Tucson, Arizona

TUCSON QUIKLIST

ATTRACTIONS

GREAT FOR KIDS!

Valley of the Moon Children’s Fantasy Park (NRHP)

Children’s Museum Tucson

NATIONAL PARKS

Saguaro National Park

Coronado National Forest

STATE PARKS

Catalina State Park

AMUSEMENT PARKS

Old Tucson

Funtasticks Family Fun Park

Golf n’ Stuff

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Kitt Peak National Observatory

UA Flandrau Science Center and Planetarium

UA Steward Observatory

MUSEUMS, LIBRARIES, AND HISTORIC HOMES

Children’s Museum Tucson

Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum

Pima Air & Space Museum

Arizona History Museum

Tohono Chul (Cultural Museum)

International Wildlife Museum

Tucson Desert Art Museum and Four Corners Gallery

The Mini Time Machine Museum of Miniatures

Presidio San Agustin del Tucson Museum

Tucson Museum of Art & Historic Block

Mat Bevel Museum Of Kinetic Art

Museum of Contemporary Art

Fort Lowell Museum

Franklin Auto Museum

Southern Arizona Transportation Museum

Gadsden-Pacific Division Toy Train Operating Museum

Postal History Foundation Museum

Titan Missile Museum

Ignite Sign Art Museum

Jewish History Museum

Tucson Rodeo Parade Museum

UA Museum of Art

UA Arizona State Museum

UA Center for Creative Photography

UA Mineral Museum

UA Flandrau Science Center and Planetarium

UA Campus Arboretum

UA Biosphere 2

UA Pharmacy Museum

UA Jim Click Hall of Champions

Sosa-Carrillo-Fremont House (NRHP)

HISTORIC LANDMARKS AND BUILDINGS

DeGrazia Gallery in the Sun Historic District (NRHP)

Trail Dust Town

AMARG (Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group) Airplane Boneyard

Airplane Cemetery

El Tiradito Wishing Shrine

Turquoise Trail Historic Walking Trail

PARKS, PLAYGROUNDS, GREENSPACES, AND BEACHES

Valley of the Moon Children’s Fantasy Park (NRHP)

Agua Caliente Park (portions closed throughout 2019)

Brandi Fenton Memorial Park

Rillito River Park

Julian Wash Greenway

Julian Wash Archaeological Park

Morris K. Udall Park and Recreation Center

Himmel Park

Christopher Columbus Park

Arthur Pack Regional Park

Groves Park

Armory Park

Gene C. Reid Park

Kennedy Park

Jacobs Park

Limberlost Family Park

Chuck Ford – Lakeside Park

Lakeside Lake

Silverbell Lake

Crossroads at Silverbell District Park

Ivans Spot Dog Park

SPORTING VENUES AND EVENTS

UA Jim Click Hall of Champions

OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES AND ADVENTURES

The Loop – Walking, Biking, Equestrian Trail

Sweetwater Wetlands Park

Cienega Creek

Sabino Canyon Recreation Area

Agua Caliente Hill Trail Head

Seven Falls

Bear Canyon Trail

Gates Pass

Sentinel Peak

Blackett’s Ridge Trail

Pontatoc Ridge Trail

Catalina Foothills

West Romero Pools Place

Phoneline Trail

Sabino Canyon

Finger Rock Canyon

Ventana Canyon Trailhead

Case Natural Resource Park

Pusch Ridge Wilderness Area of the Coronado National Forest

  • Pusch Ridge
  • Pusch Peak

Colossal Cave Mountain Park (Vail, AZ)

ZOOS AND ANIMAL EXPERIENCES

Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum (and Zoo)

Reid Park Zoo

Tucson Petting Zoo and Funny Foot Farm

BOTANICAL GARDENS AND NATURE CENTERS

Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum (and Botanical Garden)

Tohono Chul (Botanical Garden and Nature Preserve)

Tucson Botanical Gardens

Tucson Audubon Society

Yume Japanese Gardens of Tucson

UA Desert Laboratory at Tumamoc Hill (NHL)

UA Campus Arboretum

UA Biosphere 2

PERFORMING ARTS

Carnival of Illusion

UA School of Music

UA School of Dance

UA Arizona Repertory Theatre

CREATIVE AND CONTEMPORARY ARTS

Museum of Contemporary Art

Mat Bevel Museum Of Kinetic Art

UA Center for Creative Photography

Etherton Gallery

Philabaum Glass Gallery

Andrew Smith Gallery

COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY EXPERIENCES

University of Arizona

  • UA Desert Laboratory at Tumamoc Hill
  • UA Museum of Art
  • Arizona State Museum
  • Center for Creative Photography
  • Mineral Museum
  • Flandrau Science Center and Planetarium
  • Campus Arboretum
  • Biosphere 2
  • Pharmacy Museum
  • Jim Click Hall of Champions
  • School of Music
  • Arizona Repertory Theatre
  • School of Dance
  • Steward Observatory

FACTORY TOURS, PRODUCT EXPERIENCES, AND TASTINGS

Asarco Mineral Discovery Center & Copper Mine Tour

AMARG (Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group) Airplane Boneyard Facility Tour on Davis-Monthan Air Force Base

AGRICULTURAL EXPERIENCES

SHOPPING AND ENTERTAINMENT DISTRICTS

Downtown Tucson

Presidio District

Trail Dust Town

INDOOR ENTERTAINMENT

D&D Pinball

RELIGIOUS SITES, SHRINES, AND MONUMENTS

Mission San Xavier del Bac

St. Augustine Cathedral Church

Santa Cruz Catholic Church

Garden of Gethsemane

Jewish History Museum

El Tiradito Wishing Shrine

HISTORIC MEMORIALS AND CEMETERIES

GROWN UP FUN!

Casino of the Sun

Desert Diamond Casino and Resort (Sahuarita, AZ)

SPECIAL EVENTS!

All Souls Procession Finale

OTHER GREAT IDEAS!

Tucson Food Tours

Oracle, AZ

Vail, AZ

SHOPPING

Trail Dust Town Historic Shopping Center

DINING

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