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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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Parthenos Sylvia Butterfly

Butterflies Tucson Botanical Gardens

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-Not an Arizona native, but can be seen during Butterfly Magic at the Tucson Botanical Gardens (TBG)

Red-manteled Saddlebags

Agua Caliente Bugs Dragonflies Fauna Funky Insects San Pedro River San Pedro Valley Sweetwater Wetlands

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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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Brown Creeper

Birds Chiricahua Mountains Chiricahua National Monument Fauna Funky Gems Huachuca Mountains JimFav Riparian Areas Santa Catalina Mountains Santa Rita Mountains Sky Islands

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Union Pacific Railroad

Aviation Parkway Benson Cochise County Dragoon Funky Gems Green Valley Historic JimFav Marana Nogales Pima County Railroad Sahuarita Santa Cruz County Transportation Tubac Tucson Vail Willcox

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Old Town Artisans

Clothing Commercial Court Avenue El Presidio District Funky Gems Gifts Historic Jewelry Native American Heritage Pottery Restaurants Shopping Tucson Tucson-Downtown Women-Owned

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Blue Dasher Dragonfly

Agua Caliente Bugs Dragonflies Fall Fauna Gems Insects JimFav Summer Sweetwater Wetlands

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Saint Augustine Cathedral

Architecture Christmas Churches Funky Gems Haunted Places Historic Interstate I-10 JimFav Religious Seasonal Spirit Stone Avenue Tucson Tucson-Downtown

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Red Spotted Toad

Faces Fauna Frogs Funky JimFav Smiles Toads

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Rain Lily

Fall Flora Flowers Funky Gems JimFav Monsoon Summer Unique

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Sandhill Cranes

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

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Gadsden Pacific Division Toy Train Operating Museum

Children Funky Hobbies Museums Railroad Toys Transportation

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Pied-billed Grebe

Birds Canoa Ranch El Rio Preserve Fall Fauna Funky Gems JimFav Silverbell Road Sweetwater Wetlands Winter

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Painted Bunting

Agua Caliente Arivaca Birds Fauna Funky Gems JimFav Mexico San Pedro River San Pedro Valley Santa Cruz River Valley Sweetwater Wetlands Tanque Verde Tubac Tucson

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Orange-crowned Warbler

Birds Fall Fauna Funky Gems Spring Summer Winter

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Two-Tailed Swallowtail Butterfly

Butterflies Fauna Funky Gems JimFav

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Red-winged Blackbird

Birds Fall Fauna JimFav Winter

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Giraffe Smile

Fauna Funky Giraffes JimFav Smiles Tucson Zoos

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White-Nosed Coati

Aravaipa Canyon Catalina State Park Chiricahua Mountains Chiricahua National Monument Fauna Funky Gems JimFav Madera Canyon Mount Lemmon Mount Lemmon Highway Patagonia Ramsey Canyon Santa Catalina Mountains Smiles

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Barrel Cactus Monsoon Flowers

August Cactus Flora Flowers Funky Gems JimFav July Monsoon October September Summer

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Chimichanga

Food Funky Gems Hispanic Historic JimFav Tucson

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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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Valley National Bank Building

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

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El Charro Cafe

23 Miles Court Avenue El Presidio District Funky Gems Hispanic Historic JimFav Kolb Road Oracle Road Oro Valley Restaurants Sunrise Drive Tacos Tucson Tucson-Downtown

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Saguaro National Park - East

Arizona Trail Astro-Trail Birding Broadway Boulevard Funky Gems Hiking JimFav National Parks Parks Picnic Areas Saguaro National Park Sonoran Desert Speedway Boulevard Trails Tucson Unique World-Class

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Queen Butterfly

Bugs Butterflies Fauna Gems Insects JimFav

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Dark Sky Parks

Astro-Trail Astronomy Bisbee Chiricahua Mountains Chiricahua National Monument Dark Sky Parks Funky Gems JimFav Kartchner Caverns Nogales Oracle Oracle Road Space Exploration Stars Tubac Tumacacori Willcox

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A-10 Warthog

Aerospace Aircraft Davis-Monthan Air Force Base Military Tucson

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Canyon Ranch

Accommodations Catalina Foothills Funky Gems Historic JimFav Meditation Sabino Canyon Road Spas Sunrise Drive Tanque Verde Tucson World-Class

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RTX (formerly Raytheon)

Aerospace Amphibians Business Companies Gems Interstate I-19 Military Pima County Science Space Exploration Technology Tucson Unique Valencia Road World-Class

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Temple of Music and Art

Architecture Arts Entertainment Funky Gems Historic JimFav Music Nightlife Scott Avenue Theaters Tucson Tucson-Downtown

