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 … [Read more...]
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Chiricahua National Monument – Wilcox, Arizona
Chiricahua National Monument - Wilcox, 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 … [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, … [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 … [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 Tucson, cleverly disguised as a pedestrian bridge over Broadway Road. Its eyes light up and the tail rattles whenever someone walks … [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 … [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 … [Read more...]
ARIZONA SONORA DESERT MUSEUM – Tucson Arizona
ARIZONA SONORA DESERT MUSEUM - Tucson Arizona The Sonoran desert covers a vast region that encompasses parts of California and Arizona, and extends into the Mexican States of Sonora and Baja. The Arizona Sonora Desert Museum was established in 1952 to … [Read more...]
THE CORONADO NATIONAL FOREST – Cochise County Arizona
THE CORONADO NATIONAL FOREST - Cochise County Arizona The Dragoon Mountains, located within the Coronado National Forest in Cochise County, Arizona, was once the stronghold of the famed Chiricahua Apache leader Cochise and his followers. Divided … [Read more...]
PIMA AIR AND SPACE MUSEUM – Tucson Arizona
PIMA AIR AND SPACE MUSEUM - Tucson Arizona The Pima Air and Space Museum is located on Valencia Road in Tucson, Arizona, and noted primarily for being the home of the Arizona Airspace Foundations Pima Air and Space Museum. The museum is home to one … [Read more...]
