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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 is a collection of "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 to see additional details ... Use the INDEX, QUICK DRAW, SETTLEMENTS, or LABELS for more organized options ...

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Arts Foundation for Tucson and Southern Arizona ... Open Studio Tours

Arts November Organizations Special Events Tours

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==> Visitor Guide and Map: artsfoundtucson.org/visitor-guide/ ==> Website: artsfoundtucson.org/open-studio-tours/

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Bison Smile

Fauna Humor Smiles

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Agua Caliente Park

Agua Caliente Art Galleries Arts Birding Funky Gems Historic Hot Springs JimFav Lakes Parks Picnic Pima County Ponds Roger Road Scenic Views Tanque Verde Tanque Verde Road Tucson Walking

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Eos Statue

Arts Funky Statues Tucson

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Hotel McCoy

Accommodations Arts Funky Hotels Tucson

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Big Horn Sheep Smile

Fauna JimFav Santa Catalina Mountains Smiles

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Coyote Yip-Yip-Yip

Coyotes Fauna Funky Gems JimFav Nightlife

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Railroad Wheel Bench

Funky JimFav Monuments Oddity Railroad Reid Park Tucson

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Chiva Falls

Canyons Coronado National Forest Funky Hiking Redington Road Rincon Mountains Scenic Views Tucson Waterfalls

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Sonoran Dog

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

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Kangaroo Rat

Fauna Funky Rodents

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Fourth Avenue Underpass

Aviation Parkway Congress Street Fourth Avenue Funky Historic National Historic Sites Toole Avenue Tucson Tucson-Downtown

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Lamb Smile

Farm Animals Farming Funky Gems JimFav Smiles

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The Tail of Two Deserts ...

Chihuahuan Desert Deserts Funky Gems JimFav Maps Mexico Sonoran Desert World-Class

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Mountain Lion Smile

Cats Fauna Funky JimFav Smiles

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Savannah Guthrie

Faces Famous People Funky Gems JimFav News Smiles Tucson

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Tucson Weekly

Information Journalism News Publications Tucson

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Black Bear Smile

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Heart of Tucson

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Dia de Muertos

Fall Funky Gems Hispanic Holiday Season November Seasonal Spirit Special Events Unique

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Whitewater Draw State Wildlife Area

Birding Bisbee Chihuahuan Desert Cochise County Cranes December Douglas Elfrida Fall Funky Gems Highway 191 IBA January Lakes Live Cameras Nature Preserves November Wildlife Refuges Winter

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Downtown Tucson

Architecture Broadway Boulevard Commercial Congress Street Fourth Avenue Funky Gems Historic Interstate I-10 Restaurants Shopping Sixth Avenue Stone Avenue Tucson Tucson-Downtown

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This is Tucson

Gems Information Journalism News Special Events Tucson

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Farmers Markets

Bisbee Commercial Farmers' Markets Food Funky Green Valley Marana Oro Valley Shopping Sierra Vista Tucson Vail

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Javelina Bike Ride

Arts Biking Children Funky Tucson Unique

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Sandhill Crane

Birds Bisbee Children Cranes December Douglas Dragoon Elfrida Fauna February Funky Gems January March McNeal Snowbirds Willcox Willcox Playa Winter World-Class

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Old City Hall (Tombstone)

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

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Northern Mockingbird

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Ignite Sign Art Museum

Business Funky Historic Museums Tucson Unique

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Arts Foundation for Tucson and Southern Arizona

Arts Foundation Gems Organizations

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Madera Canyon

Birding Canyons Funky Green Valley Hiking Interstate I-19 Madera Canyon Mountains Picnic Areas Sahuarita Santa Cruz County Santa Rita Mountains Scenic Views Valleys Walking

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Wolf Spider

Bugs Fauna Funky Spiders

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Huachuca Mountains

Cochise County Fort Huachuca Hereford Huachuca Mountains Mountains Sierra Vista

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Agua Caliente Pond 2

Agua Caliente Funky Gems JimFav Lakes Meditation Ponds Relaxing Scenic Views

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Tucson Military Vehicle Museum

Aerospace Funky Historic History Interstate I-10 Military Museums Tucson Valencia Road

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Tombstone Courthouse State Park

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Santa Cruz County Courthouse

Architecture Courthouses Funky Government Historic Museums Nogales Santa Cruz County

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Mud Dauber Wasp

Bugs Fauna Funky Insects Wasps

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VisitTucson.org

Gems Information Pima County Special Events Tourism Tucson

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Bobcat

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Steller's Jay

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Birds
Fauna
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SETTLEMENTS ...

