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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" to highlight 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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Bison Smile

Fauna Humor Smiles

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- 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!

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Desert Tortoise

Fauna Funky Gems JimFav Reptiles Unique

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Big Horn Sheep Smile

Fauna JimFav Santa Catalina Mountains Smiles

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Saguaro National Park - West

Astro-Trail Backpacking Birding Camping Flora Funky Gems Hiking Hohokam National Monuments National Parks Parks Picnic Areas Saguaro National Park Sonoran Desert Trails Tucson World-Class

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Scorpion

Arachnids Bugs Dangerous Fauna Insects JimFav Nightlife

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Rooster

Birds Farm Animals Fauna JimFav

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Zoppe Circus

Children Circus Entertainment Funky January Tucson Tucson-Downtown Winter

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The Loft Cinema

Children Cinema Funky Gems Speedway Boulevard Theaters Tucson

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Copper Queen Hotel

Accommodations Architecture Bisbee Cochise County Funkolicious Bisbee Funky Gems Haunted Places Highway 80 Historic Hotels JimFav Landmark Restaurants Scenic Views

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January 8 Embrace Memorial

Church Avenue Historic Memorials Tucson Tucson-Downtown

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Roper Lake State Park

Birding Boating Camping Fishing Graham County Highway 191 Hiking JimFav Lakes Mount Graham Parks Picnic Areas Safford State Parks Willcox

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Stockyards and Livestock and Cattle Auctions

Agriculture Cattle Dragoon Farm Animals Farming Funky Interstate I-10 JimFav Livestock Marana Oracle Sonoita Willcox

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Giant Swallowtail

Bugs Butterflies Fauna Insects

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Saw-whet Owl

Birds Fauna Funky Gems JimFav Owls

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Lehner Mammoth-Kill Site

Archaeological Sites Bisbee Cochise County Funky Gems Hereford Highway 92 Historic JimFav Naco National Historic Sites Palominas San Pedro River San Pedro Valley Sierra Vista World-Class

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Sacred Heart of Jesus Church

Architecture Christmas Churches Historic JimFav Landmark Nogales Religious Santa Cruz County

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Yerba Mansa

Flora Flowers Funky Gems Medicinal Spring Summer

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Ocelot

Atascosa Mountains Cats Endangered Species Fauna Funky Gems JimFav Nogales Rare Santa Cruz County Santa Rita Mountains

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Pimeria Alta Historical Society Museum

Architecture Arts Buffalo Soldiers City Halls Funky Gems Grande Avenue Hispanic Historic Interstate I-19 JimFav Mexico Museums Nogales

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Dragoon General Store

Benson Cochise County Commercial Dragoon Funky Historic Interstate I-10 National Historic Sites Shopping Western Image

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Praying Mantis

Bugs Fauna Funky Insects JimFav

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Teatro Carmen

Barrio Viejo Funky Hispanic Historic Theaters Tucson Tucson-Downtown

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Taco

23 Miles Bisbee Cuisine Douglas Fast Food Food Funky Gems Naco Nogales South Tucson Tacos Tucson

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Street Taco

23 Miles Cuisine Douglas Fast Food Food Funky Hispanic Mexico Nogales Sierra Vista South Tucson Tacos Tucson

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Eusebio Kino

Faces Famous People Gems Historic Kino Nogales People Religious San Xavier del Bac Tubac Tucson Tumacacori

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Red-tailed Hawk

Birds Fauna Gems JimFav

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Savannah Guthrie

Faces Famous People Funky Gems JimFav News People Tucson

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Skeleton Canyon (Cañon Bonita)

Birding Buried Treasures Canyons Cochise County Douglas Historic Mountains Scenic Views

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Lantana Camara "Ham & Eggs"

Flowers Funky Gems Plants

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Arizona Bowl

December Football Funky Special Events Sports Tucson University of Arizona Winter

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Copper Queen Library and Bisbee Post Office

Bisbee Cochise County Funkolicious Bisbee Funky Gems Historic JimFav Libraries Old Bisbee Post Offices

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Mount Graham Red Squirrel

Critters Fauna JimFav Rare Rodents Squirrels Willcox World-Class

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Schlumbergera Trunca "Christmas Cactus"

Cactus Christmas December Flora Funky Holiday Season November Seasonal Spirit Vegetation

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Santa Claus and a Coke

Advertising Christmas Funky Gems Historic Holiday Season Iconic Seasonal Spirit Trivia World-Class

