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There are all sorts of things to see, do, hear, touch, smell, taste, experience, and absorb that make Tucson and southern Arizona a unique place in the world! ... WhereAZ.com features "Snapshot Sketches and Summary Snippets" that HIGHLIGHT THE TRAITS of this special area ... For a little STROLL-AROUND, just SCROLL-AROUND below ... CLICK ON A SKETCH for more details ... Use the QUICK DRAW, SETTLEMENTS, INDEX, or LABELS for more organized explorations ...

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Amerind Foundation

Benson Dragoon Funky Gems Historic Interstate I-10 JimFav Museums Native American Heritage

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- 2100 North Amerind Road, Dragoon, Arizona - A private, nonprofit museum and research facility that focuses on preserving and interpreting Native American cultures and histories - Founded in 1937 by William Shirley Fulton Amerind.org Map

John Slaughter Ranch Museum

Chihuahuan Desert Cochise County Douglas Funky Historic JimFav Mexico Movie Stars Museums National Historic Sites National Wildlife Refuges Old West San Bernardino Valley Scenic Views Wild West Wildlife Refuges

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Rain Lily

Fall Flora Flowers Gems JimFav Monsoon Summer Unique

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Gaillardia

Flora Flowers Summer

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Red Spotted Toad

Faces Fauna Frogs JimFav Smiles Toads

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La Jolla Cove

Beachs La Jolla Ocean San Diego Sunset Views

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Blue-throated Mountain Gem

Birds Cave Creek Canyon Chiricahua Mountains Chiricahua National Monument Fauna Gems Huachuca Mountains JimFav Madera Canyon Mount Lemmon Ramsey Canyon Rare Santa Catalina Mountains Santa Rita Mountains

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Sonoran Dog

Fast Food Food Funky Gems Hispanic Hot Dogs JimFav South Tucson Tucson

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Arizona Woodpecker

Birds Cave Creek Canyon Chiricahua Mountains Chiricahua National Monument Fauna Gems Madera Canyon Miller Canyon Ramsey Canyon Rare Santa Rita Mountains

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Black-billed Magpie

Birds Fauna Rare

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Thick-billed Kingbird

Birds Box Canyon Cave Creek Canyon Fauna Gems JimFav San Pedro River San Pedro Valley

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Horned Lizard Smile!!

Artwork Faces Fauna Humor JimFav Nogales Reptiles Sabino Canyon Smiles

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San Xavier del Bac Mission

Anza Trail Architecture Christmas Churches Funky Gems Historic Interstate I-19 JimFav LRFP National Historic Sites Old West Religious Seasonal Spirit Stamps Tohono O'odam Tucson World-Class

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Gadsden Pacific Division Toy Train Operating Museum

Children Funky Hobbies Museums Railroad Toys Transportation

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Pygmy Owl

Birds Fauna Gems JimFav Rare

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Ostrich

Birds Children Eggs Farm Animals Petting Zoo Picacho Peak Red Rock Reid Park Zoos

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Green Heron

Agua Caliente Birds Coumbus Park Fauna Reid Park Sweetwater Wetlands

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Paton Center for Hummingbirds

Birding Highway 82 Hummingbirds JimFav Nature Preserves Patagonia

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Warren Ballpark

Baseball Bisbee Cochise County Funkolicious Bisbee Funky Highway 80 Highway 92 Historic JimFav Lowell Sports Warren

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Mount Graham Red Squirrel

Critters Fauna JimFav Rare Rodents Squirrels Willcox World-Class

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Ettore "Ted" DeGrazia

Arts DeGrazia Faces Famous People Funky Gems Historic JimFav People Smiles Tucson World-Class

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Lanternfly

Agriculture Bugs Fauna Pests

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Lowell

Bisbee Center of the Universe Funkolicious Bisbee Funky Gems Ghost Towns JimFav Lowell Movie Sites UFO

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Screech Owl

Bear Canyon Birds Catalina State Park Cave Creek Canyon Chiricahua Mountains Fauna JimFav Madera Canyon Mount Lemmon Owls Raptors Santa Rita Mountains Sweetwater Wetlands Tanque Verde

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Patisserie Jacqui

Bakeries Bisbee Cochise County Food Funkolicious Bisbee Funky Gems Highway 80 JimFav Restaurants

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Empire Ranch

Birding Cattle Funky Gems Grasslands Highway 83 Historic JimFav National Historic Sites Ranching Santa Rita Mountains Sonoita Vail

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Charleston & Millville Ghost Towns

Cochise County Funky Ghost Towns Historic JimFav Unique Wild West

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Peacock Smile!

