Arizona Bucket List ~ Tucson and Southern Arizona Region

Today’s region takes us to the far south of the state and features, most prominently, the city of Tucson.

Ajo

• Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument: Home of the famed organ pipe cactus, a rare type of cactus.

Bowie

• Fort Bowie National Historic Site: This was a 19th century outpost of the United States Army.

Patagonia

• Patagonia Lake State Park: Popular for swimming and camping.

Sahuarita

• Titan Missile Museum: Visit an old missile site dating back to the Cold War era.

Sells

• Kitt Peak National Observatory: Located high above the Tuscon area, this observatory hosts a visitor center and several nighttime programs.

Tombstone

• Tombstone Courthouse State Historic Park: Home to many sites in the legendary Wild West town of Tombstone.

Tubac

• Tubac Presidio State Historic Park: Preserves the ruins of the Presidio and also gives a timeline of the settlement of the area.
• Tumacacori National Historical Park: Park protects ruins of three Spanish mission communities.

Tucson

• Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum: Contains a zoo, aquarium, botanical garden and natural history museum.
• Ironwood Forest National Monument: Preserving the forest of ironwood trees, this is located in the Sonoran Desert.
• The Mini Time Machine Museum of Miniatures: Come explore the history of the world through the use of miniature dioramas.
• Mission Garden: This is a living agricultural museum.
• Sabino Canyon: Beautiful canyon area to explore north of Tucson.
• Saguaro National Park: Home to the giant saguaro cactus!

Willcox

• Chiricahua National Monument: Area protects extensive hoodoos and balancing rocks.

All attractions can be found in the 2019 Arizona Travel Guide.

 

 

 

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