Tucson Travel

Backgroud in Tucson

Backgroud information about Tucson
topics: Overview
August 30, 2010

Overview : Eating, drinking and nightlife

Though downtown Tucson shuts down pretty early each evening it's hard to find anywhere open after 9pm the city has a fine selection of restaurants . ... more

August 30, 2010

Overview : Tucson

After serving as a colonial outpost under the Spanish and Mexicans, and then as territorial capital for both the US and Confederate governments, ... more

August 30, 2010

Overview : Arrival and information

Tucson International Airport , eight miles south of downtown, receives far fewer long-distance flights than Phoenix. It's connected to the city by the slow Sun Tran bus #11 or #6 ($1), ... more

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Things to Do in Tucson

Things to Do in Tucson
August 30, 2010

Saguaro National Park : Saguaro National Park

Flanking Tucson to either side, the two sections of SAGUARO NATIONAL PARK offer visitors a rare and enthralling opportunity to stroll through strange desert "forests" of monumental, ... more

August 30, 2010

Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum : Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum

Part zoo, part garden, the top-quality Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum is fourteen miles west of the university along Speedway Boulevard, in Tucson Mountain Park (daily: MarchSept 7.30am5pm; OctFeb 8.30am5pm; adults $9.95 NovApril, ... more

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