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Phoenix

county seat and capital city in Maricopa County, Arizona, USA, fifth largest city in the United States by population

178km

33.509-112.074

Puerto Peñasco

city in Sonora, Mexico

304km

31.316667-113.536944

Grand Canyon

national park of the United States in Arizona

379km

36.05444-112.13944

Zion National Park

Even among America's National Parks, few can match the stunning beauty of Zion National Park. Situated between the Dixie and Canyon Country regions of southern Utah, the park protects a series of incredible rock formations and high sandstone cliffs, and is a favorite spot for hiking, backpacking, canyoneering and climbing. In fact, Zion has some of the most spectacular trails in the National Park System. Unlike many other parks in the American Southwest, where visitors look down from the rim of a canyon, visitors to Zion walk on the canyon floor and look up. In addition to the magnificent monoliths and cliffs, the park is known for its desert landscape of sandstone canyons, mesas, and high plateaus.

520km

37.3-113

Mesa Verde National Park

U.S. national park in Colorado

534km

37.25-108.46

Mesquite (Nevada)

city in Nevada

549km

36.8025-114.082222

Lake Mead National Recreation Area

Lake Mead National Recreation Area (NRA) is a United States National Recreation Area in southern Nevada along the northern border of Arizona.

556km

36.00972222-114.79666667
Sights (26)

Reid Park Zoo

zoo in the United States

1.7km

32.208-110.92

Tucson Botanical Gardens

The Tucson Botanical Gardens is a 5.5 acre collection of sixteen residentially scaled urban gardens in Tucson, Arizona, United States. Paths connect these gardens, which include a Zen Garden, a Prehistoric Garden, a Barrio Garden, a Butterfly Garden, a Xeriscape Garden, and a Children’s Garden.

2.9km

32.2217-110.926

Centennial Hall (Tucson, Arizona)

Centennial Hall is located on the campus of the University of Arizona, in Tucson, and was the campus auditorium, designed by campus architect Roy Place and using the signature red brick that is a part of almost all UA buildings. The auditorium opened in 1937 and presented musical programs, as well as stage plays, to the student community as well as to the general public. The auditorium was also used as a general lecture hall.

6.1km

32.2315-110.955

Center for Creative Photography

photography archive in Tucson, Arizona

6.2km

32.235-110.95472222

San Pedro Chapel

United States historic place

6.3km

32.26111111-110.87972222

309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group

Air force facility in Arizona, US

6.4km

32.17089-110.855184

University of Arizona Museum of Art

art museum

6.4km

32.2357-110.9559

Fort Lowell (Tucson, Arizona)

United States historic place

6.5km

32.26-110.87388889

Southern Arizona Transportation Museum

The Southern Arizona Transportation Museum is a railroad museum in Tucson, Arizona. It is located in the former records vault building at the former Southern Pacific Depot, which was renovated by the City of Tucson in 2004.

7.1km

32.2236-110.9671

Pima Air & Space Museum

Aviation museum in Arizona, United States

7.4km

32.14009444-110.864775

Museum of Contemporary Art, Tucson

The Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA) in Tucson, Arizona, United States, was founded in 1997, by Julia Latane, James Graham, and David Wright. The museum was founded to create a permanent institution for contemporary art in Tucson's arts district. Originally housed in the HazMat building on Toole Avenue, the museum relocated to the former Fire Department building on Church Avenue in 2010.

7.5km

32.2181-110.9718

Sosa–Carrillo–Fremont House

United States historic place

7.7km

32.21944444-110.97361111

Tucson Convention Center

convention center

7.7km

32.21833333-110.97416667

El Tiradito

United States historic place

7.8km

32.21616667-110.97472222

Tucson Museum of Art

Art museum in Tucson, Arizona

8.0km

32.2234-110.9754

DeGrazia Gallery in the Sun Historic District

DeGrazia Gallery in the Sun Historic District is the artistic manifestation and architecture constructed by Ettore DeGrazia. The property is a series of buildings scattered throughout a natural desert setting. Built in Tucson near the intersection of Swan Road and Skyline the property is now a museum open to the public. Construction began in 1951 with the open air Mission in the Sun followed by a series of other expressionistic adobe buildings. The gallery/museum was constructed in 1965 with details including cactus flooring, exposed wood beams, rafters and unique artistic finishes.

11km

32.32222222-110.89166667

Mission San Xavier del Bac

mission

14km

32.107-111.008

Tohono Chul Park

botanical garden

15km

32.3397305-110.9812135

Catalina State Park

Catalina State Park is a state park of Arizona, United States, that is adjacent to Coronado National Forest on the western slopes of the Santa Catalina Mountains north of Tucson. Catalina State Park has an average elevation of 3,000 feet (910 m) but varies dramatically with high ridges and low creek beds. The park includes 5,493 acres (2,223 ha) and is administered by Arizona State Parks in conjunction with the U.S. Forest Service. Catalina State Park is accessed from the town of Oro Valley on Arizona State Route 77, 9 miles (14 km) north of Tucson.

20km

32.41666667-110.9375

Arizona Wildcats

intercollegiate sports teams of the University of Arizona

All Soul's Weekend

All Souls Weekend is an event in Tucson, Arizona. It draws on Mesoamerican, Spanish Roman Catholic, and Mexican rituals, incorporating many diverse cultural traditions with the common goal of honoring and remembering the deceased.

Arizona Theatre Company

a professional regional theatre company

Old Tucson Studios

film studio

25km

32.216103-111.130684

Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum

museum

29km

32.24388889-111.16805556

Colossal Cave (Arizona)

Colossal Cave is a large cave system in southeastern Arizona, United States, near the community of Vail, about 22 miles (35 km) southeast of Tucson. It contains about 3.5 miles (5.6 km) of mapped passageways. Temperatures inside average 70 °F (21 °C) year-round.

33km

32.065-110.63083333

Tucson Gem & Mineral Show

The Tucson Gem, Mineral & Fossil Showcase are gem and mineral shows that takes place annually in late January and February at multiple locations across the city of Tucson, Arizona. Most of the shows are open to the public, except for certain trade shows which require registration with a business license.

36km

32.1306-110.5827
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Tucson

United States of America
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Tucson

Tucson (TOO-sawn) is the second-largest city in the state of Arizona and the county seat of Pima County in the Sonoran Desert. It is at a higher elevation than nearby Phoenix and is correspondingly cooler. Although with half a million residents it is smaller than the capital city, its cultural life is just as vibrant.

According to the United States Census Bureau, as of 2010, the City of Tucson has a land area of 226.71 square miles (587.2 km).

The Tucson area was probably first visited by Paleo-Indians, who were known to have been in southern Arizona about 12,000 years ago. Recent archaeological excavations near the Santa Cruz River found a village site dating from 2100 BC. The floodplain of the Santa Cruz River was extensively farmed during the Early Agricultural Period, circa 1200 BC to AD 150. These people constructed irrigation canals and grew corn, beans, and other crops, while also gathering wild plants and nuts, and hunting.

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