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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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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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- Constructed in 1907 by the Southern Pacific Railroad (now part of the Union Pacific Railroad) - Home of the Southern Arizona Transportation Museum - AMTRAK station - 400 North Toole Avenue, Tucson Virtual Rail Fan camera (live) Map

VisitTucson.org

Gems Information JimFav Pima County Special Events Tourism Tucson

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Pima County Legal Services Building

Architecture Offices Skyscrapers Stone Avenue 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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Circle K

Benson Bisbee Cochise County Commercial Convenience Stores Graham County Green Valley Nogales Pima County Pinal County Santa Cruz County Shopping Sierra Vista Tucson Willcox

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Santa Cruz River

Funky Gems Patagonia Pima County Rivers San Rafael Valley Santa Cruz County Santa Cruz River Valley Tucson

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San Rafael State Natural Area

Birding Funky Gems Grasslands Highway 82 Highway 83 Historic IBA JimFav Movie Sites Nature Preserves Nogales Patagonia Riparian Areas Santa Cruz County Scenic Views Sonoita Unique Valleys Wildlife Refuges

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Roadrunner Smile!

Birds Coyotes Fauna JimFav Roadrunners

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Tucson Auto Museum

Automobiles Cars Funky Historic JimFav Movie Stars Museums Sabino Canyon Road Technology Transportation Tucson

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Colorado River Toad

Amphibians Faces Fauna Frogs Funky Gems JimFav Smiles Toads

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Honeypot Ant

Ants Bugs Fauna

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Tanque Verde Lutheran Church (TVLC)

Architecture Churches Religious Tanque Verde Tanque Verde Road Tucson

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Rain Lily

Fall Flora Flowers Gems JimFav Monsoon Summer Unique

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Amerind Foundation

Benson Dragoon Funky Gems Historic Interstate I-10 JimFav Museums Native American Heritage

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John Slaughter Ranch Museum

Chihuahuan Desert Cochise County Douglas Funky Historic JimFav Mexico Movie Stars Museums National Historic Sites National Wildlife Refuges Old West San Bernardino Valley Scenic Views Wild West Wildlife Refuges

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Gaillardia

Flora Flowers Summer

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Red Spotted Toad

Faces Fauna Frogs JimFav Smiles Toads

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La Jolla Cove

Beachs La Jolla Ocean San Diego Sunset Views

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Blue-throated Mountain Gem

Birds Cave Creek Canyon Chiricahua Mountains Chiricahua National Monument Fauna Gems Huachuca Mountains JimFav Madera Canyon Mount Lemmon Ramsey Canyon Rare Santa Catalina Mountains Santa Rita Mountains

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Arizona Woodpecker

Birds Cave Creek Canyon Chiricahua Mountains Chiricahua National Monument Fauna Gems Madera Canyon Miller Canyon Ramsey Canyon Rare Santa Rita Mountains

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Black-billed Magpie

Birds Fauna Rare

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Thick-billed Kingbird

Birds Box Canyon Cave Creek Canyon Fauna Gems JimFav San Pedro River San Pedro Valley

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Horned Lizard Smile!!

Artwork Faces Fauna Humor JimFav Nogales Reptiles Sabino Canyon Smiles

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San Xavier del Bac Mission

Anza Trail Architecture Christmas Churches Funky Gems Historic Interstate I-19 JimFav LRFP National Historic Sites Old West Religious Seasonal Spirit Stamps Tohono O'odam Tucson World-Class

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Gadsden Pacific Division Toy Train Operating Museum

Children Funky Hobbies Museums Railroad Toys Transportation

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Pygmy Owl

Birds Fauna Gems JimFav Rare

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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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Birds
Fauna
Flora
Funky
Gems
Maps
People
Smiles
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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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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 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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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Red Rock Water Tower

- The historic railroad water tank , with the name Red Rock, stands at the Red Rock exit off of Interstate highway 10 in southern Arizona just north of Tucson Map

"Killer" Bee

- Africanized "killer" bees (roughly 1/2-inch long) are widespread in southern Arizona - 90%-100% of wild honey bee colonies exhibit Africanized traits, making them a serious safety risk - These highly defensive bees, which arrived in the region in 1993, can be triggered by vibrations from power tools and are known to chase victims for up to a quarter-mile, causing severe stings - If attacked, run in a zig-zag pattern, covering your head and face, and seek shelter immediately in a car or building

Tailless Whip Scorpion

- The Tailless Whip Scorpion (Paraphrynus Carolynae) is a harmless, non-venomous arachnid found in southern Arizona, particularly in the Upland foothills, often spotted in rock crevices, caves, and sometimes homes - Despite their intimidating, flat appearance, they have no venom, do not spin webs, and flee rather than bite, acting as beneficial nocturnal predators - They have flat, brownish-black bodies with large, spiny, hook-like pedipalps for catching prey, and lack a tail or stingers - The front pair of legs is extremely long and thin, acting as sensory feelers (similar to antennae) to navigate and find food - The body is typically about 1/2 to 3/4 inches long, though their legs span a much wider area - They are active at night and hide in dark, dry spots during the day

Arizona Woodpecker

- The Arizona Woodpecker (Leuconotopicus Arizonae) is a unique, medium-sized bird whose United States range is almost entirely restricted to the mountain ranges of southeastern Arizona and the extreme southwestern tip of New Mexico - It is famous among birders as the only North American woodpecker with a predominantly brown and white (rather than black and white) color pattern - Measures roughly 7 to 8 inches in length - Because their overall population is limited, they are on birding watchlists ... to spot one, you must head into the canyon trails of the southern Arizona mountains: Madera Canyon (Santa Rita Mountains south of Tucson); Chiricahua National Monument and Cave Creek Canyon (Chiricahua Mountains); Miller Canyon and Ramsey Canyon (Huachuca Mountains)

Thick-billed Kingbird

- The Thick-billed Kingbird is a boisterous, noisy summer resident in southern Arizona - Known for its massive bill, black mask, and white throat, it relies heavily on dense streamside woodlands with large cottonwood and Arizona sycamore trees for breeding - They migrate north from Mexico and arrive in southern Arizona in late May, generally staying through early September - Often called "Arizona's loudest bird," they are highly conspicuous, pugnacious, and perch high in tree canopies to hunt flying insects and defend their territory - You will only find them in specific riparian corridors rather than open desert scrub - Top Southern Arizona hot-spots to see them: Paton Center for Hummingbirds; Cave Creek Canyon; San Pedro Riparian National Conservation Area; Box Canyon

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