Birds Fauna Reid Park Smiles Zoos

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Ciénega Bridge

Bridges Cienagas Conservation Areas Highway 80 Historic Historical Markers JimFav National Historic Sites Nature Preserves Railroad Transportation Union Pacific Railroad Vail

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Tombstone Courthouse State Park

Architecture Cochise County Courthouses Funky Gems Government Highway 80 Historic JimFav Museums National Historic Sites Parks Scenic Views State Parks Tombstone

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Ruby, Arizona

Crime Funky Ghost Towns Historic JimFav Mining Nogales Santa Cruz County Wild West

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Canyon Wren

Birds Fauna Funky Gems

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Tombstone Epitaph

Cochise County Funky Gems Historic JimFav Museums Tombstone Wild West

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Giraffe Smile

Fauna Funky Giraffes JimFav Smiles Tucson Zoos

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Tombstone National Historic Landmark

Allen Street Cochise County Commercial Funky Gems Ghost Towns Haunted Places Highway 80 Historic JimFav National Historic Sites Old West Restaurants Scenic Views Shopping Tombstone Unique Western Image Wild West

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Sonoita - Elgin Wineries Map

Agriculture Elgin Food Funky Gems Highway 82 Highway 83 JimFav Maps Scenic Highways Scenic Views Sonoita Wine

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Union Pacific Railroad

Aviation Parkway Benson Cochise County Dragoon Funky Gems Green Valley Historic JimFav Marana Nogales Pima County Railroad Sahuarita Santa Cruz County Transportation Tubac Tucson Vail Willcox

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Donkey

Amado Benson Cochise County Faces Farming Fauna Gems JimFav Patagonia Pima County Santa Cruz County Transportation Tubac

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Gambel's Quail Chicks

Birds Fauna Funky Gems

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Dragoon Mountains (32 N - 110 W)

Benson Cochise County Dragoon Dragoon Mountains Funky Gems Highway 191 Hiking Interstate I-10 JimFav Mountains Rock Climbing San Pedro Valley Scenic Views Sulpher Springs Valley Sunsites Walking

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Ironwood Tree

Flora Gems JimFav Trees

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Red-tailed Hawk

Birds Fauna Gems JimFav

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Old City Hall (Tombstone)

Allen Street Architecture City Halls Cochise County Funky Government Highway 80 Historic JimFav Old West Tombstone Western Image Wild West

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Hilltop Gallery

Art Galleries Arts Historic Interstate I-19 Nogales

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QUICK DRAW ...

Birds
Fauna
Flora
Funky
Gems
Maps
People
Smiles
World-Class

SETTLEMENTS ...

Ajo
Amado
Arivaca
Benson
Bisbee
Catalina
Douglas
Dragoon
Green Valley
Lukeville
Marana
Nogales
Oracle
Oro Valley
Patagonia
Portal
Rio Rico
Sahuarita
San Manuel
Sasabe
Sells
Sierra Vista
Sonoita / Elgin
Summerhaven
Tombstone
Tubac
Tucson
Vail
Willcox

