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Arts & TheatreNate Jackson: Super Funny World Tour @ Rialto TheaterRialto Theater-Tucson7:00 PMMAY30MusicRobert Jon & the Wreck @ 191 Toole191 Toole8:00 PM - MAY31SportsNCAA Baseball Tucson Regionals Game 1Hi Corbett Field12:00 AMMAY31SportsNCAA Baseball Tucson Regionals Game 2Hi Corbett Field6:00 PM
- MAY31MusicOttmar Liebert & Luna Negra @ Rialto TheaterRialto Theater-Tucson8:00 PMMAY31MusicDarkRave @ 191 Toole191 Toole9:00 PM
Tucson (/ ˈ t uː s ɒ n / TOO-son; O'odham: Cuk Ṣon) is a city in and the county seat of Pima County, Arizona, United States, and is home to the University of Arizona.It is the second-largest city in Arizona behind Phoenix, with a population of 542,629 in the 2020 United States census, while the population of the entire Tucson metropolitan statistical area (MSA) is 1,043,433.
- Address: 2021 N Kinney Rd. 2 hours to Half Day. TIME TO SPEND. Although it's called a "museum," this facility, which is home to animals, a botanical garden, an aquarium and an art gallery – is more of a zoo.
- Address: 3693 South Old Spanish Trail. Parks and Gardens, Hiking. TYPE. Half Day to Full Day. TIME TO SPEND.
- Address: 1950 San Xavier Rd. Free, Churches/Religious Sites, Sightseeing. TYPE. Less than 1 hour. TIME TO SPEND.
- Hiking, Recreation, Sightseeing. TYPE. 2 hours to Half Day. TIME TO SPEND. Regarded as one of the most scenic drives in southeast Arizona, the Mount Lemmon Scenic Byway (also known as Catalina Highway Scenic Drive) is the only paved road to take travelers to the upper reaches of Mount Lemmon and the Santa Catalina Range.
An authentically Southwestern city. 'Real’ is the word that defines Tucson and southern Arizona. Tucson’s strong sense of place is due to its cultural heritage – rooted in Spanish, Mexican and Western influences – and can be tasted in its Southwestern cuisine and experienced through its rich culture. From the spare beauty of the Sonoran ...
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Tucson is an exceptionally sunny city surrounded by mountains on several sides, with more than 340 days of sunshine a year. And with daytime temperatures rarely dipping below the mid-60s, Arizona ...
- Some of the earliest evidence of corn cultivation in North America comes from Pima County, Arizona, where Tucson is located. Archaeologists have recovered kernels estimated to be 4000 years old within 60 miles of the city.
- Towering above the downtown area is an iconic mountain called Sentinel Peak. Look at it from a distance and you may notice that the base is darker than the summit.
- On March 20, 1880, a passenger train rolled into Tucson for the first time. Mayor R.N. Leatherwood sent out telegrams to dignitaries to publicize the occasion, writing to Pope Leo XIII that the railroad now linked "this ancient and honorable pueblo" with the rest of the Christian world.
- If you’re a stargazer, Tucson is one of the best spots in the U.S. for astronomy. In 1972, Pima County enacted a “dark sky” code to regulate the brightness and number of outdoor bulbs in an effort to help local observatories like one at Kitt Peak.
USA, North America. A college town with a long history, Tucson (too-sawn) is attractive, fun-loving and one of the most culturally invigorating places in the Southwest. Set in a flat valley hemmed in by snaggletoothed mountains and swaths of saguaro, Arizona's second-largest city smoothly blends American Indian, Spanish, Mexican and Anglo ...
Tucson from Sentinel Peak - 1880. Tucson in the 1800s. All of Arizona, south of the Gila River was legally bought from Mexico as part of the Gadsden Purchase on June 8, 1854, and Tucson officially became a part of the United States of America. During what is commonly referred to as the "Old West" era (1860 to 1880) Tucson was the battleground ...
