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Short trips from Tucson
take you to Tombstone with its stagecoach tours and gunfights, the art studios and galleries of Tubac as well as the Tubac Presidio State Historic Park.
Discover:
- Old Tucson Studios, a working movie set since 1939
- Numerous state parks with lakes, natural rock bridges, caverns, and peaks
- An International Wildlife Museum
- The Kitt Peak National Observatory
- Historic missions
- The old mining town of Bisbee
- Biosphere 2
- The Saguaro National Parks
You can hike through Sabino Canyon, hike in the Saguaro Park, or climb up nearby Mt. Lemmon. Mountain Bike from Tucson to Mission San Xavier del Bac, to the Saguaro National Park, along the Old Spanish Trail to the Colassal Cave, and to Chivo Falls.
Or you can just relax in the sun.
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Its history is touched by the native Pima who first settled the area, the Spanish explorers, the Franciscan and Jesuit missions, and the Mormon migration.
Walking tours through downtown Tucson let you explore El Presidio Historic District, once the Spanish walled fort, the Tucson Museum of Art, and the Tucson historic block of restored homes.
Cross the historic footbridges to the colorful La Placita Village built to resemble a Mexican marketplace and enjoy shopping and restaurants.
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