Coronado National Forest, is 4.2 miles in length (first mile is an easy walk, next 2/3 of trail is moderate difficulty, and the last leg is strenuous)
, AZ TrailsTucson Botanical Gardens
This beautiful oasis in the heart of Tucson was originally the home of Bernice and Rutger Porter. Dating to the 1920
Tucson, AZ Botanical GardensDeGrazia Gallery in the Sun
Discover Tucson's legendary landmark of art and architecture created by Ted DeGrazia. See Southwestern paintings, ceramics, bronzes, serigraphs, lithographs and more by the world-acclaimed artist. Explore the 13-room adobe gallery, Mission in the Sun, and cactus courtyard on a 10
Tucson, AZ ArtsFlandrau Science Center & Planetarium
The Flandrau Science Center & Planetarium is a dazzling multimedia theater and a truly unique educational experience, with 8,600 stars, galaxies, the Sun, the Moon, the planets, meteors, 30 projectors, two video systems and a sound system that is out of this world!
Tucson, AZ PlanetariumsFlandrau Observatory
Stop by after sunset to view the heavens through our 16-inch cassegrain telescope. An expert astronomer/
Tucson, AZ Observatories