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Sightseeing
If you're into nature, this is a must see. You can either hike various trailheads or take a informative and guided tram ride through the canyon.
457 locals recommend
Sabino Canyon Recreation Area
5700 North Sabino Canyon RoadIf you're into nature, this is a must see. You can either hike various trailheads or take a informative and guided tram ride through the canyon.
This is how Tucsonans beat the heat. You can be at the top in just over an hour. Tons of trailheads, places to camp and picnic areas. Usually about 30 degrees cooler and some really neat shops in Summerhaven.
485 locals recommend
Mount Lemmon
This is how Tucsonans beat the heat. You can be at the top in just over an hour. Tons of trailheads, places to camp and picnic areas. Usually about 30 degrees cooler and some really neat shops in Summerhaven.
You'll leave here with all kinds of new knowledge about aviation and space! 400+ aircraft, 80 acres, 6 indoor air-cooled hangars..
258 locals recommend
Pima Air and Space Museum
6000 E Valencia RdYou'll leave here with all kinds of new knowledge about aviation and space! 400+ aircraft, 80 acres, 6 indoor air-cooled hangars..
The oldest intact European structure in Arizona, the church's interior is filled with marvelous original statuary and mural paintings. It is a place where visitors can truly step back in time and enter an authentic 18th Century space.
329 locals recommend
Mission San Xavier del Bac
1950 W San Xavier RdThe oldest intact European structure in Arizona, the church's interior is filled with marvelous original statuary and mural paintings. It is a place where visitors can truly step back in time and enter an authentic 18th Century space.
Big park offering tours of a cave with unique rock formations & a butterfly garden.
131 locals recommend
Colossal Cave Mountain Park
16721 E Old Spanish TrailBig park offering tours of a cave with unique rock formations & a butterfly garden.
The Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum is a 98-acre zoo, aquarium, botanical garden, natural history museum, publisher, and art gallery founded in 1952.
670 locals recommend
Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum
2021 N Kinney RdThe Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum is a 98-acre zoo, aquarium, botanical garden, natural history museum, publisher, and art gallery founded in 1952.
City/town information
Tombstone is a town in southeastern Arizona, known for its Wild West history. Exhibits at the Tombstone Courthouse State Historic Park include a replica gallows. On historic Allen Street, the O.K. Corral outdoor theater re-enacts an 1881 cowboy gunfight.
332 locals recommend
Tombstone
300 N Sumner StTombstone is a town in southeastern Arizona, known for its Wild West history. Exhibits at the Tombstone Courthouse State Historic Park include a replica gallows. On historic Allen Street, the O.K. Corral outdoor theater re-enacts an 1881 cowboy gunfight.
Both the Bisbee Mining & Historical Museum and the Bisbee Restoration Museum chronicle the city’s copper-mining past. The vast Queen Mine offers underground tours.
79 locals recommend
Bisbee
Both the Bisbee Mining & Historical Museum and the Bisbee Restoration Museum chronicle the city’s copper-mining past. The vast Queen Mine offers underground tours.
Food scene
Tucsonans debate where the best Mexican food is....There are a lot of great choices. Rosa's happens to be my favorite.
30 locals recommend
Rosa's Mexican Food Restaurant
1750 E Fort Lowell RdTucsonans debate where the best Mexican food is....There are a lot of great choices. Rosa's happens to be my favorite.
If you like locally owned fare, Silver Saddle Steakhouse is a Tucson mainstay. Great food!
14 locals recommend
Silver Saddle Steakhouse
310 E Benson HwyIf you like locally owned fare, Silver Saddle Steakhouse is a Tucson mainstay. Great food!
City advice
What to pack
Stay hydrated!
For most of the year, Tucson is quite dry. If you think you've packed enough water for your outdoor venture, pack more!
Getting around
I-10
Because you are in the Southeast portion of the city, eastbound traffic (leaving Tucson) is pretty light most of the time. However, if you're getting on I-10 in other areas of Tucson, eastbound traffic is slowest in the morning (approx 7-9) and westbound traffic is slowest in the afternoon (approx 4-6) rush hours.