Things to Do in Tucson

Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum

Natural history museum combining live animal exhibits & demonstrations with botanical gardens.

Biosphere 2

Modeled on Earth, this science center offers tours of a rainforest & ocean in a 3-acre greenhouse.

Fox Tucson Theatre

Performance venue for live music, revues, theater & more housed in a historic 1930s-era building.

Kartchner Caverns State Park

Expansive limestone cave with living rock formations features frequent guided tours.

Mt. Lemmon SkyCenter Observatory

Pima Air & Space Museum

Over 300 air- & spacecraft are on display at this museum that encompasses 80 acres of exhibits.

Reid Park Zoo

Expansive zoo with daily activities, wide variety of animals & various attractions for all ages.

Sabino Canyon Recreation Area

This vast national forest area offers hiking trails & tram rides through picturesque desert canyons.

Saguaro National Park East

Saguaro National Park West

San Xavier del Bac Mission

Completed in 1797, this iconic mission church features baroque architecture & painted artwork.

Seven Falls

Tohono Chul Botanical Gardens, Galleries, and Bistro

Compact desert habitat includes various cacti, a demonstration garden, art displays & exhibits.

Agua Caliente Regional Park

101-acre park offering a natural hot spring & pond, trails, picnic areas, birding & an art center.

Arizona History Museum

Museum exploring southern Arizona's past, with artifacts such as Geronimo’s rifle & Spanish silver.

Arizona State Museum

Opened in 1893, this University of Arizona museum showcases Southwestern artifacts & culture.

Barrio Viejo

Bear Canyon Trail

Brandi Fenton Memorial Park

This 57-acre preserve includes a splash pad, equestrian arena, sports fields, trails & playground.

Catalina Highway

Catalina State Park

Park at the foot of the Santa Catalina Mountains with 5,500 acres for hiking, camping & more.

Children's Museum Tucson

Museum for children of all ages featuring immersive art, music, nature & educational exhibits.

Chiricahua National Monument

Majestic, nearly 12,000-acre national park with unusual rock formations, many hiking trails & more.

Colossal Cave Mountain Park

Big park offering tours of a cave with unique rock formations & a butterfly garden.

Douglas Springs Trail

El Presidio Historic District

Finger Rock Trail

Flandrau Science Center and Planetarium

Planetarium shows, laser-light shows & interactive exhibits star at this astronomy museum.

Golf N' Stuff

Greetings From Tucson Mural

Himmel Park

Neighborhood park offering athletic courts & fields, a playground, exercise station & swimming pool.

International Wildlife Museum

Over 400 lifelike, taxidermied animals are on display in this museum that was modeled after a fort.

King Canyon Trail

Linda Vista Loop Trail

Madera Canyon Picnic Area

Pima Canyon Trail

Reid Park

Rialto Theatre

Historic vaudeville theater dating back to 1919, now restored & hosting nationally touring bands.

Rillito Regional Park

Sentinel Peak Park ("A" Mountain)

Landmark known as "A" Mountain featuring a man-made A-shaped formation, offering scenic city views.

Southern Arizona Transportation Museum

Small museum in a former depot featuring railroad-related artifacts, photos & a 1900 locomotive.

Starr Pass Trail

Tanque Verde Ridge Trail

The Mini Time Machine Museum of Miniatures

Tiny renditions of famous abodes headline at this educational & interactive museum of miniatures.

Titan Missile Museum

Top-secret, Cold War-era missile silo that's now a museum offering guided tours & exhibits.

Tucson Botanical Gardens

A dozen public gardens on more than 5 acres with educational aspects & activities for kids.

Tucson Museum Of Art

Series of galleries inside adobe homes with exhibits of pre-Columbian & Latin American folk art.

Tumamoc Hill Hiking Trail

Peaceful walking & running trail with views on an expansive ecological reservation.

Udall Park

Ventana Canyon Trailhead