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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 to see additional details ... Use the QUICK DRAW, SETTLEMENTS, INDEX, or LABELS for more organized explorations ...

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Bisbee Art Wall

Art Art Galleries Bisbee Brewery Avenue Brewery Gulch Cochise County Funkolicious Bisbee Funky Highway 80 JimFav Old Bisbee

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- The Bisbee Art Wall is an outdoor art display located in an alleyway between 24 and 26 Brewery Avenue in the Gulch area of Old Bisbee - This ever-changing exhibition features a variety of artworks and is always open for public viewing - 24-1/2 Brewery Avenue, Bisbee Map

Jaguar

Cats Endangered Species Faces Fauna Funky Gems Huachuca Mountains Jaguars JimFav Rare Santa Rita Mountains Tohono O'odam Unique

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Tanque Verde Lutheran Church (TVLC)

Architecture Churches Religious Tanque Verde Tanque Verde Road Tucson

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Phainopepla

Birds Fauna Funky Gems JimFav Smiles

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Anna's Hummingbird

Birds Fauna Gems Hummingbirds

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The "Thing"

Benson Cochise County Dragoon Funky Gems Interstate I-10 UFO Unique Willcox

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Western Barking Frog

Amphibians Endangered Species Fauna Frogs Gems JimFav Monsoon Rare San Pedro River San Pedro Valley Sounds Toads

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Mexican Bird of Paradise

Flora Flowers Funky Gems JimFav May Spring Vegetation

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University of Arizona Mall and Campus

Arboretums Botanical Gardens Campbell Avenue Entertainment Funky Gems Historic JimFav Military Scenic Views Schools Tucson Unique University of Arizona

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Rogue Theatre

Arts Fourth Avenue Funky Gems JimFav Live Performances Theaters Tucson Tucson-Downtown

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Prickly Pear Spring Flower

April Cactus Flora Flowers May Spring

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Yellow Cactus Flowers (Springtime!)

Cactus Flora Flowers JimFav May Spring

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Barrel Cactus

Flora Gems Spring Vegetation

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Prickly Pear Cactus Spring Flower

April Cactus Flora Flowers Funky Gems JimFav May Prickly Pear Sonoran Desert Spring TBG Tucson Botanical Gardens

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Mesquite Tree

Agua Caliente Flora Funky Gems JimFav Trees Vegetation

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Antelope Jackrabbit

Faces Fauna Funky JimFav

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Linda Ronstadt Music Hall

Church Avenue Entertainment Funky Gems JimFav LRFP Music Theaters Tucson Tucson-Downtown

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"Killer" Bee

Bugs Caution Fauna Insects JimFav

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Cinco de Mayo

Celebrations Funky Hispanic Historic May Mexico Parties Spring

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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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Yellow Jacket Wasp

Bugs Fauna Funky Insects JimFav Pests Wasps

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Tucson Children's Museum

Children Funky Gems JimFav Museums Sixth Avenue Tucson Tucson-Downtown

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Kangaroo

April Humor Smiles

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Babad Do'ag Scenic Overview

Catalina Foothills Funky JimFav Mount Lemmon Mount Lemmon Highway Mountains Santa Catalina Mountains Scenic Views Summerhaven Tanque Verde Tohono O'odam

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Valley National Bank Building

Architecture Broadway Boulevard Congress Street Funky Gems Historic JimFav National Historic Sites Skyscrapers Tucson Tucson-Downtown

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Bisbee City Hall

Bisbee City Halls Cochise County Funkolicious Bisbee Government Historic Lowell Warren

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Century Plant

Flora Funky Vegetation

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Saguaro Cactus Blossoms

Cactus Flora Flowers Funky Gems JimFav June May Saguaro Cactus Spring Summer Vegetation

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Giraffe Ndizi

February Giraffes JimFav Reid Park Tucson Zoos

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Black-billed Magpie

Birds Fauna Rare

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Gerbera Daisy

Fall Flora Flowers Spring

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Rolling Thru Time Auto Museum

