Old West, Arizona
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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 ObservatoriesFlandrau 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 PlanetariumsPima 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 MuseumsDeGrazia 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 ArtsOld Town Artisans
Located in the El Presidio Historic District is the little city block of Old Town Artisans. The 150 year old adobe building has 6
Tucson, AZ ArtsTohono Chul Park
Tohono Chul Park is the Southwest's center where nature, art, and culture connect in 49
Tucson, AZ Botanical GardensInternational Wildlife Museum
"Safari Club International Foundation wishes to inform you that the International Wildlife Museum in Tucson, AZ, closed its doors on December 31, 2023
Tucson, AZ MuseumsTombstone Courthouse State Historic Park
Museum dealing with the history of Tombstone and southeast corner of Arizona. From 1879 to 1929. It is the only publicly owned museum which tells the story of the "Town Too Tough To Die." Built in 1882 at a cost of nearly $50,000
Tombstone, AZ Historic CourthousesFlandrau Observatory
Stop by after sunset to view the heavens through our 16-inch cassegrain telescope. An expert astronomer/
Tucson, AZ Observatories