Monthly Archives: November 2016

Tohono Chul Park

[caption id="attachment_20865" align="alignright" width="425"] tohono_chul_park_32[/caption] Tohono Chul Park Next stop, Tohono Chul Park, the top local botanical garden that nicely highlights a ‘compact desert habitat’. This stunningly sultry spot features various cacti, demonstration gardens, and art displays that each do their part in educating guests all about local horticulture, wildlife, ecology, and even culture. Tohono…
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Saguaro National Park

Saguaro National Park [caption id="attachment_33852" align="alignright" width="425"] Saguaro Park Pixabay Public Domain[/caption] Welcome to Saguaro National Park, the massive, gorgeous, and cactus-filled park located on either side of Tucson proper. Saguaro NP is broken into two different sections, the Western Tucson Mountain District holding one and the Eastern Rincon Mountain District holding another. This park…
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Reid Park Zoo

Reid Park Zoo [caption id="attachment_26109" align="alignright" width="425"] Cute exotic toucan with huge beak sitting on small stick[/caption] Founded in 1967, the Reid Park Zoo presented the city of Tucson with never before had wildlife viewing and education opportunity, not to mention a more in-depth look at local and exotic flora upon its grand opening. The…
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Jewish History Museum

Jewish History Museum The Tucson Jewish History Museum is one of the absolute best cultural history museums in the state of Arizona, perhaps even in the southwest region as a whole. This religious/historical local hotspot gives insight into what it was like here, in the Tucson region, for a group of peoples persecuted across the…
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Fresh Find Friday: Cuba

This week we have an extra special Fresh Find Friday travel blog feature destination for you all: Cuba!  Cuba is a recently reopened travel destination for Americans that allows a glimpse into a Caribbean country not many people have experienced in their lifetime. With travel restrictions to Cuba being the laxest they have been since banned…
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SkyCenter

SkyCenter  The University of Arizona’s astronomically sized addition to Mount Lemmon is one of our all-time favorite spots to visit while in Tucson, the incredibly peaceful, amazing, and picturesque SkyCenter. This spot serves as an exceptional science learning facility at Steward Observatory’s ‘Sky Island’, located just north of Tucson within the Santa Catalina Mountain Range.…
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Mt. Lemmon

Mt. Lemmon Welcome to Mt. Lemmon, the wintery beacon atop a desert mountain that is actually considered to be the official highest point in the Santa Catalina Mountains. Within the Coronado National Forest,  just north of Tucson, you will find this gorgeous snow-capped mountain with a summit elevation of an astoundingly high 9,159 feet. Follow…
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University of Arizona

University of Arizona [caption id="attachment_33859" align="alignright" width="425"] University of Arizona Pixabay Public Domain[/caption] What do Greg Kinnear, Jerry Bruckheimer, Kristen Wiig, and Rob Gronkowski all have in common? They are all notable alumni belonging to the University of Arizona, the next stop on your whirlwind Tucson desert adventure. This public research university was founded in…
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Richard F Caris Mirror Lab

Richard F Caris Mirror Lab Welcome to the Richard F Caris Mirror Lab, the astonishing, inventive, and out-of-this-world impressive series of mirrors breaking scientific barriers at the University of Arizona. This spot has it’s very own team of scientists and engineers who are making this conglomerate of ‘giant, lightweight mirrors of unprecedented power for a…
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Pima Air and Space Museum

Pima Air and Space Museum The Pima Air and Space Museum, located in Tucson, Arizona, is the massive (in both stature and popularity) museum that is considered to be one of the world’s largest non-government funded aerospace museums, holding over 300 different aircraft in over 80 acres of land. The entire museum campus is actually…
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