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Pima County Historic Courthouse

Architecture Church Avenue Courthouses Funky Gems Government Historic JimFav Movie Sites Museums Pima County Scenic Views Tucson Tucson-Downtown Visitor Centers

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- Opened in 1929 - Houses the Southern Arizona Heritage and Visitor Center - Home of The University of Arizona Alfie Norville Gem & Mineral Museum - Topographic map, brilliant diorama of the Sonoran desert, theater, and gallery - Backdrop in the 1976 movie “A Star is Born" starring Barbara Streisand and Kris Kristofferson - Map - VisitSouthernArizona.com

Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum - ASDM

Aquariums Arboretums Art Galleries ASDM Birding Botanical Gardens Children Funky Gems Historic JimFav LRFP Museums Nature Preserves Pima County Sonoran Desert Tucson Unique World-Class Zoos

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Fox Theater

Broadway Boulevard Congress Street Entertainment Funky Historic JimFav LRFP Music National Historic Sites Theaters Tucson Tucson-Downtown

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Ventana Canyon Resort

Accommodations Architecture Catalina Foothills Gems Golf Health Clubs Hotels Jogging Resorts Restaurants Scenic Views Swimming Tennis Trails Tucson

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Tucson Military Vehicle Museum

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

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Southwestern Black-headed Snake

Fauna Funky Gem JimFav Rare Smiles Snakes

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Pima County Legal Services Building

Architecture Offices Skyscrapers Stone Avenue Tucson Tucson-Downtown

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Chiricahua National Monument

Chiricahua Mountains Chiricahua National Monument Cochise County Coronado National Forest Dark Sky Parks Funky Gems Highway 186 Interstate I-10 JimFav Mountains National Monuments Parks Portal Willcox World-Class

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Fourth Avenue Underpass

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

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Arizona Tree Frog

Fauna Frogs Funky

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Sulpher Springs Valley Historical Marker

Chiricahua Mountains Cochise County Dos Cabezas Mountains Douglas Funky Highway 181 Highway 186 Highway 191 Historic Historical Markers Interstate I-10 Sunsites Willcox Willcox Playa

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Common Poorwill

Birds Chiricahua Mountains Fauna Funky Gems Huachuca Mountains Madera Canyon Portal Santa Catalina Mountains Santa Rita Mountains

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Sky Islands

Baboquivari Mountains Chiricahua Mountains Coronado National Forest Fauna Funky Gems Huachuca Mountains JimFav Maps Mount Lemmon Highway Mountains Santa Catalina Mountains Santa Rita Mountains Sky Islands Tucson

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Signal Hill Petroglyphs

Funky Gems Hiking Historic JimFav Native American Heritage Petroglyphs Pima County Saguaro National Park Tucson

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Mexican Whip-poor-will

Birds Chiricahua Mountains Fauna Funky Gem Huachuca Mountains JimFav Rare Santa Catalina Mountains Santa Rita Mountains Spring Summer

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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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Monsoon

August Dangerous Funky Gems July June Monsoon September Summer Weather

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Honeypot Ant

Ants Bugs Fauna

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Tucson Museum of Art

Art Galleries Arts El Presidio District Fall February Funky Gems JimFav Main Avenue March Museums Spring Tucson Tucson-Downtown

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Thimble Peak

Bear Canyon Coronado National Forest Gems JimFav Sabino Canyon Sabino Canyon Road Santa Catalina Mountains Tucson

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Hyatt Regency

Accommodations Broadway Boulevard Congress Street Gems Hotels Pima County Resorts Tucson Tucson-Downtown

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Kitt Peak National Observatory

Architecture Astro-Trail Astronomy Birding Funky Gems Highway 86 JimFav Museums National Observatory Observatories Scenic Highways Scenic Views Science Sells Space Exploration Stars Tohono O'odam Unique World-Class

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Inchworm

Bugs Fauna Funky Gems JimFav

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Sunglasses in the Summer!

Cattle Clothing Faces Fauna Funky Humor JimFav Smiles Wearables Weather

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Gordon Hirabayashi Campground

Arizona Trail Camping Funky Hiking Historic Mount Lemmon Highway Nature Preserves Picnic Areas Santa Catalina Mountains Summerhaven Trails Tucson Walking

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Presidio San Agustin del Tucson Museum

Court Avenue El Presidio District Ethnic Funky Hispanic Historic JimFav Spanish Tucson Tucson-Downtown Wild West

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Common Gallinule

Birds Canoa Ranch El Rio Preserve Fauna Funky Gem Smiles Sweetwater Wetlands Willcox Playa

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Paul Bond Boots

Boots Clothing Commercial Cowboys Funky Gems JimFav Nogales Rodeo Santa Cruz County Shopping Unique Western Image

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Parker Canyon Lake

Boating Camping Canelo Cochise County Fishing Funky Gems Highway 83 Hiking JimFav Lakes Picnic Areas Scenic Views Sierra Vista Sonoita Swimming

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Desert Kingsnake

Fauna JimFav Smiles Snakes

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VisitTucson.org

Gems Information JimFav Pima County Special Events Tourism Tucson

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"A" Mountain Fireworks

A Mountain Gems Historic July Sentinel Peak Tucson Tucson-Downtown

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Broad-billed Hummingbird

ASDM Birding Birds Fauna Funky Gems Hummingbirds JimFav Madera Canyon Patagonia San Pedro Valley Santa Cruz River Valley Sonoita Tubac

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Texas Canyon Rest Area

Benson Canyons Cochise County Dragoon Funky Gems Interstate I-10 JimFav Scenic Views

