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Cultural history of the Greater Southwest, from the mammoth hunters to the present. |
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| Audubon Society | 15 minutes | Tucson Chapter of the Audubon Society. Features education, conservation and local birding events. |
| Baseball - Tucson Cactus League | 30 minutes | Cactus league is the spring training league for many of the major baseball teams. The Colorado Rockies play at Hi Corbet Field in Tucson, and the Az Diamondabacks and Chicago White Soxs play at Tucson Electric Park. Get tickets and see a major league spring training game. Includes ticket sales and special events. |
| Biosphere 2 | 45 minutes | 3.15 acre structure that contains multiple enclosed wilderness ecosystems. |
| Botanical Gardens | 15 minutes | Botanical gardens has a variety of gardens including a historical garden, a cactus garden, a tropical garden and a butterfly garden. Also provides various educational programs about gardening and a display of regional artists works. |
| 2 hours | A forest of rock spires eroded from layers of ash deposited by the Turkey Creek Volcano eruption 27 million years ago. Has 8 miles of paved scenic drive and 18 miles of day-use hiking trails. | |
| Casino of the Sun & Casino Del Sol | 30 minutes | Just like Vegas only closer. Sister casinos offer gaming, high stakes bingo, entertainment, and great food. |
| 20 minutes | The centerpeice of this park is of course the Colossal Cave itself. There are guided tours of the caves, museums, trail rides, and gardens. | |
| 20 minutes | Six permanent collections of paintings trace historical events and native cultures of the Southwest. Rotating exhibitions display some of the 15,000 DeGrazia originals housed at the gallery, including oils, watercolors, sketches, sculptures and ceramics. | |
| Desert Diamond Casino | 30 minutes | Desert Diamond Casino is one of Southern Arizona's premier entertainment and gaming destinations! Two fun, friendly locations near Tucson offer clean facilities, quality entertainment, great food, exciting jackpots and outstanding guest service. Free shuttle service between the two Tucson casino locations. |
| 15 minutes | House a planetarium, and observatory, a mineral museum and an ever changing series of scientific exhibits. See the website for details and hours. | |
| Gaslight Theatre | 10 minutes | Authentic foot-stomping musical comedy melodrama, complete with honky-tonk piano playing, and sing alongs! Cheer the hero and boo the villain while enjoying your favorite soft drink or beer, pizza, ice cream and mountains of free finger lickin' good popcorn! Fun family theatre and dinner entertainment. |
| varies | Ghost towns and attractions in the area. | |
| Golf Courses | varies | Golf courses abound in Tucson. This site offers a description of multiple courses to help you select the one best suited to your desires. |
| Grand Canyon National Park | 7-8 hours | A great chasm carved over millennia through the rocks of the Colorado Plateau offering awe-inspiring views. A pleasure ground for those who explore the roads, hike the trails, or float the currents of the turbulent Colorado River. |
| 1 hour | Tubac was established in 1752 as a Spanish presidio (fort). Working artists' studios now surround the grounds which once served as the home for a Spanish military garrison. | |
| 1 hour | Is a virtually pristine massive limestone cave with 13,000 feet of passages and two rooms as long as football fields. This underground wilderness will remain protected while offering visitors a rare tour through multi-colored cave formations. | |
| 1 hour | Home to the largest collection of optical research telescopes anywhere in the world, and at our Visitor Center with its two observatories, the public is invited to learn about, and gain hands-on experience of the latest that astronomy has to offer. | |
| Madaras Gallery | 10 minutes | Diana is a widely recognized painter and one of the few artists in the country who owns her own galleries. Madaras Gallery features Diana's work exclusively, and to date, more than 12,000 people have made purchases. |
| Medicine Horse Ranch | 15 minutes | Awareness adventures for body and soul. An Epona Approved Equine Facilitated Experiential Learning Center, offering EFEL workshops and private instruction of the highest quality. All instructors are Epona Approved Instructors or Epona Approved Advanced Instructors. |
| 1 hour | The drive is incredibly beautiful as you travel through stately saguaro cactus to pine and aspen groves to reach the top of Mt. Lemmon. A cool retreat in the summer and winter activities abound. | |
| 1 hour, 10 minutes | Just across the border from Nogales, Arizona. Fill your trip to Mexico with its traditions, wonderful shopping and great food. Take the time to enjoy the restaurants. | |
| Old Tucson Studios | 45 minutes | Old Tucson Studios features film and TV shoots throughout the year. Attractions including high-flying stunt shows, blazing gunfights and rip-roaring saloon musicals. Plus historical studio tours, unique shopping, rides for the whole family and the famous Reno locomotive on display. |
| 20 minutes | Experience a century of aviation and explore over 275 aircraft on our grounds. Take a tram ride, climb aboard President Kennedy's Air Force One and gaze at the spectacular, supersonic, SR-71 Blackbird "Spy Plane". | |
