Sightseeing
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FreeTucson's official downtown visitor center, offering maps, event info and travel advice for exploring Southern Arizona.
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Southern Arizona
Southern Arizona is a sightseeing stop in Tucson, AZ, part of the Tucson guide. Cost: free.
64 East Broadway Blvd, Tucson, AZ 85701 · Tucson, AZ
Why you should go…
The Southern Arizona Attractions Alliance is a 501(c)(6) nonprofit formed by founding members including Old Tucson, the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum, and Visit Tucson to cooperatively market southern Arizona's educational, recreational, and entertainment attractions. Its main product is the Tucson Attractions Passport, a buy-one-get-one discount booklet delivered digitally and usable across member attractions. The alliance is based in Tucson and has operated for nearly three decades.
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What's around here?
The closest stops to Southern Arizona, ordered by straight-line distance. A few more like it, plus some different kinds of fun so you can build a full day.
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Kitt Peak National Observatory
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Reid Park Zoo
Under $25A 24-acre city zoo in central Tucson with more than 500 animals from elephants to jaguars.
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Tucson Botanical Gardens
Under $25Wander themed gardens and desert plant collections across five acres in central Tucson.
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Mission San Xavier del Bac
FreeStep inside a white 18th-century Spanish mission church that still serves as a parish on the Tohono O'odham Nation.
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Benson
FreeA small Cochise County railroad town serving as the gateway to Kartchner Caverns, with a visitor center in a replica train depot.
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