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Tubac Center of the Arts
9 Plaza Road
http://www.tubacarts.org
(520) 398-2371
Celebrating and promoting the arts since 1960. Seasonal Fine Art Exhibitions, Performing Arts, Cultural Series.
As the Valley's most inclusive and comprehensive arts organization, TCA has grown to meet the growing needs of the area. It now houses three galleries with over 3500 square feet of wheelchair accessible exhibit space, a Members' Gallery, a performance stage, Art Library, Gallery Shop, and office space.
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Tubac Presidio State Historic Park
1 Burruel Street
http://www.tubacpresidiopark.com
(520) 398-2252
The first Arizona State Park featuring archeological digs, live history presentations and an excellent interpretive timeline museum.
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Patagonia Lake State Park
Patagonia Lake SP 400 Patagonia Lake Rd Patagonia, AZ 85624
http://azstateparks.com/parks/pala/index.html
(520) 287-6965
Fishing, birding, boating and swimming at a 3750' elevation.
Tucked away in the rolling hills of southeastern Arizona is a hidden treasure. Patagonia Lake State Park was established in 1975 as a state park and is an ideal place to find whitetail deer roaming the hills and great blue herons walking the shoreline. The campground overlooks a 265-acre man-made lake where anglers catch crappie, bass, bluegill, and catfish. Trout is stocked every three weeks from October through March. The tracks of the New Mexico/Arizona railroad lie beneath the lake and remnants of the old historic line may be found at the Nature Conservancy in Patagonia. Hikers can stroll along the beautiful creek trail and see a variety of birds such as the canyon towhee, Inca dove, vermilion flycatcher, black vulture, and several species of hummingbirds.
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Tumacacori National Historical Park
1891 East Frontage Road, Tumacácori, Arizona 85640
http://www.nps.gov/tuma/index.htm
(520) 398-2341
Tells the story of the first Europeans who came to southern Arizona and of the native people who lived here then. It is a dramatic story from any perspective: at stake was not only basic survival but hearts and minds. And yet even then, each new day brought birdsong and breakfast to native, priest, settler, and soldier alike. All changed bit by bit as the days unfolded, until a vigorous new culture blending elements from ristras to rosaries was born.
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Patagonia-Sonoita Creek
150 Blue Haven Rd
http://www.sonoitacreek.com
(520) 394-2400
In a verdant floodplain valley between the Patagonia and Santa Rita mountains of southeastern Arizona, within the watershed of Sonoita Creek, lies some of the richest of the remaining riparian (streamside) habitat in the region. One of few permanent streams, it provides for a wide array of diverse species from endangered fishes to butterflies and birds. Internationally-known destination for birders. Take a tour of the preserve on Saturdays at 9 AM. Meet at the Visitor Center for an easy 1-2 hour hike (no reservations needed).
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Juan Bautista de Anza Park/National Historic Trail
3701 Lost Hills Road
http://www.nps.gov/juba/index.htm
(818) 880-6461
The Juan Bautista de Anza National Historic Trail follows the riparian corridor of the Santa Cruz River alongside Highway I-19. Anza followed the river on his expedition to California, where he founded San Francisco. In Tubac, a wonderful little historical town and current art colony, the trail is easily accessible and very well populated with a great variety of birds.
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Fred Lawrence Whipple Observatory
Smithsonian Institution , Tucson, AZ 85745
http://www.cfa.harvard.edu/facilities/flwo/visit_center.html
(520) 670-5701
Located at the base of Mt. Hopkins in the Santa Rita Mountains, 56 kilometers (35 miles) south of Tucson and just within the boundary of the Coronado National Forest, the Fred Lawrence Whipple Observatory Visitors Center features displays and exhibits on astronomy and astrophysics, natural science, and cultural history.
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Titan Missile Museum
1580 West Duval Mine Road
www.titanmissilemuseum.org
(520) 625-7736
Welcome to the Titan Missile Museum,
A Rare Journey Into Cold War History
"Duck and Cover!" Bomb shelters, the Berlin Wall, weekly tests of the Emergency Broadcast System, the piercing sounds of air raid sirens, and the Space Race. These are the hallmarks of the "Cold War" era.
The Titan Missile Museum showcases the dramatic vestiges of the Cold War between the U.S. and former Soviet Union and provides a vivid education about the history of nuclear conflict-a history of keeping the peace.
At the Titan Missile Museum, near Tucson, Arizona, visitors journey through time to stand on the front line of the Cold War. This preserved Titan II missile site, officially known as complex 571-7, is all that remains of the 54 Titan II missile sites that were on alert across the United States from 1963 to 1987.
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Kartchner Caverns State Park
Rt.90
http://azstateparks.com/parks/kaca
(520) 586-4100
About the Park
Starting October 15, the Big Room re-opens for tours. Book now and experience nearly 1 hour underground. Children age 6 and under are not allowed on this tour. The Kartchner Cavern story is about amazing discoveries past, present and future. Marvel at the many strange and colorful formations. Learn about the cave fauna, both living and ancient. Read Cave Tour Information.
Experience a stunning limestone cave in Southeastern Arizona that boasts world-class features. This “live” cave, discovered in 1974, is host to a wide variety of unique minerals and formations. Water percolates from the surface and calcite formations continue to grow, including stalactites dripping down like icicles and giant stalagmites reaching up from the ground. Tour guides will unveil this fascinating underground landscape during a memorable 1½ hour tour.
The Discovery Center features museums exhibits, a large gift shop, regional displays, theater, and educational information about the caverns and the surrounding landscape. There are also campgrounds, hiking trails, lockers, shaded picnic areas, a deli, an amphitheater, and a hummingbird garden.
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Bisbee Mining ; Historical Museum
5 Copper Queen Plaza
www.queenminetour.com
(520) 432-7071
Outfitted in hard hat, miner’s headlamp and a yellow slicker, thousands of Bisbee visitors descend into the Queen Mine Tour each year—heading underground and back in time. Tour guides, retired Phelps Dodge employees, lead the group 1,500 feet into the mine and recount mining days, techniques, dangers and drama. Adding a personal touch, the miner-turned-tour guides help visitors experience what it was like to work underground.
Five tours depart each day, seven days a week, from the Queen Mine Tour Building, located immediately south of Old Bisbee’s business district, off the U.S. 80 interchange.
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Tombstone, AZ 85638
Tombstone, AZ 85638
http://clantongang.com/oldwest/gunfight.html
Tombstone Arizona is a living town with a rich and colorful history. Many of the Wild West's most famous characters called Tombstone their home at one time or another. Below is a listing of the Historic Attractions here in Tombstone. These Museums, Shows, Historic Sites, Jeep tours, Trail Rides and Places of Interest will give you a glimpse into the Wild and Turbulent past that was once TOMBSTONE, ARIZONA TERRITORY.
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Hacienda de la Canoa
5375 S I 19 Green Valley, AZ
www.pima.gov/nrpr/parks/canoa/index.htm
520-877-6004
U.S. Rep. Raul Grijalva (D-Ariz.), who once lived on the 4800 cattle ranch is helping celebrate the completed restoration and more to come on structures that once served as living quarters, blacksmith shop, grain storage, corrals and barns on part of the ranch to be known as Historic Hacienda de la Canoa, a past namesake revived.