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Amelia Earhart

Aircraft Airports Davis-Monthan Air Force Base Famous People Historic JimFav Museums Smiles

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Summer Tanager

Birds Fall Fauna Funky Gems JimFav Smiles Spring Summer

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Bar La Roca Restaurant

Bars Funky Gems Mexico Nogales Restaurants Sonora Tacos

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Flying Ant

Ants Bugs Fauna Insects JimFav

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Coppery-tailed 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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Peña Blanca Lake

Atascosa Mountains Boating Coronado National Forest Fishing Funky Interstate I-19 Lakes Nogales Rio Rico

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Lantana Flowers

Flora Flowers Funky JimFav

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Texas Ranger with a Bee in its Bonnet

Bugs Fauna Flora Flowers Gems Insects JimFav

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Emerald Jumping Spider

Bugs Fauna Funky JimFav Smiles Spiders

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Texas Ranger Flower

Flora Flowers Monsoon Summer

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Yellow Jacket Wasp

Bugs Fauna Funky Insects JimFav Pests Summer Wasps

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Couch's Spadefoot Toad

Fauna Frogs JimFav Monsoon Summer Toads

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Charleston & Millville Ghost Towns

Cochise County Funky Ghost Towns Historic JimFav Unique Wild West

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Cochemiea Boolii Flower

Cactus Flora Flowers JimFav Rare Summer

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Cochemiea Boolii

Cactus Flora Flowers JimFav Summer

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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 Dragonflies 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 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 G Avenue Galiuro Mountains Gambling Gangsters Gardening Gardens 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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POPULAR POSTS ...

Orange-crowned Warbler

- In southern Arizona, the Orange-crowned Warbler (Leiothlypis Celata) is primarily a common winter resident and a highly abundant spring and fall migrant - While a small number of these birds breed in the higher-elevation willow thickets of northern and central Arizona, they move down to the southern valleys, desert washes, and lowlands during the colder months

Painted Bunting

- Painted Buntings are regular late summer and fall migrants in southeast Arizona - Unlike most songbirds, the western population of Painted Buntings practices "molt migration," meaning they travel from their south-central U.S. breeding grounds to staging areas in southern Arizona and northwest Mexico specifically to molt their feathers before continuing south to Central America for the winter - Because they love weedy, dense thickets near water or desert washes, look for them at these known regional staging sites ... = Tucson: Sweetwater Wetlands, Agua Caliente Park, and the Tanque Verde Wash = Santa Cruz River Corridor: The stretch from Tubac down to the Mexican border is highly active = Arivaca Lake: A highly reliable and famous location for fall migrants = San Pedro Riparian National Conservation Area: Look along the brushy edges of the riverbanks

Red-winged Blackbird

- The Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius Phoeniceus) is a common, year-round resident across southern Arizona - While they avoid the open, arid desert floor, they thrive anywhere with permanent water or irrigated agriculture - During the fall and winter, local populations swell significantly as migratory flocks travel south into the region

Pied-billed Grebe

- The Pied-billed Grebe is a common waterbird in southern Arizona, safely spotted year-round in local marshes, ponds, and river backwaters - They are highly adaptable generalists, behaving much like miniature submarines by adjusting their buoyancy to sink slowly out of sight when threatened - While they reside in the region permanently, their numbers swell significantly during the fall and winter months as northern migratory populations arrive - Because southern Arizona consists largely of arid desert, these birds concentrate heavily around any perennial freshwater source with thick emergent vegetation like cattails or reeds - Prime locations to view them include ... = Sweetwater Wetlands (Tucson): This treated water facility features expansive cattail-choked sloughs where Pied-billed Grebes are reliably seen swimming, diving, and occasionally nesting on floating platforms = Canoa Ranch Conservation Park (Green Valley): The main historic pond here hosts a steady population of the...

Chimichanga

- Tucson is widely celebrated as the birthplace of the chimichanga, offering an incredible variety of locations to enjoy this deep-fried, golden-brown Sonoran staple - From the legendary historic establishments that claim its invention to modern spots spinning traditional recipes with elevated twists, the local culinary scene delivers exceptional choices across the valley - The Birthplace of the Chimichanga is most often credited to the El Charro Café/Restaurant ... Legend holds that founder Monica Flin accidentally dropped a burrito into the deep fryer in 1922 , inventing the chimichanga right here in Tucson ... Now their signature Carne Seca Chimichanga features sun-dried beef marinated in lime and garlic: You can choose the full-sized classic or try their popular assorted Mini Chimis as an appetizer

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