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Amerind Foundation

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

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- 2100 North Amerind Road, Dragoon, Arizona - A private, nonprofit museum and research facility that focuses on preserving and interpreting Native American cultures and histories - Founded in 1937 by William Shirley Fulton Amerind.org Map

Tombstone Courthouse State Park

Architecture Cochise County Courthouses Funky Gems Government Highway 80 Historic JimFav Museums National Historic Sites Parks Scenic Views State Parks Tombstone

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Smile!

Faces Funky Halloween Humor JimFav People Smiles

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Tombstone Epitaph

Cochise County Funky Gems Historic JimFav Museums Tombstone Wild West

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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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Gadsden Pacific Division Toy Train Operating Museum

Children Funky Hobbies Museums Railroad Toys Transportation

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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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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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Painted Bunting

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

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Amelia Earhart

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

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El Jefe Cat Cafe

Campbell Avenue Cats Funky Pets Relaxing Restaurants Tucson Unique

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Gammon's Gulch Movie Set

Benson Funky Gems JimFav Movie Sites Museums

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Triangle T Guest Ranch

Accommodations Benson Cochise County Dragoon Dude Ranches Funky Hiking Historic Horses Hotels Interstate I-10 JimFav Native American Heritage Walking

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Cloudless Sulpher Butterfly

Bugs Butterflies Fauna Gems Insects JimFav

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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 Transportation

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Hotel Congress

Accommodations Architecture Broadway Boulevard Congress Street Fourth Avenue Funky Gangsters Gems Haunted Places Historic Hotels JimFav LRFP Tucson Tucson-Downtown

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Figeater Beetle

Beetles Bugs Fauna Funky Gems Monsoon Sabino Canyon Summer Sweetwater Wetlands

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Tiger Longwing Butterfly

Botanical Gardens Butterflies Fauna Special Events TBG Tropical Tucson Botanical Gardens

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Santa Cruz River Urban National Wildlife Refuge

Amado Gems Green Valley JimFav Marana National Wildlife Refuges Nogales Pima County Rio Rico Rivers Sahuarita Santa Cruz County Santa Cruz River Valley Tubac Tucson Wildlife Refuges

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"A" Mountain

22nd Street Broadway Boulevard Congress Street Fireworks Funky Gems Hiking Historic Interstate I-10 JimFav Mountains Scenic Views Tucson Tucson Mountains Tucson-Downtown University of Arizona Walking

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Heroica Nogales, Sonora, Mexico

Funky Gems Hispanic Interstate I-19 JimFav Mexico Nogales Rio Rico Shopping Towns

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Unisource Energy Headquarters

Architecture Broadway Boulevard Business Electricity JimFav Offices Skyscrapers Solar Tucson Tucson-Downtown

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Wood Duck

Birds Faces Gems Rare Smiles Sweetwater Wetlands

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Rosy-Faced Lovebirds

Birds Exotic Funky

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Wilbur Wildcat

Cats Entertainment Famous People Funky Gems JimFav Smiles Sports University of Arizona

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American Badger

Carnivores Critters Faces Fauna Funky JimFav Smiles

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Sanctuary Cove

Amphitheater Birding Event Space Funky Hiking Inspirational JimFav Marana Meditation Nature Preserves Religious Trails Tucson Walking

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Ritz-Carlton Dove Mountain Resort

Accommodations Gems Golf Highway 77 Hotels Interstate I-10 JimFav Marana Resorts Restaurants Scenic Views Spas World-Class

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Nashville Warbler

August Birds Fall Funky Gems September Spring Winter

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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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Kangaroo

April Humor Smiles

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Islamic Center of Tucson

Architecture Historic Religious Tucson

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Aerostat Radar Blimp

Fort Huachuca Funky Gems Highway 90 Highway 92 JimFav Sierra Vista Trivia Unique

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Two-Tailed Swallowtail Butterfly

Butterflies Fauna Funky Gems JimFav

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Pima County Master Gardeners

Arboretums Birding Botanical Gardens Campbell Avenue Flora Funky Gardening Gems Information JimFav Pima County Tucson University of Arizona

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Seven Falls, Bear Canyon

Arizona Trail Bear Canyon Canyons Funky Gems Hiking JimFav Sabino Canyon Sabino Canyon Road Scenic Views Sunbathing Sunrise Drive Swimming Trails Tucson Waterfalls

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Baboquivari Peak

Baboquivari Mountains Birding Funky Gems Green Valley Interstate I-19 Kitt Peak Mountains Rock Climbing Sahuarita Scenic Views Sells Three Points Tohono O'odam

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Mount Lemmon Scenic Byway

Coronado National Forest Funky Gems JimFav Mount Lemmon Mount Lemmon Highway Mountains Santa Catalina Mountains Scenic Highways Scenic Views Summerhaven Tucson World-Class