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

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Airports Ajo Ajo Way Alameda Street Allen Street Alvernon Way Amado Amphibians Amphitheater AMTRAK Amusement Park Antennas Anza Trail Apartments April Aquariums Arachnids Arboretums Arcade Games Archaeological Sites Archery Architecture Arivaca Arizona Arizona Trail Art Art Galleries Arthouses Artisan Markets Arts Artwork 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 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 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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 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 Galiuro Mountains Gambling Gangsters Gardening Gardens Gems Geologically Interesting Geronimo Ghost Towns Gifts Glenn Street Golf Golf Links Road Government Graham County Grande Avenue Grant Road Grapes Grasslands Green Valley Halloween Hamburgers Hauchuca City 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 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 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 Overviews Owls Palominas Pantano Road Park Avenue Park Place Parking Lots Parks Parties Patagonia 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 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 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 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 Swimming Table Tennis Tanque Verde Tanque Verde Road TBG Tea Technology Telescopes Television Tennis Theaters Theme Parks Toads Tohono O'odam Tombstone Toole Avenue Tourism Tournaments Tours Towns Toys Trails Transportation 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 Videos Visitor Centers Volcanic 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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Agua Caliente Park

- Agua Caliente Park, officially known as the Roy P Drachman Agua Caliente Regional Park, is a 101-acre park in northeast Tucson - The park's name (agua caliente) translates from Spanish to "hot water" in English - The park features a perennial warm spring - The park also has an artificial stream that connects three pond areas - The park has walking trails, an art gallery, a visitor center, and ramadas - The park is also an eBird hotspot, where visitors can observe a variety of bird species - 12325 East Roger Road, Tucson Map - The "Three Amigos" are notable palm trees on the west side of the main pond Friends of Agua Caliente Facebook page ==> facebook.com/friendsofaguacaliente Friends of Agua Caliente website ==> FriendsOfAguaCaliente.org

Railroad Wheel Bench

- The railroad wheel bench is part of a monument - in a plaza near the north side of Reid Park and Hi Corbett Field - that recognizes railroad magnate and Tucson businessman Epes Randolph - The objects supporting the bench do look like huge barbells but are actually railroad car wheels - The bronze-and-steel work by Nicholas Lowell Burke honors Randolph, for whom Randolph Park was named (the park's name later was changed to Reid Park) ==> TRIVIA ... the track gauge here is a Standard Gauge for most railroads in the world ... spacing between tracks is 4 feet 8-1/2 inches (1435 mm) ==> MORE TRIVIA ... the wheels are 3 feet in diameter, another worldwide standard Map

Bison Smile

- While some studies indicate that portions of northern and eastern Arizona were historically within the species' continental range, southern Arizona's desert habitats were generally not considered core, continuously occupied bison habitat ... bummer!

Big Horn Sheep Smile

- Bighorn Sheep are present (and happy, more or less) in southern Arizona - A significant population reintroduction in the Santa Catalina Mountains near Tucson began in 2013 ... The Arizona Game and Fish Department has been actively working to restore the population, which had disappeared from the area in the 1990s - The sheep can be sighted in both the mountains and, in some cases, residential areas during hot, dry conditions

Coyote Yip-Yip-Yip

- "The sound of coyotes howling and yipping at night sometimes causes people concern and alarm. Some mistakenly believe howling indicates that a group of coyotes has made a kill. While coyotes howl for a variety of reasons, it is not likely because they have downed prey. Doing so would draw attention and might attract competing coyotes or other predators to their location, which is not something a hungry coyote would want to do. Coyotes howl and yip primarily to communicate with each other and establish territory. They may bark when they are defending a den or a kill." Thank you, WildlifeHelp.org - A pretty common sight and sound around southern Arizona

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