Tag Archives: Tucson Group Trips

Reid Park Zoo

Reid Park Zoo [caption id="attachment_26109" align="alignright" width="425"] Cute exotic toucan with huge beak sitting on small stick[/caption] Founded in 1967, the Reid Park Zoo presented the city of Tucson with never before had wildlife viewing and education opportunity, not to mention a more in-depth look at local and exotic flora upon its grand opening. The…
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Jewish History Museum

Jewish History Museum The Tucson Jewish History Museum is one of the absolute best cultural history museums in the state of Arizona, perhaps even in the southwest region as a whole. This religious/historical local hotspot gives insight into what it was like here, in the Tucson region, for a group of peoples persecuted across the…
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SkyCenter

SkyCenter  The University of Arizona’s astronomically sized addition to Mount Lemmon is one of our all-time favorite spots to visit while in Tucson, the incredibly peaceful, amazing, and picturesque SkyCenter. This spot serves as an exceptional science learning facility at Steward Observatory’s ‘Sky Island’, located just north of Tucson within the Santa Catalina Mountain Range.…
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Mt. Lemmon

Mt. Lemmon Welcome to Mt. Lemmon, the wintery beacon atop a desert mountain that is actually considered to be the official highest point in the Santa Catalina Mountains. Within the Coronado National Forest,  just north of Tucson, you will find this gorgeous snow-capped mountain with a summit elevation of an astoundingly high 9,159 feet. Follow…
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University of Arizona

University of Arizona [caption id="attachment_33859" align="alignright" width="425"] University of Arizona Pixabay Public Domain[/caption] What do Greg Kinnear, Jerry Bruckheimer, Kristen Wiig, and Rob Gronkowski all have in common? They are all notable alumni belonging to the University of Arizona, the next stop on your whirlwind Tucson desert adventure. This public research university was founded in…
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Richard F Caris Mirror Lab

Richard F Caris Mirror Lab Welcome to the Richard F Caris Mirror Lab, the astonishing, inventive, and out-of-this-world impressive series of mirrors breaking scientific barriers at the University of Arizona. This spot has it’s very own team of scientists and engineers who are making this conglomerate of ‘giant, lightweight mirrors of unprecedented power for a…
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Pima Air and Space Museum

Pima Air and Space Museum The Pima Air and Space Museum, located in Tucson, Arizona, is the massive (in both stature and popularity) museum that is considered to be one of the world’s largest non-government funded aerospace museums, holding over 300 different aircraft in over 80 acres of land. The entire museum campus is actually…
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Mission San Xavier del Bac

Mission San Xavier del Bac [caption id="attachment_33844" align="alignright" width="425"] Mission Xavier Pixabay Public Domain[/caption] Welcome to the oldest intact European structure in all of Arizona, the national historic landmark is known as Mission San Xavier del Bac. This historic Spanish Catholic mission is located just about 10 miles south of downtown Tucson, right on the…
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Old Tucson Studios

[caption id="attachment_20787" align="alignright" width="425"] The Streets of Old Tucson Pixabay Public Domain[/caption] Old Tucson Studios One of the most entertaining, educational, and extremely authentic spots in all of Tucson can be found here, at the iconic spot known as the Old Tucson Studios. This hotspot (literally, don't forget you're in the desert!) is a movie…
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Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum

Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum A zoo, an aquarium, a botanical garden, an art gallery, and a natural history museum all in one?! This is an educational travel destination paradise! Located on Kinney Road in Tucson, Arizona, the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum is the massively impressive desert region museum that provides it all for its guests, literally! There…
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