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POINT OF INTEREST | 8 Things To DoMission San Xavier del BacWith its snow-white adobe bell towers and ornate facade rising out of the cacti-studded Sonoran Desert, Mission San Xavier del Bac embodies its nickname—the “White Dove of the Desert.” Founded by Jesuit missionaries in 1626, it’s among the oldest Catholic sites in the US, renowned for its unique architecture and rich iconography.Mission San Xavier del Bac
From  $84
THING TO DO25+ National Parks Self-Guided Driving Tours Bundle15 days25+ National Parks Self-Guided Driving Tours Bundle
From  $39
THING TO DOUltimate Arizona Self-Guided Driving and Walking Tour Bundle11 hoursUltimate Arizona Self-Guided Driving and Walking Tour Bundle
From  $95
THING TO DOOasis Tour of Tucson 4 hoursOasis Tour of Tucson
From  $34
THING TO DO7-Days Self-Guided Arizona Driving Tour BundleFrom NaN minutes to NaN minutes7-Days Self-Guided Arizona Driving Tour Bundle
From  $84
THING TO DOUltimate American Southwest Self-Guided Driving Tours BundleFrom NaN minutes to NaN minutesUltimate American Southwest Self-Guided Driving Tours Bundle
POINT OF INTEREST | 5 Things To DoArizona-Sonora Desert MuseumSet in the arid landscape just outside Tucson, the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum showcases the desert’s flora, fauna, and history through live-animal and multimedia exhibits. The museum spreads across 98 acres (39.7 hectares) of natural desert landscape and contains more than 230 species of animals and 1,200 kinds of plants.Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum
From  $108
THING TO DOGuided 2 Hour Horseback Ride Catalina State Park Coronado Forest2 hoursGuided 2 Hour Horseback Ride Catalina State Park Coronado Forest
From  $9
THING TO DOSelf-Guided Mt. Lemmon Scenic Byway Driving Tour9 hoursSelf-Guided Mt. Lemmon Scenic Byway Driving Tour
From  $85
THING TO DOTucson Walking Food Tour With Secret Food Tours4 hoursTucson Walking Food Tour With Secret Food Tours
From  $50
THING TO DOTucson - Behind the Scenes Tour3 hoursTucson - Behind the Scenes Tour
From  $110
THING TO DOFriday; The Tour Too Tough to Die - Tombstone/ Bisbee8 hoursFriday; The Tour Too Tough to Die - Tombstone/ Bisbee
POINT OF INTEREST | 3 Things To DoPima Air and Space MuseumThe Pima Air & Space Museum is one of the largest non-government aerospace museums in the world. Spread across 80 acres (32 hectares) and five indoor hangars, the grounds display some 125,000 artifacts and 300 aircraft, including the world’s smallest biplane, presidential planes, MiGs, a German buzz bomb, and an SR-71A Blackbird.Pima Air and Space Museum
From  $322
THING TO DOMorning Hot Air Balloon Flight Over Tucson3 hoursMorning Hot Air Balloon Flight Over Tucson
From  $16
THING TO DOSaguaro National Park Self-Guided Driving Audio TourFrom 2 hours to 3 hoursSaguaro National Park Self-Guided Driving Audio Tour
From  $78
THING TO DOOne Hour Guided Horseback Ride2 hoursOne Hour Guided Horseback Ride
From  $5
THING TO DO300 Years of Spanish History in Downtown Tucson: A Self-Guided Audio Tour From 1 hour to 1 hour300 Years of Spanish History in Downtown Tucson: A Self-Guided Audio Tour
From  $50
THING TO DOTucson Origins Walking Tour2 hoursTucson Origins Walking Tour
POINT OF INTERESTSabino Canyon Recreation AreaSabino Canyon is a popular South Arizona recreation area outside of Tucson at the feet of the Santa Catalina Mountains. The area is known as a picnicking spot. It's also a hiker’s paradise with first-rate trails, such as the Seven Falls trail through Bear Canyon. The Sabino Canyon Crawler, an electric tram rolling through the canyon, is popular, too.Sabino Canyon Recreation Area
From  $12
THING TO DOTucson Scavenger Hunt: Desert Oasis2 hoursTucson Scavenger Hunt: Desert Oasis
From  $10
THING TO DOTucson Scavenger Hunt by Wacky Walks2 hoursTucson Scavenger Hunt by Wacky Walks
From  $10
THING TO DOScavenger Hunt in Tucson by 3Quest Challenge2 hoursScavenger Hunt in Tucson by 3Quest Challenge
From  $65
THING TO DOHistorical Guided Tour in TucsonFrom 3 hours to 4 hoursHistorical Guided Tour in Tucson
From  $185
THING TO DOMt. Lemmon Half Day Rock Climbing or Canyoneering in Arizona4 hoursMt. Lemmon Half Day Rock Climbing or Canyoneering in Arizona
POINT OF INTERESTGrand Parlour at the Scottish Rite CathedralThough typically the home of Tucson's Scottish Rite—a Masonic organization—the Scottish Rite Grand Parlour is also a sizable venue, hosting everything from private events and weddings to illusionist shows, which are ticketed events. It features a stage, piano, and capacity topping 500 guests.Grand Parlour at the Scottish Rite Cathedral
From  $135
THING TO DOWhen Nature Calls - Exploring the Sonoran DesertFrom 6 hours to 7 hoursWhen Nature Calls - Exploring the Sonoran Desert
From  $16
THING TO DOMount Lemmon Self-Guided Driving Audio TourFrom 3 hours to 4 hoursMount Lemmon Self-Guided Driving Audio Tour
From  $24
THING TO DOSaguaro NP and Mt. Lemmon Self Guided Driving Audio Tour BundleFrom 4 hours to 5 hoursSaguaro NP and Mt. Lemmon Self Guided Driving Audio Tour Bundle
From  $200
THING TO DOCanyoneering Half-Day Private Experience5 hoursCanyoneering Half-Day Private Experience
From  $99
THING TO DOTombstone & San Xavier, How the West was Won!From 8 hours to 9 hoursTombstone & San Xavier, How the West was Won!
POINT OF INTERESTOld Town ArtisansVisit Tucson’s Old Town Artisans to shop for Southwest handcrafts, like Indigenous American and Mexican pottery, jewelry, and textiles. This collection of shops and galleries from local artisans occupies a historic complex of authentic adobe buildings from the 1850s, which were built on the former site of El Presidio San Agustín del Tucson, a fort used to defend against Apache attacks.Old Town Artisans
From  $73
THING TO DOMural Bike Tour2 hoursMural Bike Tour
From  $45
THING TO DOSonoran Desert- Wild Foods and Traditional Skills2 hoursSonoran Desert- Wild Foods and Traditional Skills
From  $125
THING TO DOE-Bike Rental in Tucson 6 hoursE-Bike Rental in Tucson
From  $75
THING TO DO6-Hour Regular Bike Rental From Tucson6 hours6-Hour Regular Bike Rental From Tucson
From  $55
THING TO DOPrivate Tucson Mountain Shuttle From 10 minutes to 40 minutesPrivate Tucson Mountain Shuttle
POINT OF INTERESTOld TucsonYou’ve seen these dusty streets before—Old Tucson has been the backdrop for some 300+ movies and TV shows. Part movie studio, part theme park, this 1860s Tucson lookalike fully recreates the Wild West—think gritty saloons and gunslinging stunts, along with historian-led talks on icons like the American cowboy. Tours, shows, rides, and special events bring the crowds into this storied world of the past.Old Tucson
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