THINGS TO DO WHILE IN TUCSON http://www.visittucson.org/visitor/send/101thingstodo/
Major event calendar http://www.visittucson.org/visitor/events/majorevents/ Hole in the wall restaurants with really good food 1:Tony's Italian Deli http://dudamobile.tonysitaliandelitucson.com/#2761 2:Wild Garlic http://www.wildgarlicgrill.com/ 3:Bobo's a U of A must http://www.bobostucson.com/ 4:Kenny D's https://m.facebook.com/KenneyDs/ 5:Serial Grillers https://www.serialgrillersaz.com/ 6: NYPD best pizza https://nypizzadepartment.com/ 7: The Boxyard outdoor eating with the best Sonora hot dog and bacon wrap burrito https://theboxyardtucson.com/ 8.Prep and Prastry breakfast http://www.prepandpastry.com/ 9: Baja cafe great breakfast http://www.bajacafetucson.com/ 10: Kingfisher best seafood https://kingfishertucson.com/ 11: trail dust town,a Tucson experience https://www.traildusttown.com/ Restaurants http://www.visittucson.org/visitor/culinary/restaurants/ London bridge The iconic London Bridge an Arizona import at Lake Havasu http://www.golakehavasu.com/about-us/about-havasu/london_bridge1.aspx?gclid=CIz53-CXsq8CFQ6EhwodnFfzDg Hot air balloon festival Participate in a hot air balloon festival or event with the largest selection of hot air balloons in Tucson! Join the fun of hot air balloon races, balloon lightingfestivities and more! Tucson Hot Air Balloons books balloon rides at festivals all over Arizona and beyond! Call1-800-335-9257andaskaboutBalloonFestivalsnearTucsonToday! OLD TUCSON http://www.oldtucson.com/ Experience the Old West!Just fifteen minutes from Tucson at the base of the Tucson Mountains lay a preserved slice of Americana, Old Tucson. Passing through the gates of an old frontier town, visitors from around the globe are transported back to a time when fearless men with six shooters ruled the Old West. The perfect setting for the more than 300 movies and television productions filmed at the location since 1939. . Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum http://www.desertmuseum.org/ The mission of the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum is to inspire people to live in harmony with the natural world by fostering love, appreciation, and understanding of the Sonoran Desert. MOUNT LEMMON Tucson's recreational outlet, Mount Lemmon (Mt. Lemmon) is usually available all year for hiking, camping and day trips. http://emol.org/tour/mtlemmon.html SABINO CANYON http://www.sabinocanyon.com/ Experience the beauty of one of the most unique Southwestern desert canyons on a Sabino Canyon tram ride. Sabino Canyon is a natural desert oasis located in Tucson’s Coronado National Forest and is home to spectacular desert landscapes and abundant wildlife. . Pima Air & Space Museum http://www.pimaair.org/ Pima Air & Space Museum, where history takes flight, is one of the largest air and space museums in the world, and the largest non-government funded aviation museum. You'll see more than 300 aircraft and spacecraft including many of the most historically significant and technically advanced craft ever produced, both from the United States and throughout the world. COLOSSAL CAVE http://www.colossalcave.com/welcome.html Colossal Cave, which is on the National Register of Historic Places, had been used for centuries by prehistoric peoples when it was "discovered" in 1879. Since then it has been the object of interest and attention by people ranging fromtrain robbers to a President of the University of Arizona. The first tours were taken through the unimproved Cave in 1923, tours which involved ropes and lanterns. Kitt Peak National Observatory http://www.noao.edu/kpno/ TOMBSTONE: http://www.cityoftombstone.com/ Allen Street today. One of the most notorious streets in the old west is aliveand well in Tombstone. Throughout the past 140 years it has survived two major fires, the loss of the mining industry, and countless violent encounters. Each year many thousands of visitors walk where old west heros and villians lived, worked and fought. From boomtown to bust this little city earned its nickname, "The Town Too Tough To Die". GOLF IN TUCSON http://www.tucsoncitygolf.com/ Mission San Xavier del Bac "White Dove of the Desert" http://www.sanxaviermission.org/ 2nd Sat.http://www.2ndsaturdaysdowntown.com/ It's a shopping trip, an art walk,an night of entertainment, and a Tucson happening that celebrates life in the Old Pueblo. Stores, Galleries, theaters and restaurants open their doors; and the street vendors, artisans, performers and musicians come out. It happens 5:30 to 10:30pm every 2nd Sat. Along Congress st. Agua Caliente Park http://www.pima.gov/nrpr/eeduc/interpretive/aguacal.htm Experience the oasis in the desert at Agua Caliente Park. This 101-acre park features a natural spring and pond that is home to an exceptionally rich mix of plants, wildlife, and historic features in the backdrop of the Santa Catalina and Rincon Mountains. BIOSPHERE http://www.b2science.org/ Rafting http://www.inaraft.com/salt-river-rafting-az.php Biking around Tucson http://www.visittucson.org/visitor/outdoor/biking/ |