Arizona : Tucson Attractions
Arizona : Tucson Attractions
Colossal Cave Mountain Park
16721 E. Old Spanish Trail Vail 520-647-7275
This beautiful desert refuge has been home, shrine, hideout, challenging workplace, exciting playground, or tranquil retreat for over a thousand years. The 2,000-acre Park showcases crystal-filled Colossal Cave and historic La Posta Quemada Ranch, a working ranch for over 120 years.
Colossal Cave Mountain Park Riding Stables
520-647-3450
Amusement / Water Park
Old Tucson Studios
201 S. Kinney Road, Tucson 520-883-0100
The Old Tucson Studios is old west amusement park with live shows, rides and other attractions. This is also a functioning old west movie studio.
Art Galleries & Museums
Tucson Museum of Art
140 N. Main Ave Tucson
520-624-2333
Monuments & Notable Buildings
Biosphere 2
32540 S. Biosphere Road, Oracle
520-838-6200
Situated on 250 acres, amidst the beautiful Sonoran Desert, Biosphere 2 is one of the largest living laboratories of the world.
Mission San Xavier del Bac
1950 W. San Xavier Road, Tucson 520-294-2624
Mission San Xavier del Bac is known as the ‘White dove of the Desert” and is open to the public with a museum and a southwestern gift shop.
Museums - Cultural, Historical, Scientific
Mount Graham International Observatory
1651 West Discovery Park Blvd. Safford 928-428-6260
Discovery Park is the official Visitor Center for Mount Graham International Observatory. Among the highlights is the 20-inch reflecting telescope for public use.
Pima Air and Space Museum
6000 East Valencia Road, Tucson 520-574-0462
President Kennedy’s Air Force One, Russian Mig’s, experimental NASA planes, missiles, and all era’s of US war planes can be seen in this mostly open air museum.
Titan Missile Museum
1580 W. Duval Mine Rd, Sahuarita 520-625-7736
The Titan II is the largest Inter-Continental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) ever developed by the United States.
Planetariums
Kitt Peak National Observatory
520-318-8726
The world’s largest collection of optical telescopes and nightly observing programs.
Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory
P.O. Box 97, Amado 520-670-5707
The Fred Lawrence Whipple Observatory (FLWO) is the largest field installation of the Smithsonian Institution Astrophysical Observatory. Public tours are offered.
University of Arizona
Tucson 520-621-2211
Zoos / Game Parks
Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum
2021 N. Kinney Rd., Tucson 520-883-1380
The Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum is a renowned zoo, natural history museum and botanical garden, all in one place.
