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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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Highlight of the Day ...

Pygmy Owl

Birds Fauna Gems JimFav Rare

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- The Cactus Ferruginous Pygmy Owl (Glaucidium Brasilianum Cactorum) is a rare, federally-threatened desert owl in southern Arizona - Roughly the size of a muffin and weighing just 2.5 to 3 ounces, these fearless predators hunt lizards, birds, and insects primarily at dawn and dusk

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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Tap-changing Transformers

Ajo Amado Bisbee Douglas Dragoon Electricity Elfrida Funky JimFav Marana Oracle Palominas Patagonia Portal Power San Simon Sonoita Technology Tombstone Willcox

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Stage Stop Inn

Accommodations Food Highway 82 Historic Hotels Patagonia Restaurants Saloons Santa Cruz County Wild West

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Alpaca

Domesticated Animals Farm Animals Fauna Funky Gems JimFav Pets Petting Zoo Smiles

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Rivoli's Hummingbird

August Birds Chiricahua Mountains Fauna Gems Huachuca Mountains JimFav Mount Lemmon Mountains Rincon Mountains Santa Catalina Mountains Santa Rita Mountains September

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Gila Monster

Fauna Funky Gems Lizards Reptiles Unique

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Sonoyta Mud Turtle

ASDM Endangered Species Fauna Funky Gems JimFav Lukeville Mexico Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument Pima County Reptiles Smiles Turtles

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Saint Ann's Catholic Church

Christmas Churches Funky Gems Historic Interstate I-19 JimFav Religious Santa Cruz County Tubac

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Paul Bunyan Statue

Advertising Funky Glenn Street JimFav Statues Stone Avenue

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Barrel Cactus

Cactus Flora Flowers Gems Spring Summer Vegetation

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Tucson Botanical Gardens (TBG)

Alvernon Way Arboretums Birding Botanical Gardens Funky Gems Holiday Season JimFav Parks Seasonal Spirit TBG Tucson Botanical Gardens Unique

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J Knox Corbett House

Architecture El Presidio District Funky Historic Houses Main Avenue Museums Tucson Tucson-Downtown

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Gerbera Daisy

Fall Flora Flowers Spring

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Coronado National Memorial

Birding Funky Gems Hereford Highway 92 Hiking JimFav Memorials National Historic Sites National Memorials National Monuments Palominas Scenic Views Sierra Vista Walking

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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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LABELS ...

22nd Street 23 Miles Accommodations Activities Adventures Advertising Aerospace Agriculture Agua Caliente Agua Prieta

Aircraft Airports Ajo Ajo Way Alameda Street Allen Street Alvernon Way Amado Amphibians Amphitheater AMTRAK Amusement Park Antennas Anza Trail Apache Apartments April Aquariums Arachnids Aravaipa Canyon Arboretums Arcade Games Archaeological Sites Archery Architecture Arivaca Arivaca Road Arizona Arizona Trail Art Art Galleries Arthouses Artisan Markets Arts ASDM ASL Astro-Trail Astronomy Atascosa Mountains Attractions August Automobiles Aviation Parkway Baboquivari Mountains Backpacking Bakeries Barrio Barrio Viejo Bars Baseball Basketball Beachs Bear Canyon Beer Benson Benson Highway Best in the USA Biking Biodiversity Birding Birds Bisbee Blimps Blind BLM Boating Bonita Books Boots Borderland Borderlands Botanical Gardens Boutiques Bowie Bowling Brewery Avenue Brewery Gulch Bridges Broadcasting Broadway Boulevard Buenos Aires National Wildlife Refuge Buffalo Soldiers Bugs Buried Treasures Bus Tours Business Butterflies Cactus Campbell Avenue Camping Canelo Canoa Ranch Canyons Carmen Carnival Carnivores Cars Casa Adobes Casa Grande Casinos Catalina Catalina Foothills Catalina State Park Cats Cattle Caution Cave Creek Canyon Caverns Celebrations Cemeteries Center of the Universe Chihuahuan Desert Children Chili Chiricahua Mountains Chiricahua National Monument Christmas Church Avenue Churches Cienaga Creek Cienagas Cinema Circus Cities City Halls City Parks Clothing Cochise Cochise College Cochise County Cochise Stronghold Collages Comedy Commercial Communications Companies Concerts Congress Street Conservation Conservation Areas Consulate Controversial Convenience Stores Convention Center Coolidge Corn Maze Coronado National Forest Coumbus Park Country Club Road Court Avenue Courthouses Cowboys Coyotes Crafts Cranes Craters Craycroft Road Creeks Crime Critters Croquet Cuisine Cultural Centers Cycling Dams Dance Dangerous Dark Sky Parks Davis-Monthan Air Force Base Deaf December Deer DeGrazia Deserts Diets Discounts Dogs Domesticated Animals Dos 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 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 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 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 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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POPULAR POSTS ...

Screech Owl

- Southern Arizona is home to two prominent screech owl species: the Western Screech Owl and the Whiskered Screech-Owl - Both are small (6-10 inches), nocturnal raptors that nest in tree or saguaro cavities - Because they look remarkably alike, identifying them usually comes down to their distinct habitats and unique vocalization - The Western Screech Owl is the year-round, desert-dwelling screech owl that you are most likely to encounter around Tanque Verde and the greater Tucson area ... look for them in local washes (like those near the Sweetwater Wetlands or Catalina State Park) at dusk, or listening closely to suburban backyard trees at night - The Whiskered Screech Owl (Megascops Trichopsis) is a localized specialty and is highly sought after by birders, as their US range is almost exclusively limited to the isolated mountain ranges (Sky Islands) of southeastern Arizona ... They can be regularly found in the lower-to-mid elevations of nearby canyons including Bear Canyon on Mount...

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)

Ciénega Bridge

- Ciénega Bridge is an open-spandrel arch bridge which crosses Ciénega Creek and the Union Pacific Railroad tracks east of Vail, Arizona - Originally constructed in 1921, the bridge was part of U.S. Route 80, a major transcontinental highway, from 1926 to 1956 - Being the oldest bridge of its kind in Arizona, the Ciénega Bridge is listed on the National Register of Historic Places - The bridge also holds the title of being the longest open-spandrel concrete arch bridge within Arizona - Currently, the bridge carries Marsh Station Road, which is part of Historic U.S. Route 80 Bonus! ==> Adjacent to the Ciénega Bridge is an old El Paso & Southwestern Railroad bridge now part of the Union Pacific Railroad ... if the timing is right, an east-bound train and west-bound train just might meet-up there (see the video below) ... there is a small parking lot for train geeks and bird buddies to meet-up, too! Bonus! ==> About 1/4-mile south of the bridge is the Cienega Creek ...

Peacock Smile!

- In southern Arizona, the place to spot free-roaming peacocks is at the Reid Park Zoo in Tucson - A small, semi-wild flock of about 17 Indian peafowl wanders the zoo grounds, casually interacting with visitors and the animal exhibits

Sonoyta Mud Turtle

- The Sonoyta Mud Turtle is a dark-colored freshwater reptile with webbed feet, mottled skin, and an olive brown shell - It gets its name from the Rio Sonoyta, its native watershed along the US -Mexico border - The pond at Quitobaquito Springs, a desert oasis at Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument in southwestern Pima County, is the only place in the US where the endangered Sonoyta Mud Turtle can be found ... MAP - The Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum (ASDM) west of Tucson has been harboring members of the species since 2007 and was the first facility to successfully breed the animals in captivity ... MAP - The so-called “assurance population” at ASDM now stands at more than 50, including the original turtles first brought there 18 years ago

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