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Cactus Wren

Birds Fauna Gems JimFav

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Juan Batista de Anza

Anza Trail Faces Famous People Funky Gems Hispanic Historic JimFav Nogales People Santa Cruz River Valley Tubac Tucson

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Red Rock Water Tower

Funky Gems Interstate I-10 JimFav Marana Picacho Peak Railroad Red Rock Transportation

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Tucson AMTRAK Railroad Depot

AMTRAK Architecture Aviation Parkway Broadway Boulevard Congress Street Fourth Avenue Funky Gems Historic JimFav Live Cameras Museums Railroad Toole Avenue Transportation Tucson Tucson-Downtown

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Tailless Whip Scorpion

Bugs Fauna Funky JimFav Scorpions Unique

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Cairn

Art Controversial Funky Geologically Interesting Hiking JimFav Meditation Peace Saguaro National Park

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Kennedy Hotel

Accommodations Benson Highway Funky Hotels Interstate I-10 JimFav Park Avenue South Tucson Tucson

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Western Narrow-mouth Toad

Fauna Frogs JimFav Spring Summer Toads

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Council Rocks

Apache Benson Cochise Cochise County Cochise Stronghold Dragoon Dragoon Mountains Funky Gems Highway 80 Hiking Historic Historical Markers JimFav Native American Heritage Walking Wild West

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Sonoran Dog

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

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Tagetes Erecta (a.k.a. Antigua Orange)

Dia de Muertos Fall Flora Flowers JimFav Mexico Summer

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Amethyst Dancer Damselfly

Agua Caliente Bugs Fauna Funky Gems Insects JimFav Sweetwater Wetlands

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Arts Foundation for Tucson and Southern Arizona

Arts Foundation Gems Organizations

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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 A Mountain 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 Ants 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 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 Box Canyon Brewery Avenue Brewery Gulch Bridges Broadcasting Broadway Boulevard Buenos Aires National Wildlife Refuge Buffalo Soldiers Bugs Buried Treasures Bus Tours Business Butterflies Cactus California 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 Dia de Muertos Diets Discounts Dogs Domesticated Animals Dos Cabezas Mountains Double Adobe Douglas Dragoon Dragoon Mountains Dude Ranches Economic Development Economy Education Eggs El Presidio District El Rio Preserve 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 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 Gem 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 Pacific Ocean 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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Signal Hill Petroglyphs

- The Signal Hill Petroglyphs are located on a small rocky hill in Saguaro National Park West - The site features over 200 prehistoric Native American petroglyphs that are estimated to be between 550 and 1550 years old - The petroglyphs are easy to spot on the boulders that crown the hill, which is accessible by a well-signed trail that begins at the Signal Hill Picnic Area - The trail is less than 0.5 miles roundtrip and is considered one of the park's best easy trails to ancient petroglyphs - It is unknown whether the petroglyphs were religious symbols, directional signals, or simply decorative. - The petroglyphs include abstract geometric and spiral designs, as well as depictions of animals and people www.nps.gov/articles/000/signal-hill-petroglyphs.htm Map

Common Gallinule

- The Common Gallinule (Gallinula Galeata) is a year-round resident in the wetlands, marshes, and urban ponds of southern Arizona - They are frequently found navigating dense reeds, floating vegetation, and cattails - Adults sport a striking, bright red forehead shield and a red bill tipped in a vibrant yellow (often called the "candy corn bill") - Unlike ducks, they lack webbed feet ... instead, they possess exceptionally long, slender, drab-yellow toes designed to distribute their weight so they can walk directly on top of floating lily pads and soft mud - They are incredibly noisy, issuing sharp, loud whinnies, squawks, and cackles from deep within the reeds [Marv's favorite bird!]

Mexican Whip-poor-will

- The Mexican Whip-poor-will (Antrostomus Arizonae) is a secretive, nocturnal nightjar that arrives in the mountain forests of southern Arizona as an uncommon summer resident from April through September - Though incredibly difficult to spot during the day due to its masterful brown, gray, and black camouflage, it is famously known for its loud, rolling, and trilled "pur-ple-riiip" or "whip-poor-WILL" call that echoes continuously through wooded canyons at dusk, dawn, and on moonlit nights - To hear or look for this cryptic nightbird, head to pine-oak woodlands and wooded canyons at higher elevations (generally between 5,500 and 6,500 feet) within the region's prominent "Sky Island" mountain ranges: Santa Catalina Mountains : Listen along the upper stretches of the mountain, particularly around General Hitchcock Campground and Bear Canyon on Mt. Lemmon ... Santa Rita Mountains : Madera Canyon offers excellent forested canyon habitat where males sing...

Inchworm

- Southern Arizona is home to hundreds of species of inchworms, which are the larval (caterpillar) stage of moths in the Geometridae family - These caterpillars are famous for their unique looping movement and their exceptional ability to mimic twigs and plant structures to avoid desert predators - Inchworms lack prolegs in their middle section. They move by pulling their rear end forward to form a loop, then extending their front end - Many native desert species are masters of disguise ... when threatened, they stand completely stiff at an angle to look exactly like a small broken branch or twig - They generally grow up to an inch long - Desert species are typically shades of green, brown, or gray to blend into local flora

"A" Mountain Fireworks

- The City of Tucson's 29th Annual 4th of July Fireworks Celebration launches from "A" Mountain (Sentinel Peak Park) on Saturday, July 4, 2026, at 9:00 PM to commemorate the 250th birth of the United States of America - This year's display marks a major milestone as the final traditional fireworks show at "A" Mountain before the city officially transitions to a modern drone light show in 2027 to mitigate wildfire risks and protect local wildlife

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