Tucson, Arizona City Guide

For over 20 years, Pamela Lanier's Tucson, Arizona Travel Guide has been your connection to Tucson's tourism community with invaluable details on local attractions, restaurants, shopping, museums, history, outdoor recreation and more.

Revisit History

Tucson was named by a Spanish missionary in the 1600s from the word "stukshon," meaning "spring at the foot of black mountain." Locals still refer to the city as the Old Pueblo, after the adobe fortress that once surrounded it.

Originally a Native American farming village and then a frontier town, Tucson is still rich with its historical past. You can get a good overview of the city's history at the Arizona Historical Society or a walking tour through a restored 19th century neighborhood. For a more in depth lesson in history, stop by the Arizona State Museum, which is the largest anthropology museum in the Southwest, or ride out to the Mission St. Xavier del Bac, an awe-inspiring Spanish colonial mission built by Father Kino in 1732 and listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
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