Things to do in Tucson

A combined zoo, aquarium, botanical garden and natural history museum devoted to the plants and animals of the Sonoran Desert.

A small Cochise County railroad town serving as the gateway to Kartchner Caverns, with a visitor center in a replica train depot.

The historic Tombstone site of the 1881 gunfight between the Earps and the Clantons, with a daily reenactment and the Historama show.

A Tohono O'odham Nation casino and hotel south of Tucson with a 24-hour gaming floor, restaurants and live entertainment.

A nonprofit alliance of Tucson-area attractions that jointly promotes tourism through a discount attractions passport.

Tour working telescopes and join nighttime stargazing programs at the world's largest collection of optical telescopes.

Explore the world's largest closed ecological system, a research campus with rainforest, ocean and desert biomes.

Wander themed gardens and desert plant collections across five acres in central Tucson.

A private exotic animal ranch near Tucson offering guided capybara and animal encounters.

A 24-acre city zoo in central Tucson with more than 500 animals from elephants to jaguars.

Historic Western movie studio turned theme park near Tucson with stunt shows and film-history tours.

Guided ATV rides through the canyons and ghost-town ranches of southeast Arizona near Tombstone.

Tucson's official downtown visitor center, offering maps, event info and travel advice for exploring Southern Arizona.