Tucson and Southern Arizona Tourism

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Copper Queen Mine - Bisbee, Arizona

Copper Queen Mine - Bisbee, Arizona

The Copper Queen Mine is now available for tours lead by tour guides that are retired Phelps Dodge employees.  They will lead the group down 1,500 feet into the mine and tell the stories of the mining days, the techniques they used, the dangers and drama they faced every day. Read more

Fort Bowie - Bowie, Arizona

Fort Bowie - Bowie, Arizona

Fort Bowie commemorates the bitter conflict between the Chiricahua Apaches and the U. S. Military.  It was a time when the western movement was requiring more land for the settlements and the hunter/gatherer society fighting to preserve its way of life, its very existence. Read more

Faraway Ranch - Willcox, Arizona

Faraway Ranch - Willcox, Arizona

This is the home of Neil and Emma Ericson, built in the late 1890’s near Chiricahua National Monument.  For years it was run as a "Dude Ranch" to sustain the necessary income to survive the 20’s and 30’s.  Visitors to the ranch could take trail rides into the monument as well as taking part in ranching activities, and yet today the visitors to Faraway Ranch can still visit and wonder at Wonderland of Rocks! Read more

Chiricahua National Monument - Willcox, Arizona

Chiricahua National Monument - Willcox, Arizona

Can you envision a forest of rocks?  That’s exactly what the Chiricahua National Monument is, a forest of rock spires that was eroded from layers of ash deposited by the Turkey Creek Volcano eruption 27 million years ago! Read more

Rex Allen Arizona Cowboy Museum & Willcox Cowboy Hall of Fame - Willcox, Arizona

Rex Allen Arizona Cowboy Museum & Willcox Cowboy Hall of Fame - Willcox, Arizona

Do you remember the Singing Cowboy, Rex Allen?  He was the star of many western movies and on television.  He grew up in Willcox, Arizona on a ranch in Mud Springs Canyon, forty miles from Willcox.   He starred as himself in 19 western movies.  He was one of the top ten box office draws of the day.  He personified the clean cut, God-fearing American hero of the wild west, he rode a horse named KoKo and had a sidekick known to many for his varied rolls, his name was Buddy Ebsen who played Slim Pickens. Read more

University of Arizona - Tucson, Arizona

University of Arizona - Tucson, Arizona

The U of A is the leading public research university in the American Southwest.  It is a state land-grant university.  The University has 37,217 students studying 334 different fields at the bachelor’s, masters, doctoral, and first professional level. Read more

Tucson Museum of Art and Historic Block

Tucson Museum of Art and Historic Block

The Tucson Museum of Art and Historic Block encompass an entire city block of historic downtown.  The five historic properties that are under the care of teh museum are La Casa Cordova, Romero House, Edward Nye Fish House, Stevens/Duffield House and the Corbett House. Read more

Rattlesnake Bridge and other neat stuff - Tucson, Arizona

Rattle Snake Bridge - Tucson, Arizona

Are you looking for the worlds largest rattlesnake?  If so you will find it in Tucsonf, cleverly disguised as a pedestrian bridge over Broadway Road.  Its eyes light up and the tail rattles whenever someone walks across. Read more

Tamal & Heritage Festival - Tucson, Arizona

Tamal & Heritage Festival - Tucson, Arizona

This festival brings together over 70 not for profit organizations selling tamales to raise money for their causes.  A tamale contest is also scheduled with participants being judged in three categories: traditional, green corn and gourmet tamales. The first place winner will receive $500, $300 will go to the second place winner and $200 to third Read more

Cochise Cowboy Poetry & Music Gathering - Sierra Vista, Arizona

Cochise Cowboy Poetry & Music Gathering - Sierra Vista, Arizona

This gathering of talented poets and musicians continue the tradion of the honoring of the old west.  There are musicians, storytellers and musical groups who represent the best of the Western states sharing their talent with the over 5000 people that attend this gathering in Sierra Vista the first part of February. Read more

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