Green Valley
- Manuel's Restaurant - this gem of a family run Mexican restaurant is where you will find all the locals each evening
- Green Valley, Arizona, is much more than a booming Arizona retirement community. With nine golf courses, shopping plazas, dozens of clubs and volunteer organizations
- San Ignacio Golf Club - Semi-Private - this par 71 facility built in 1989, offers yardages from 5,200 to 6,704
- The Titan Missile Museum is the only publicly accessible Titan II missile site in the nation. When you visit the Titan Missile Museum, you travel through time to stand on the front line of the Cold War.
- The Weather Channel - Climatological data, Monthly Averages of temperature and rainfall for Green Valley, AZ
Tubac - where art and history meet
- Feminine Mystique Art Gallery - represents over 85 female artists
- Rogoway's Turquoise Tortoise Gallery - Contemporary jewelry, fine art, sculpture and glass.
- Red Door Gallery - C.K. Wearden fine arts & jewelry. "Happy Day Pueblos", "Indians in White Hats", "Earth Angels"
- Old Presidio Traders - Tubac's largest selection of American Indian, pottery, silver & gold jewelry
- Wolf Den Gallery - Custom tailored leather garments, for men, women, and children.
- Artist's Palette Restaurant - "Where Art & Eatery Meet!" Full service casual dining. Breakfast, lunch & dinner.
- Wisdom's Cafe - Home of the World Famous Fruit Burro!
- Tumacacori National Historical Park in the upper Santa Cruz River Valley of southern Arizona is comprised of the abandoned ruins of three ancient Spanish colonial missions.
- Tubac Presidio State Historic Park -Historic site dates back to 1752! Museum, archeology display, historic buildings, Anza trailhead.
- Tubac Chamber of Commerce
Tucson
- Old Town Artisans. The 150 year old adobe building has 6 distinctive shops and galleries
- The Desert Museum is a world-renowned zoo, natural history museum and botanical garden, all in one place!
- The Pima Air & Space Museum is the largest Air & Space Museum in the Western United States
- Biosphere 2 is a center for research, outreach, teaching, and life-long learning about Earth and its living systems.
- Mission San Xavier Del Bac was founded in 1692 by a Jesuit missionary, Father Eusebio Francisco Kino. He became the first non-Indian to visit the village of Wa:k, or "Bac," as he wrote it, and it was he who bestowed the patronage of San Francisco Xavier on this large village of O'odham or, as he called the natives, "Sobaipuris."
- Tohono Chul Park has been listed as one of the Ten Great Botanical Gardens in the world
- Old Tucson Studios features film and TV shoots throughout the year and daily Wild West entertainment for the whole family.
- Tucson Baseball, Cactus League Spring Training Camp
General Area
- Argenziano's - Italian dining worth the 20 minute drive
- Agave Restaurant - fine dining in the Desert Diamond Casino
- Desert Diamond Casino - a complete entertainment destination offering 500 slot machines, live blackjack and keno.
- Tombstone, Arizona -the town too tough to die
- Bisbee Arizona - tourism, attractions, art, shopping, dining and lodging.
- Kartchner Caverns State Park - The Kartchner Caverns story is one of amazing discoveries...both past and present. Stand where the discoverers first entered the cave. Marvel at the strange and colorful formations.
- Colossal Cave -which is on National Register of Historic Places, has been inhabited by prehistoric peoples as well as train robbers.
- Saguaro National Park - This unique desert is home to the most recognizable cactus in the world, the majestic saguaro.
- Mt. Lemmon, A mountain resort area offering dining, lodging, shopping, camping, hiking, real estate and skiing just to name a few.
- Kitt Peak National Observatory - was selected as the site for a national observatory after a three-year survey involving more than 150 mountain sites across the United States.
- Whipple Observatory - The Fred Lawrence Whipple Observatory (FLWO) is the largest field installation of the Smithsonian Institution Astrophysical Observatory (SAO) outside Cambridge, MA.
- Nogales, Mexico - Just across the border from Nogales, Arizona, the two cities share the same name but the cultures have evolved separately. Fill your trip to Mexico with its traditions, wonderful shopping and great food.
Further Afield
- Phoenix - about 2.5 hours north west on the interstate
- Sedona - about 2 hours beyond Phoenix
- Grand Canyon - In the north west corner of Arizona
- Las Vegas - Just across the border into Nevada
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