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- Kitt Peak National Observatory 318-8726
Located about 55 miles west of Southeast Arizona
Open daily 9-3:45 except holidays
Guided tours: 10, 11:30, 1, 2:30
World's largest collection of astronomical telescopes located atop the 7,000 ft Quinlan Mountains. Facilities include 24 major research telescopes, Largest solar telescopes, 4-meter Mayall telescope. Travelers should check road and weather conditions beforehand. - Tour Saguaro National Monument
Located just west of the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum is this major preserve of the famous forty foot multi-limb saguaro (SWAH-row) cacti. This area is great for backpacking and camping. For more info checkin at the Visitors Center - open daily 9AM-5PM. By the way - there is no water in this park. - Tour Biosphere-2
Located near the desert town of Oracle, north of Tucson, is the giant plexiglass bubble known as Biosphere-2. This was a controversial effort to recreate a totally sealed and self-contained environment and it lasted for two years in the early 90's. This facility today offers guided tours that last 2 and a half hours.
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This section lists major attractions and landmarks for the Pima, Cochise and Santa Cruz County regions.
Southeastern Arizona Area Code is 520.
Old Tucson - Large movie/TV studios that
create the Wild West Ghost Town
Kartchner Caverns State Park - The newest
attraction in Arizona is deep underground - opens to public Nov 1999.
Tour Cochise County - Visit Tombstone,
Coronado National Memorial and other famous landmarks.
Tour Nogales - heart of Santa Cruz County
and gateway to Sonora Mexico.
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Arizona Wilderness Adventures
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- Titam Missile Museum 625-7736
Duval Mine Rd, Green Valley, AZ 85622
Approx 25 miles south of Tucson; exit 69 off I-19
Open Daily 9AM-5PM; Guided Tours hourly except major holidays
Titan II Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) missile base complex. For over 20 years during the cold war 54 Titan II missiles sat at the ready. By 1987 all had been dismantled except #571-7 which still sits right here in its original 146 foot deep silo. (Don't touch any red buttons!) - Pima Air & Space Museum 574-9658
6000 E. Valencia Rd, Tucson, AZ 85706
Open Daily 9AM-5PM except major holidays
Over 200 vintage and historic aircraft displays including a replica wright flyer and original SR-71 Blackbird (able to fly Mach 3 - over 2,000 MPH). WWII aircraft, helicopters and gift shop. - Bisbee Mining & Historical Museum 432-7071
5 Copper Queen Plaza, in Bisbee - Cochise County.
Kids under 12 Free - Amerind Foundation Museum - 586-3666
Located in Dragoon - Cochise County.
Kids under 12 Free
Over 25,000 Native American artifacts and art gallery. Open Daily 10-4, except major holidays.
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This site features the best regional magazines, roadmaps, guidebooks, local history, folklore, fiction, recreation, adventure and more.
Tour Pasadena California
Best known for the Tournament of Roses Parade and Bowl Game.
Tourists may also enjoy visits to Old Town Pasadena which features a huge variety of choices of restaurants, shopping centers, night clubs, bars,
and movie theaters, and 'Paseo Colorado,' which features a unique collection of retail stores, fine and casual dining and garden promenades.
- Old Tucson Studios 883-0100
201 S. Kinney Rd, Tucson, AZ 85735
Located 12 miles west of Tucson.
Open daily 10-6, except major holidays (9AM-7PM in summer).
Famous movie location / Western theme park with live-action entertainment, gunfights, games, rides, shops, restaurants. Built in 1939 by Columbia Pictures as a replica of 1860's Tucson for the movie "Arizona". Since then it has been the backdrop to over 300 major productions including "Tombstone", "High Chaparral" and "The Young Riders". Other attractions include Storyteller Theater, 1880's Big Top Circus and musical revues. - Tumcacori National Monument
Old spanish mission built around 1800 by Franciscan priests located 40 miles south of Tucson. - Tubac Presidio State Historic Park 398-2252
Located along the Santa Cruz River, south of Tucson. Arizona's first state park preserves the ruins of the first European settlement in Arizona. Third week of October has re-enactment of the overland exploration of Juan Bautista de Anza II. - Mission San Xavier del Bac 294-2624
South of Tucson, open daily 9:30-5:30.
Refered to as the "White Dove of the Desert". It is a fine example of Spanish Mission Architecture with impressive domes, arches, carvings, flying buttresses, murals and altars. Founded in 1700 the present structure was built 1783-97 by Franciscan priests who were forced out in 1828 but returned 1911. Primary church for the Tohono O'odham - two Native American celebrations on the evenings of Oct 3rd and Dec 2nd. 45 Minute self-guided tours. - Famous Landmarks of Arizona
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- Native American tribes and cultures of Arizona
- Railroading in Arizona
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Kartchner Caverns State Park -
Over 25 years since its initial discovery, this 2-1/2 mile long
underground wonderland is finally open to the public.
Arizona - Sonora Desert Musuem 883-2702
2021 N. Kinney Rd, Tucson AZ 85743; Open Daily.
Actually one of the best zoos in the world. Over 1,300 types
of animals and 300 types of plants. Combination zoo, museum,
botanical garden and nature trail. Located 14 miles west of Tucson.
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