With more sunshine than any other United States city--about 350 days a year--Tucson is at the top of places to live for sun-worshippers. The growing desert city is a diverse mixture of Spanish, Native American, Mexican and contemporary American cultures.
A restored adobe church built in the 1700s with colorful frescoes, sculptures and carvings.
More than 400 animals, including rhinos, elephants, anteaters, polar bears and lions. Tour the African, Asian and South American regions.
The most diverse collection of astronomical observatories on Earth for nighttime optical and infrared astronomy and daytime study of the Sun. Founded in 1958, KPNO operates three major nighttime telescopes, shares site responsibilities with the National Solar Observatory and hosts the facilities of consortia which operate 19 optical telescopes and two radio telescopes.
A true Sonoran Desert luxury golf experience, with 27 holes of Arnold Palmer Signature Golf.
Desert golf at its finest! Designed by Robert Trent Jones Jr., the golf course meanders among the foothills of Tucson's beautiful Santa Catalina Mountains as it follows the rugged natural flow of the land across shady mesquite-lined arroyos and skirts craggy rock outcroppings.
A 27-hole Jack Nicklaus Signature golf course situated on the 250-acre Westin La Paloma resort.
Voted the Best Public Golf in Tucson by Golf Digest magazine.
For a half-century the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum has enchanted millions of visitors with its exhibits of live animals in astonishingly natural settings, while intriguing and instructing them with fascinating educational programs. At the same time, the Museum has gained a worldwide repute in the scientific community as an institution committed to researching and protecting the land, plants and animals of the Sonoran Desert region.
The largest air and space museum in the United States.
An adobe gallery designed and built by artist Ted DeGrazia, who achieved worldwide acclaim for his colorful paintings of people and places of the Southwest. Opened in the early 1960s, the gallery was designed to exhibit and preserve his oils, watercolors, bronzes, enamels, ceramics, stone lithographs, serigraphs and jewelry. Today the 13-room gallery showcases permanent and rotating exhibits of DeGrazia originals, and the gallery gift shop offers a wide variety of merchandise and prints of his work.
Includes a Planetarium, Observatory, Mineral Museum, Science Store and Heliochronometer.
Downtown Tucson is bordered by the Santa Cruz River to the west, Park Avenue to the east, St. Mary's Road to the north and 22nd Street to the south. It is the site of the city's major performing arts venues, as well as art galleries, restaurants and shopping.
North-Central Tucson is bordered by the Santa Catalina Mountains and Coronado National Forest to the north and includes the University of Arizona campus. The area is home to many upscale resorts.
Westside Tucson includes Tohono Chul Park and Saguaro National Park West, the site of ancient Indian petroglyphs.
Expansion of East Tucson is limited by state and federal lands. The area includes Sabino Canyon, a popular tourist attraction, and Saguaro National Park East.
This canyon in the Catalina Mountains, part of the Coronado National Forest, is a popular spot for hiking, swimming, biking and picnicking.
The 49-acre Tohono Chul Park is a leading Southwest center of desert nature, arts and culture – and is listed by National Geographic Traveler as one of the top 22 Secret Gardens in the U.S. and Canada.
There are 16 different gardens within the grounds representing a variety of gardening traditions and botanical themes. The Gardens offer programs and classes for adults on a broad array of topics, from gardening for newcomers to composting to botanical art. The children's educational programs are offered to school groups and families with the premise that learning should be fun, hands-on and curricula-based.
Tucson Mountain Park (TMP) is a 20,000-acre Sonoran Desert natural preserve located a few miles west of Tucson. TMP holds one of the most magnificent saguaro forests in the world. Hiking, horseback riding, bicycling, picnicking and camping are some of the recreational opportunities within this desert park. Park hours are 7:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m.
Sensational shopping in a bright, airy setting with more than 200 specialty stores and restaurants. Featuring six major department stores as well as Tucson's only J. Crew, Brookstone, Cache, Club Libby Lu, Build-A-Bear Workshop, Nine West and Hollister Co.
Tucson’s first regional shopping mall contains JCPenney, Robinsons-May, Home Depot, Century 20-Plex Theaters and more. Open daily.
Thirteen boutiques, with offerings including women’s apparel, fine jewelry and chocolates, make up this unique shopping area. Restaurants, a florist and a tanning salon are also available.
This shopping destination offers an array of galleries, specialty shops and restaurants. Open daily.
With many varied programs, including an extensive menu of education programs and community concerts throughout southern Arizona, the TSO is the cornerstone of Tucson's thriving arts landscape.
The oldest performance theater in Tucson, which opened in 1920.
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