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Address: 2021 N Kinney Rd, Tucson, AZ 85743
The Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum is one of Tucson's star attractions, with good reason. Part zoo, part natural history museum, and part botanical garden, the facility is set on 21 acres and is home to numerous animals that roam freely within invisibly-fenced enclosures. After checking out the exhibits in the main...
Atturbury Bird and Animal Sanctuary
Address: 8280 E Escalante Rd, Lower Lincoln Park, Tucson, AZ 85730
A 55-acre sanctuary situated right in the city – it's not only a haven for wildlife, it's a peaceful retreat for people, too. A mile-long loop trail passes all manner of desert plant life – mesquite, desert hackberry, fishhook barrel cactus and catclaw acacia to name a few – which harbor a wide variety of birds and...
Address: 8555 Tangerine Rd, Marana, AZ 85653
One of Tucson's two water parks, Breakers boasts Arizona's largest wave pool, plus five super slides, two tube slides and an entire section set aside especially for little kids. When it's time for a break, huge shade umbrellas and covered ramadas protect guests from the blazing desert sun, and the snack bars offer...
Kitt Peak National Observatory Visitor Center
Address: 950 N Cherry Ave, Univeristy of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85719
Here you'll find research facilities for two divisions of the National Optical Astronomy Observatories. Located on an 80-acre mountaintop leased from the Tohono O'odam tribe for 200 years, the facility is 80 miles west of Tucson, but for those interested in astronomy, the top-of-the-line telescopes and exhibits are a...
Address: 210 S Kinney Rd, Tucson, AZ 85735
The setting for many favorite Western movies (including Tombstone, Gunfight at the OK Corral, The Three Amigos, and countless John Wayne flicks), the Old Tucson Movie Studio had become something of a cinematic legend. Though a fire destroyed the studio in 1995, it has been carefully restored. Guests are treated to...
Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve
Address: 150 Salero Canyon Rd, Patagonia, AZ 85624
In 1966, the fledgling Nature Conservancy bought its first Arizona property, the Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve. It's one of the few places in the state where older growth forest persists, helped by the remaining cienegas, or desert wetlands. Along with the abundance of plant life, the preserve shelters a huge...
Address: 1100 S Randolph Way, Tucson, AZ 85716
This well-planned, 17-acre zoo features all of your zoo favorites, including polar bears, jaguars, ostriches and much more. The Aviary exhibit, with its array of birds, is a popular destination, as is the South American exhibit. With more than 500 rare animals, the zoo is active in helping endangered species such as...
Address: 7366 N Paseo Del Norte, Tucson, AZ 85704
Tohono Chul Park is a wildlife refuge within the metropolitan area of Tucson. Covering 48 acres, the park is designed to educate visitors about this desert area via demonstration gardens, greenhouse and the unique geology wall. Visitors enjoy the pleasant tea room, the greenhouse shop and the small but informative...
Address: 6541 E Tanque Verde Rd, Tucson, AZ 85715
Way back in the 1950s, a Glenn Ford movie was shot on location in Tucson, and the various buildings left behind were converted into Trail Dust Town. Although the original burned down in 1970, the complex was rebuilt and thrives today as a fun commercial center with the Pinnacle Peak steakhouse, a museum, shops and...
Address: 2150 N Alvernon Way, Tucson, AZ 85712
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Set in the heart of the city, the Tucson Botanical Gardens offers plenty of winding pathways taking visitors past floral exhibits, greenhouses, classrooms for instruction, and a superb exhibit on xeriscaping, a concept of planning yards and gardens using minimal water in the desert climate. Don't miss the iris garden,...