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Cabezas Mountains Double Adobe Douglas Dragoon Dragoon Mountains Dude Ranches Economic Development Economy Education Eggs El Presidio District Electricity Elfrida Elgin Elm Street Eloy Endangered Species Entertainment Entrepreneurial Environmental Organizations Equestrains Ethnic Event Space Faces Fairs Fall Famous People Fantasy Farm Animals Farmers' Markets Farming Fast Food Fauna February Federal Fellowship Festivals Fireworks First Avenue Fish Fishing Fitness Centers Flora Florence Flowers Flowing Wells Folk Arts Folklore Food Football Forests Fort Huachuca Fort Lowell Road Foundation Fourth Avenue Frogs Fruits Fry Boulevard Funkolicious Bisbee Funky G Avenue Galiuro Mountains Gambling Gangsters Gardening Gardens Gems Geologically Interesting Geronimo Ghost Towns Gifts Gila River Giraffes Glenn Street Golf Golf Links Road Government Graham County Grande Avenue Grant Road Grapes Grasslands Green Valley Halloween Hamburgers Harrison Road Haunted Places Health Clubs Hereford High Schools Highway 181 Highway 186 Highway 191 Highway 286 Highway 77 Highway 79 Highway 80 Highway 82 Highway 83 Highway 85 Highway 86 Highway 90 Highway 92 Hiking Hispanic Historic Historical Markers History Hobbies Hockey Hohokam Holiday Season Horses Hospitals Hot Air Balloons Hot Dogs Hot Springs Hotels Houghton Road Houses Housing Huachuca City Huachuca Mountains Hummingbirds Humor IBA Iconic Ina Road Industry Information Innovation Insects Inspirational Institutions International Interstate I-10 Interstate I-19 Irvington Road Jaguars January Jeep Jewelry JimFav Jogging Journalism July June Kartchner Caverns Kinney Road Kino Kino Parkway Kino Springs Kolb Road La Jolla Lakes Landmark Lawmen Legal Libraries Live Cameras Live Performances Livestock Lizards Lodges Lottery Lounges Lowell LRFP Lukeville Madera Canyon Main Avenue Malls Mammals Manufacturing Maps Marana March Maricopa County Marketing Mascots May McNeal Medical Medicinal Meditation Memorials Mental Relaxation Mercado San Augustin Mexico Mileposts Military Miller Canyon Minerals Mining Monsoon Monuments Mormon Mount Graham Mount Hopkins Mount Lemmon Mount Lemmon Highway Mountain Biking Mountains Movie Sites Movie Stars Murals Museums Music Naco National Conservation Areas National Forests National Historic Sites National Memorials National Monuments National Observatory National Parks National Scenic Trail National Wildlife Refuges Native American Heritage Nature Conservancy Nature Preserves Neighborhoods News Nightlife Nogales November Nursery Observatories Ocean October Oddity Offices Old Bisbee Old Tucson Old West OLLI Optics Oracle Oracle Junction Oracle Road Orchards Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument Organizations Oro Valley Ostriches Overviews Owls Palominas Pantano Road Park Avenue Park Place Parking Lots Parks Parties Patagonia Peace Peacock Pecans Peloncillo Mountains Penaleno Mountains Pennington Street People Pests Petroglyphs Pets Petting Zoo Phoenix Photography Photonics Picacho Peak Picnic Picnic Areas Pima Community College Pima County Pinal County Pinaleño Mountains Pizza Plants Playgrounds Poetry Police Ponds Portal Post Offices Pottery Power Prickly Pear Promotions Publications Publicity Puerto Peñasco Pumpkin Patches Pusch Ridge Raccoons Racing Radio Railroad Ramsey Canyon Ranching Raptors Rare Reclamation Recreation Red Rock Redington Road Refreshments Reid Park Relaxing Religious Renewable Energy Reptiles Research Resorts Resources Restaurants Retirement Communities Rincon Mountains Rio Rico Riparian Areas River Road Rivers Road Trip Roadrunners Rock Climbing Rocky Point Rodents Rodeo Roger Road Romantic Running Ruthrauff Road Sabino Canyon Sabino Canyon Road Safford Saguaro Cactus Saguaro National Park Sahuarita Saint David Saint Mary's Road Salon Saloons San Bernardino Valley San Diego San Manuel San Pedro River San Pedro Valley San Rafael Valley San Simon San Xavier del Bac Sandario Road Santa Catalina Mountains Santa Cruz County Santa Cruz River Valley Santa Rita Mountains Sasabe Scenic Highways Scenic Views Schools Science Scorpions Scott Avenue Sculptures Seasonal Spirit Sells Sentinel Peak September Serenity Shopping Sierra Vista Silverbell Road Sixth Avenue Sixth Street Skiing Sky Islands Skyline Drive Skyscrapers Smiles Smithsonian Institution Snakes Snowbirds Snyder Road Soccer Solar Sonoita Sonora Sonoran Desert Sounds South Tucson Space Exploration Spanish Spas Special Events Special Services Speedway Boulevard Spices Spiders Sports Spring Squirrels Stamps Stars State Parks Statues Stone Avenue Sulpher Springs Valley Summer Summerhaven Sun Historic District Sunbathing Sunrise Drive Sunset Views Sunsites Swan Road Sweetwater Wetlands Swimming Table Tennis Tacos Tanque Verde Tanque Verde Road TBG Tea Technology Telescopes Television Tennis Theaters Theme Parks Therapeutic Toads Tohono O'odam Tombstone Toole Avenue Tourism Tournaments Tours Towns Toys Trails Transportation Travel Trees Trivia Tubac Tucson Tucson Botanical Gardens Tucson Mountain Park Tucson Mountains Tucson-Downtown Tumacacori Turtles Twin Peaks UA Banner Medical Center UFO Ugly UNESCO Biosphere Preserve Union Pacific Railroad Unique University Boulevard University of Arizona Upscale Utilities Vacation Spots Vail Valencia Road Valleys Vegetation Venues Videos Visitor Centers Volcanic Volunteers Walking Warren Wasps Water Water Parks Waterfalls Wearables Weather Western Image Whetstone Why Wild West Wilderness Wildlife Refuges Willcox Willcox Playa Wilmot Road Wine Winter Wolves Women-Owned World-Class Yaqui Zoos