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Coyote Pup Smile

Christmas Coyotes Fauna Holiday Season Smiles

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Ansel Adams

Art Famous People Historic People Photography Tucson University of Arizona

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Greetings From Tucson

Arts Funky Gems JimFav Marketing Murals Tucson

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New Mexico & Arizona Railroad Trail

Gems Highway 82 Interstate I-19 Nature Preserves Nogales Patagonia Railroad Rio Rico Scenic Views Trails

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Saint Augustine Cathedral

Architecture Christmas Churches Funky Gems Haunted Places Historic JimFav Religious Seasonal Spirit Stone Avenue Tucson Tucson-Downtown

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Winterhaven

Christmas December Fort Lowell Road Funky Holiday Season Scenic Views Seasonal Spirit Tucson Unique Winter

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Ancona Duck

Agua Caliente Birds Farm Animals Fauna Funky Reid Park

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Interstate Highway I-19 Neighborhood

Collages Funky Gems Green Valley Historic Interstate I-19 Maps Mexico Nogales Patagonia Pima County Sahuarita Santa Cruz County Santa Rita Mountains Scenic Highways Tubac Tucson Tumacacori Valleys

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Stewart Observatory

Astronomy Funky Gems Observatories Science Space Exploration Speedway Boulevard Stars Tucson University of Arizona

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Warren Ballpark

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

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Neotropic Cormorant

Agua Caliente Birds Fauna Funky Gems JimFav

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Gabby Giffords

Famous People Government Historic History People

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Parroquia de la Purísma Conceptión

Christmas Churches Hispanic Historic Mexico Nogales Religious

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Tucson City Hall

Alameda Street Architecture City Halls Government Tucson Tucson-Downtown

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QUICK DRAW ...

Birds
Fauna
Flora
Funky
Gems
Maps
People
Smiles
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SETTLEMENTS ...

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

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 Casinos Catalina Catalina Foothills Cats Cattle Caverns Celebrations Cemeteries Center of the Universe Chihuahuan Desert Children Chili Chiricahua Mountains Chiricahua National Monument Christmas Church Avenue Churches 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 Convenience Stores Convention Center Coolidge Corn Maze Coronado National Forest 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 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 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 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 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 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 Tacos 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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Copper Queen Hotel

- An historic hotel in Bisbee that opened in 1902 - The Phelps Dodge Mining Company built the hotel to house investors and dignitaries visiting the nearby copper mine - The hotel has 72 rooms, each with a shared bathroom , and features an Italianate tile floor, Tiffany glass ceiling, and a front desk made from Tiger Oak - Arizona’s longest continuously operated hotel ==> Some say The Queen is haunted ==> Key Bisbee landmark - 11 Howell Avenue, Bisbee Map Website ==> CopperQueen.com

Rooster

- A Rooster, also known as a cock, is an adult male domestic chicken (Gallus Gallus Domesticus) ... they are widely recognized for their loud crowing at dawn and their colorful, flashy plumage - Roosters are generally restricted or prohibited within Tucson city limits, due to noise, but new state laws support backyard chickens, so it's crucial to check local zoning & HOA rules in surrounding Southern Arizona areas like Benson, Marana, or Sierra Vista where they are often permitted, requiring proper enclosures and management to avoid neighbor complaints - For those in areas where roosters are legal, certain breeds handle the heat and dry conditions of southern Arizona better than others ... White Leghorns: Their light bodies and large combs help dissipate heat ... Black Australorps: Hardy, adaptable, and known for being friendly ... Rhode Island Reds: Recognized for their heat tolerance and reliability

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!

Scorpion

- Scorpions are predatory arachnids of the order Scorpiones - Eight legs and are easily recognized by a pair of grasping pincers and a narrow, segmented tail, often carried in a characteristic forward curve over the back and always ending with a stinger - The evolutionary history of scorpions goes back 435 million years - They mainly live in deserts but have adapted to a wide range of environmental conditions, and can be found on all continents except Antarctica. - Over 2,500 described species, with 22 extant (living) families recognized to date - Not uncommon in southern Arizona Scorpion Products Here

Aphonopelma Jacobii

-In 2024, a new species of tarantula spider was discovered in the eastern Chiricahua Mountains in southeastern Arizona -The spider is formally named Aphonopelma jacobii after Michael A. Jacobi who helped find several of the first specimens that led to the discovery of the new species -The creature is relatively small as far as tarantulas go ... about 3 inches -It has a black and gray color with fiery red hairs on its abdomen -It’s the 30th species of tarantula to be documented in the United States

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