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Things to do in Tucson

CITY OF TUCSON:
Visitors Center 100 South Church 800-638-8350 visittucson.org
Arizona Historical Society 949 East 2nd Street 520-628-5574 arizonahistoricalsociety.org
Center for Creative Photography, University of Arizona campus 520-621-7968
creativephotography.org
DeGrazia Gallery in the Sun, 6300 North Swan, 520-621-7968 degrazia.org
Fourth Avenue has a lot of great shops and restaurants
Tohono Chul Park, 7366 Paseo del Norte, nature trails, gardens, restaurant 520-742-6455
tohonochulpark.org
Tucson Botanical Gardens 2150 North Alvernon Way 520-326-9686 tucsonbotanical.org
University of Arizona Museum of Art, UofA Campus 520-621-7567 artmseum.arizona.edu
Places to Eat:
Arizona Inn 2200 Ease Elm St 520-325-1541 arizonainn.com $$-$$$
Cafe Poca Cosa 110 East Pennington St 520-622-6400 cafepocacosatucson.com $$
El Charro Cafe 311 North Court Ave, 520-622-1922 elcharrocafe.com $-$$
Downtown Kitchen 135 S 6th Ave., 520-623-7700 downtownkitchen.com $$-$$$

NORTHEAST:
BioSphere 2 , 32540 S Biosphere Road, Oracle, AZ $20
Sabino Canyon and Visitor Center, 520-749-2861 sabinocanyon.com
From Sabino Canyon drive to Mount Lemmon, $5.00 toll
Mount Lemmon Ski Lift 10300 Ski Run Road 520-576-1321 skithelemmon.com
Places to Eat:
Iron Door Restaurant at the Mount Lemon ski area

EAST OF TUCSON:
Pima Air and Space Museum 6000 East Valencia Road, 520-574-0462 pimaair.org
Saguaro National Park
Benson, 45 miles from Tucson
Willcox, Cider Mills and Wineries, from Benson follow I-10 36 miles to Willcox willcoxchamber.com
Kartchner Caverns, reservations a must, 520-586-2283
San Pedro Valley Observatory, 1311 South Astronomers Road, 520-226-3227 arizona-
observatory.com
Chiricahua National Monument, Willcox

SOUTHEAST:
Tombstone, 70 miles
Bisbee, 95 miles

SOUTH:
Wine Touring in Sonoita
Fred Lawrence Whipple Observatory 520-879-4407 cfa-harvard.edu/flwo
Pima Air Museum Titan Missile Museum 520-625-7736
Madera Canyon for hiking maderacanyon.net
Tubac, 45 miles, tubacaz.com
Presidio Museum and Ruins 520-398-2252
Eat at Elvira's Mexican Restaurant, 2221 East Frontage Road, Tubac
Tumacacori National Historic Park nps.gov/tuma
Nogales, Arizona is just over the border from Nogales, Sonora, Mexico (Passports required)

SOUTHWEST:
Kitt Peak and Kitt Peak National Observatory, 520-318-8726 noao.edu
WEST:
Mission of San Xavier Del Bac 520-294-2624 sanxaviermission.org
Old Tucson 520-0100 oldtucson.com
Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum 520-883-2702 desertmuseum.org
Saguaro National Park (West) nps.gov/sagu

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