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Thick-billed Kingbird

- The Thick-billed Kingbird is a boisterous, noisy summer resident in southern Arizona - Known for its massive bill, black mask, and white throat, it relies heavily on dense streamside woodlands with large cottonwood and Arizona sycamore trees for breeding - They migrate north from Mexico and arrive in southern Arizona in late May, generally staying through early September - Often called "Arizona's loudest bird," they are highly conspicuous, pugnacious, and perch high in tree canopies to hunt flying insects and defend their territory - You will only find them in specific riparian corridors rather than open desert scrub - Top Southern Arizona hot-spots to see them: Paton Center for Hummingbirds; Cave Creek Canyon; San Pedro Riparian National Conservation Area; Box Canyon

Gary Payton II

- Gary Payton II played in Tucson when he was in college and a guard for the Oregon State Beavers ... on January 30, 2016 he played against the Arizona Wildcats at the McKale Center on the University of Arizona campus (an 80-63 loss for the Beavers)

"Killer" Bee

- Africanized "killer" bees (roughly 1/2-inch long) are widespread in southern Arizona - 90%-100% of wild honey bee colonies exhibit Africanized traits, making them a serious safety risk - These highly defensive bees, which arrived in the region in 1993, can be triggered by vibrations from power tools and are known to chase victims for up to a quarter-mile, causing severe stings - If attacked, run in a zig-zag pattern, covering your head and face, and seek shelter immediately in a car or building

Rivoli's Hummingbird

- Rivoli’s Hummingbird (Eugenes Fulgens), formerly known as the Magnificent Hummingbird, is a crown jewel of southern Arizona's world-class birding scene - It is the second-largest hummingbird species in the United States, surpassed only by the blue-throated mountain-gem - Growing up to 5.5 inches long, this sparrow-sized giant is famous for its striking dark profile that flashes with iridescent purple crowns and emerald-green throats when the sunlight hits them just right - Rivoli's Hummingbirds inhabit high-altitude mountain glades, shady canyons, and pine-oak woodlands - They are strictly found between 5,000 and 9,000 feet elevation - Look for them during the breeding season from spring through early autumn ... August and September offer peak viewing opportunities when late-summer monsoon blooms draw them to patches of wild, narrow flowers

Blue-throated Mountain Gem

- The Blue-throated Mountain Gem (Lampornis Clemenciae) is the largest hummingbird species that nests in the United States, weighing about three times more than a Ruby-throated Hummingbird - Because its primary range is in Mexico, it barely reaches the U.S., making the high-elevation "Sky Island" mountain ranges and shaded canyons of southeastern Arizona the absolute best place in the country to observe it - The subspecies native to Arizona prefers cool, moist, pine-oak woodlands and riparian canyon bottoms, typically staying at elevations between 4,500 and 11,500 feet =You can reliably find them at these top regional hotspots ... =Cave Creek Canyon (Chiricahua Mountains): Located near Portal and Paradise, this area is widely considered the premier location in the country to spot them. They are a frequent sight at local feeding stations, such as the George Walker House in Paradise. =Ramsey Canyon Preserve (Huachuca Mountains): Positioned just outside Sierra Vista—frequently c...

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