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.
In Town
 If you don't have time for a day trip, there are plenty of attractions to keep you busy right in the heart of Tucson.
The Prima Air and Space Museum is one of the largest aviation museums in the world with almost 300 actual air and spacecrafts on exhibit including John F. Kennedy's Air Force One and rare German World War II planes.
For those interested in art, Tucson offers several museums and galleries that feature both local and international artists' works. The Tucson Museum of Art has over 7,000 pieces in its collections ranging from Native American Art and Art of the American West to both Contemporary and Modern Art. Located on the University of Arizona campus is the Center for Creative Photography, a "world-class" archive and research museum with over 80,000 prints in its collection.
For the kids there is the Reid Park Zoo that houses over 400 exotic animals like polar bears and lions in their natural habitat as well as an extensive bird collection. After a long day of sightseeing there are the Miraval and Canyon Ranch spas that are both ranked in the top world destinations by Travel & Leisure Magazine.
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