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Coachwhip Snake

Faces FaCoauna Funky Gems JimFav Smiles Snakes

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Black-Crowned Night Heron

Birds Gems Patagonia Lake State Park Reid Park Sweetwater Wetlands

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Racoon

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Pumpkin Patches

Commercial Corn Maze Funky Gems Halloween JimFav Marana Pumpkin Patches Seasonal Spirit Shopping Willcox

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Laboratory of Tree-Ring Research (LTRR)

Funky Gems JimFav Pima County Research Science Tucson University of Arizona World-Class

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Ring-necked Duck

Agua Caliente Birds Faces Funky JimFav

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Patisserie Jacqui

Bakeries Bisbee Cochise County Food Funkolicious Bisbee Funky Gems Highway 80 Restaurants

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Pima County Library

Alameda Street Architecture Books Gems Information Libraries Pennington Street Pima County Tucson Tucson-Downtown

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JW Marriott Starr Pass Resort

22nd Street Accommodations Architecture Gems Golf Hotels JimFav Resorts Restaurants Scenic Views Tucson Tucson Mountain Park

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Diets Discounts Dogs Domesticated Animals Dos Cabezas Mountains Double Adobe Douglas Dragonflies Dragoon Dragoon Mountains Ducks 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 Euclid Avenue Event Space Exotic Faces FaCoauna 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 Bowie 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 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 Kitt Peak Kolb Road La Jolla Lakes Landmark Lawmen Legal Libraries Live Cameras Live Performances Livestock Lizards Lodges Logistics Lottery Lounges Lowell LRFP Lukeville Madera Canyon Main Avenue Malls Mammals 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Parties Patagonia Patagonia Lake State Park Paton Center 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 Rainbows Ramsey Canyon Ranching Raptors Rare Reclamation Recreation Red 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 Second Street 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 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Figeater Beetle

- The Figeater Beetle (Cotinis Mutabilis), also widely known as the green fruit beetle or fig beetle, is a large, metallic-green insect native to the southwestern United States and Mexico - Also known as "flying emeralds" or "monsoon beetles" - Belonging to the scarab beetle family, they are famous for their gorgeous, iridescent bodies and their incredibly loud, clumsy flight patterns during the summer months - Because they rely on moist environments to breed and lay eggs, they are rarely found in the open, arid desert ... instead, they crowd into southern Arizona backyards, orchards, and parks like Sabino Canyon and Sweetwater Wetlands - Typically adults emerge around the first day of summer, but their numbers absolutely explode in July and August ... they are highly synchronized with the humidity of the monsoon rains ... the hot, damp weather triggers them to take flight, mate, and look for food

Honeypot Ant

- Honeypot Ants (genus Myrmecocystus) are fascinating, desert-dwelling insects found throughout the arid ecosystems of southern Arizona - They are famous for a unique survival adaptation where specialized workers, known as "repletes," act as living food reservoirs, swelling to the size of small grapes to store sweet liquids - Southern Arizona is a biodiversity hotspot for ants, boasting the highest diversity of ant species in the United States

Sanctuary Cove

- A desert preserve and event space on the west side of Tucson that's open to the public year-round - The property includes a meditative labyrinth, a non-denominational chapel, a mile-long Loop Trail with 12 inspirational stations, and an amphitheater - Beautiful views, lively cactus, and animals that wander around the property - Peaceful and serene, with plenty of inspiration - 8001 North Scenic Drive, Tucson Website ==> sanctuarycove.org Map

Amelia Earhart

- Amelia Earhart had a rich history with Tucson and southern Arizona, stopping to refuel during cross-country flights, signing the historic Davis-Monthan Airfield Register three times, and making an unscheduled emergency stop for engine repairs just weeks before her disappearance - May 1937 (The Final Emergency Stop): While embarking on the early legs of her fateful world-flight attempt, Earhart and her navigator Fred Noonan flew from Burbank into Tucson ... Upon taxiing, the left engine of her Lockheed Electra caught fire ... Local Tucson mechanics successfully repaired the plane ... Amelia stayed at the historic Pioneer Hotel before departing for New Orleans the following day - You can explore the "Women in Flight" exhibit at the Pima Air & Space Museum to learn more about her regional history ... The museum also features a Lockheed Model 10 Electra, the exact same aircraft type Earhart flew during her final journey

Coachwhip Snake

- The Coachwhip snake (Masticophis Flagellum) is one of the most remarkable, fast-moving reptiles found across southern Arizona - Known for their incredible speed, reaching up to 3.6 miles per hour , and their active, visual hunting style, these non-venomous snakes are a common sight in the Sonoran desert - Depending on where in southern Arizona, Coachwhips can vary drastically in color, ranging from striking jet black with bright pink bellies to olive, tan, or solid brick red - Southern Arizona is unique because it serves as a meeting ground for distinct visual variations and subspecies of Coachwhips

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