Tucson Travel Guide
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Like many other Sunbelt cities, Tucson has experienced tremendous growth over the past 20 years, expanding from a mid-size Western town into a metropolitan area of more than 800,000 people and counting. You will find plenty of historical and architectural treasures waiting to be explored. Downtown Of all the neighborhoods in Tucson, downtown offers … Read Tucson introduction
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Tohono Chul Park
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This park on Tucson's northwest side is a very civilized piece of the Sonoran desert in the city, with a wide variety of desert plants around pleasant trails, which lead visitors to a gift shop and a shaded tea room serving delicious scones …
Hotel Arizona
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Next to the Tucson Convention Center and across from the city government buildings, this inn, formerly known as the Presidio Plaza, has undergone a recent …
Gold Room (The)
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The Gold Room has been a multiple award-winning restaurant and has long been a Tucson favorite. Located at the naturally breathtaking Westward Look Resort , it has been honored with Wine Spectator 's Award of Excellence. It's open and …
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This year we went back to Tucson for our second time. The city is one of the easiest to navigate that we have been to. We were able to remember exactly how to get around from the first time we ... more
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Introduction
Tucson sits, air-conditioning itself, in the middle of the spectacular topography of the American Southwest: canyons, wind-sculpted cliffs, hushed deserts, forests of towering saguaro cacti and an astonishing diversity of birdlife (including 16 species of hummingbird alone).
Not to miss
Davis-Monthan Air Force Base The Pima Air and Space Museum leads tours through the almost 5000 military airplanes mothballed at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, also known as AMARC or simply 'the Boneyard.' Call for tour times. Mission San Xavier del Bac On the San Xavier Indian Reservation are the …
Facts for the Traveller
Population : 486700 Area : 194.7km² Longitude / Latitude : -110.9714 / 32.2163 Currency : US Dollar (USD) Weights & Measures system : Imperial
Getting there & Getting around
Getting there Tucson's low-key international airport, which is bereft of significant international facilities bar immigrations and customs, is situated 14.5km (9mi) south of the city centre. Airlines like America West, Continental and Aero-Mexico operate numerous flights from here over …
History
Recent History Today, Tucson can draw on a well-established Hispanic heritage, which is shared by around a fifth of the city's population, and an equally significant traditional Indian culture. Modern industries include the production of missile systems and the development of computer-ware …
Weather
Tucson's southern Arizona temperatures hover between 21-27°C (70-80°F) during winter, rising to summertime highs up over 38°C (100°F) from May to September. Afternoon monsoonal storms are frequent in July and August, though Tucson does not suffer the uncomfortable …
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Overview
Although it is Arizona's second-largest city, Tucson feels like a small town -- one enriched by its deep Native American, Spanish, Mexican, and Old West roots. It is at once a bustling center of business and a kicked-back university and resort town. Metropolitan Tucson has more than 800,000 …
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Tucson is a growing metropolis of 800,000 that keeps getting better and better. The city's geography is a postcard image of cactus forests, rolling hills, and craggy mountains. Tucson lies in the borderland, a region that blends the cultures of the United States and Mexico,and has a history of …
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