Things To Do

Arizona Sonora Desert Museum -

Learn more about the plants and animalss of the Sonoran Desert.

Eastbound: exit I-10 at Speedway Blvd and turn right. After 12 miles, turn right onto Kinney Road. In about 2.5 miles, the Desert Museum will be on your left.

Westbound: exit I-10 at 29th Street, take the frontage road north to Speedway Blvd and turn left. After 12 miles, turn right onto Kinney Road. In about 2.5 miles, the Desert Museum will be on your left.

Open every day of the year!

 

  
October - February 8:30 am - 5:00 pm (no entry after 4:15 pm) March - May 7:30 am - 5:00 pm (no entry after 4:15 pm) June - August Sun-Fri: 7:00 am - 4:30 pm (no entry after 3:45 pm) Sat: 7:00 am - 10:00 pm (no entry after 9:15 pm) (Summer Saturday Evenings) September 7:00 am - 4:30 pm (no entry after 3:45 pm)  
Kartchner Caverns
     
Old Tucson Studios: This movie studio location is also a theme park with gunfights and stunt shows.
     
Saguaro National Park: Bike or drive the scenic 9 mile drive through 100's of acres of magnificent saguaro cactus.
     
Nogales - Old Mexico: Park on the US side and walk across for a shopping and dining adventure in old Mexico.
     
Tubac: The oldest European settlement in Arizona is now a thriving arts and crafts community of shops, galleries, and restaurants.
     
Spanish Missions: Tumacacori is a 1795 Spanish mission and museum. San Xavier is one of the finest examples of mission architecture in the US. Tumacácori National Historical Park Tumacácori NHP protects three Spanish colonial mission ruins in southern Arizona: Tumacácori, Guevavi, and Calabazas.
The adobe structures are on three sites, with a visitor center at Tumacácori. These missions are among more than twenty established in the Pimería Alta by Father Kino and other Jesuits, and later expanded upon by Franciscan missionaries.   Tumacacori Spanish Mission Museum San Xavier
Titan II Missile Museum: travel 100 ft underground to see a decommissioned Titan II ICBM in its underground silo and tour the war room.
     
Fishing and Boating: Patagonia Lake and Pena Blanca Lake.
     
Vineyards: the nearby Sonoita/Elgin area has over 250 acres of vineyards. Some of the local wineries are open to visitors who wish to sample the local varieties.
     
Stargazing: Visit world class astronomical observatories including the Whipple Observatory and Kitt Peak.