Automobiles Funky Gems History JimFav Museums Park Avenue Transportation Tucson

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Spring Blossoms

Cactus Flora Flowers Spring TBG Tucson Botanical Gardens

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Green Valley & Sahuarita

Farming Green Valley Interstate I-19 Pima County Retirement Communities Sahuarita

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Belted Kingfisher

Birds Fall Fauna Funky JimFav San Pedro Valley Santa Cruz River Valley Winter

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Texan Crescent Butterfly

Bugs Butterflies Fauna Funky JimFav

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Grasshopper Sparrow

Birds Fauna JimFav

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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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Arizona Inn

Accommodations Architecture Campbell Avenue Croquet Elm Street Funky Gems Historic Hotels JimFav LRFP Movie Sites National Historic Sites Swimming Table Tennis Tennis Tucson 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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Great Horned Owl Smile

Birds Fauna Funky JimFav Owls Smiles

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Velvet Elvis at La Misión

Food Funky Gems Highway 82 Historic Patagonia Pizza Restaurants

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Cairn

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

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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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Elegant Trogon

Birds Chiricahua Mountains Douglas Endangered Species Fauna Funky Gems Huachuca Mountains JimFav Madera Canyon Rare San Bernardino Valley Santa Rita Mountains Sierra Vista

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Lookin' for some slippers ...

Birds Fauna Flora Flowers Hummingbirds JimFav

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Lavender Pit Copper Mine

- A former open-pit copper mine adjacent to Bisbee and Lowell - Copper mining is a major Arizona industry - The mine also contains gold and silver - 300 acres, 900 feet deep Map

Picacho Peak State Park

- 4,959-foot-high volcanic mountain in southern Pinal County, Arizona - Picacho Peak is made of rhyolite, which is mostly quartz and feldspar ... not a volcanic cone, but is part of a partially eroded volcanic flow - The peak is well-known for outstanding displays of spring wildflowers, especially the Mexican Gold Poppies ("Simply mind-boggling!" says Jim) - Picacho Peak is also the name of a state park that surrounds the peak - Picacho Peak is also the site of the only Civil War battle in Arizona territory , which took place in 1862 - Located about 40 miles northwest of Tucson along Interstate Highway I-10 Website ==> azstateparks.com/picacho Map A view from inside park grounds ...

Anna's Hummingbird

-Anna's Hummingbird (Calypte Anna) is a medium-sized hummingbird that's 3.9–4.3 inches long, with a wingspan of 4.7 inches and a weight of 0.1–0.2 ounces - Iridescent bronze-green back, a pale gray chest and belly, and green flanks - Adult males have a metallic green back, dark red head and throat, and a grayish colored breast - Adult females have a green back, grayish breast, white throat with some red spots, and white tips on outer tail feathers - Common in southern Arizona ... year-round residents - Can be found in a wide variety of habitats, including open woods, shrubs, gardens, parks, streamside groves, chaparral, and open oak woodland areas - Anna's hummingbirds are the only hummingbird to remain throughout southern Arizona in winter azstateparks.com/arizona-hummingbirds

Fort Lowell Shootout Soccer Tournament

- Highly successful juvenile tournament with teams from Southern California, Utah, New Mexico, Texas, Colorado, Mexico and of course Arizona - With ECNL teams, USYS National League teams, Desert Conference and elite academies from Mexico, this event continues to attract top teams from around the region Website ==> https://fortlowellshootout.org/

Cloudless Sulpher Butterfly

- The Cloudless Sulphur Butterfly is small to medium-sized and predominantly yellow ... also known as Phoebis Sennae Marcellina - They are often found in open, disturbed areas such as parks, yards, gardens, road edges, abandoned fields, and scrub throughout southern Arizona - Wingspan: 1.75 to 3 inches

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