Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum
2021 N. Kinney Road
883-2702
Hours: 7:30 a.m.-5 p.m. daily (summer)
World-renowned zoo, natural history museum, and botanical garden
Biosphere 2
Hwy. 77 at mile marker 96.5, Oracle
520-838-6200
Hours: open daily, call for seasonal hours
Tours of technological wonders inside and under glass
Colossal Cave Mountain Park
16721 E. Old Spanish Trail, Vail
647-7275
Hours: 8 a.m.-6 p.m. Monday-Saturday; 8 a.m.-7 p.m. Sundays & holidays (summer)
Tours of a crystal-filled cave and historic La Posta Quemada Ranch
De Grazia Gallery in the Sun
6300 N. Swan Road
299-9191
Hours: 10 a.m.-4 p.m. daily
Collection of De Grazia art and artist Ted De Grazia's home
International Wildlife Museum
4800 W. Gates Pass Road
617-1439
Hours: 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Fridays; till 6 p.m. on weekends
Natural history museums with interactive exhibits and films
Kitt Peak National Observatory
State Route 86 Ajo Highway (90 minutes from downtown Tucson)
318-8726
Hours: 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday-Sunday
Exhibits, tours, world's largest collection of optical telescopes, gift shop
Mission San Xavier del Bac
1950 W. San Xavier Road (10 miles south of Tucson)
294-2624
Hours: 8 a.m.-5 p.m. daily
Active Franciscan mission located on the Tohono O'odham Indian Reservation
Mt. Lemmon Ski Valley
30 miles northeast of Tucson on Catalina Highway
576-1321
Hours: Friday-Monday, call for hours
Sky ride with panoramic views of forest, rocky cliffs, desert floor and distant mountain ranges
Old Tucson Studios
201 S. Kinney Road
883-0100
Hours: 10 a.m.-6 p.m. daily
Film set for some of Hollywood's biggest westerns, Wild West entertainment, stunt shows, and studio tours
Pima Air & Space Museum
6000 E. Valencia Road
574-0462
Hours: 9 a.m.-5 p.m. daily
Over 250 aircraft on display and a motorcoach tour of Davis-Monthan Air Force Base Boneyard
Saguaro National Park
Tucson Mountain District (West)
2700 N. Kinney Road
733-5158
Rincon Mountain District (East)
3693 S. Old Spanish Trail
733-5153
Skirting the east and west boundaries of Tucson, these two national parks are home to the most recognizable cactus in the world—the saguaro
Southern Arizona
Transportation Museum
414 N. Toole Ave
623-2223
Hours: 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Tuesday-Thursday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Friday-Saturday, 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Sunday
Restored main railroad depot and three adjacent buildings to preserve and interpret Southern Arizona railroad heritage through educational outreach, oral history and archival collections
Tohono Chul Park
7366 N. Paseo del Norte
742-6455
Hours: 8 a.m.-5 p.m. daily
Nature trails through various gardens, exhibits, shops, greenhouse, concerts, and special events
Tucson Botanical Gardens
2150 N. Alvernon Way
326-9686
Hours: 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. daily
A desert oasis in the heart of Tucson with 15 different gardens
Titan Missile Museum
1580 W. Duval Mine Road, Sahuarita
625-7736
Hours: 9 a.m.-5 p.m. daily
Titan II ICBM Site from the time of the Cold War
Tucson Museum of Art
140 N. Main Ave
624-2333
Hours: 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday; 12-4 p.m. Sunday
Permanent collection of more than 6,500 works of art, art school, library, café, gift shop, tours, and sculpture gardens
Western National Parks Assoc.
12880 North Vistoso Village Drive
622-6014
Hours: 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday-Friday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday
Monthly speakers, exhibits, book signings, and other events