| Reid Park Zoo | 10 minutes | More than 400 animals—rhinos, elephants, anteaters, polar bears, lions, and many more! Adventure in our African, Asian, and South American regions. Explore the full-flight, walk through aviary. |
| Sabino Canyon | 20 minutes | Fed by the waters of Sabino Creek and sheltered by the canyon walls, the plants and animals that inhabit the canyon offer an interesting contrast to those found in the surrounding desert. The shade and cool water attract hikers year round to this site. |
| Saguaro National Monument | 5 minutes | Giant Saguaro is the universal symbol of the American West. And yet, these majestic plants are only found in a small portion of the United States. Saguaro National Park protects some of the most impressive forests of these sub-tropical giants |
| San Xavier del Bac Mission | 30 minutes | In the vast desert just outside Tucson, Arizona, one would not expect to find a beautiful church. Following the signs from the highway directs you toward The Mission San Xavier (pronounced as "hauv-e-air") del Bac is a beautiful church located in the desert just outside Tucson. Affectionately called "white dove of the desert", the sheer size and bright color against a blue sky and the tan colors of the desert make San Xavier a striking sight. Enjoy photos, history and a tour of this great Tucson treasure. |
| Sonora Desert Museum | 40 minutes | The Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum is a world-renowned zoo, natural history museum and botanical garden, all in one place! |
| St. Anthony's Greek Orthodox Monastery | 2 hours | St. Anthony’s welcomes all visitors. Orthodox men and women visit for a few days of spiritual growth and quietude. Pilgrims may be accommodated at the monastery’s guest facilities. Day visitors can view the chapels and walk the grounds between 10:30 am and 4:00 pm daily. |
| Sunshine Jeep Tours | 35 minutes | Away from the crowds, paved roads and hotel pampering, you will experience the wonders of the Sonoran Desert in a four-wheel drive guided jeep adventure. |
| Southern Arizona Transportation Museum | 15 minutes | The Southern Arizona Transportation Museum exists to interpret the history of transportation in Southern Arizona with a focus on the Tucson Historic Depot and Steam Locomotive #1673. Dedicated to education, research and preservation. |
| Southwwest Trekking | N/A | Professional guide services for taking individuals into the remote areas of Southern Arizona and Mexico. Services include hiking/trekking, mountain biking, camping, trail running, rock climbing, primitive skills and more. |
| Tohono Chul Park | 30 minutes | Tohono Chul Park is the Southwest center where nature, art, and culture connect. Ramble through winding nature trails and gardens. Tour exhibits in a renovated historic home. Enjoy breakfast, lunch, or afternoon tea in our famous Tea Room. |
| Trex Museum and Gifts | 20 minutes | The T-rex Museum, a children's museum, has fossils, replicas, science, art, astronomy, and hands on exhibits that take you through 13.7 billion years of history including 570 million years of interesting prehistoric life! |
| Tucson Children's Museum | 15 minutes | Come to the Museum and experience a fun way of learning! All the exhibits are hands-on, encouraging interaction and triggering each child's intellect. |
| Tucson Gem, Mineral & Fossil Show | varies | The Tucson Gem and Mineral show brings 45,000 visitors to Tucson from all over the world. The show is literally spread all over town. This site provides times and locations for the biggest sites. |
| Tucson Visitor Guide | N/A | Visitors Guide of things to see and do in and around the Tucson area. |
| University of Arizona Medical Center | 15 minutes | UMC is a private, nonprofit hospital located at the Arizona Health Sciences Center, adjacent to the University of Arizona in Tucson, Arizona. AHSC includes the colleges of Medicine, Nursing, Pharmacy and Public Health as well as the physicians from University Physicians Healthcare. These affiliations enable UMC to take a leadership role in offering the latest treatments as well as routine medical care and wellness. |
| University of Arizona | 15 minutes | The University is committed to making its research and resources available to the community. We invite you to participate in the hundreds of community services offered -- many of which are free or low cost. |
| Verde Canyon Railroad | 4 hours 30 minutes | The Verde Canyon is often called 'Arizona’s other Grand Canyon' with spectacular canyon scenery, on a train trip that offers visual feasts including seasonal spring flowers, fall foliage and hundreds of migratory birds, such as the majestic bald eagle. |
| Wineries in the area | varies | Wineries listed for Nogales, Elgin, Vail, Portal and Wilcox are 30 minutes to 90 minutes from A Hagenah B&B. The best known of these is the Dark Mountain Brewery and Winery (formerly the RB Webb Winery). |
| Tucson Major Events | varies | List of current events happening in and around Tucson. |
| Tucson Biking | varies | Perimeter bicycling site for Tucson bicycling events. |
| Arizona Visitors Guide | N/A | This website provides a calendar of events and great ideas of what to do around the state. |
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