Places to Visit in Tucson, United States, America

Places to Visit in Tucson, United States, America

Tucson is a city in Arizona State in the United States and the second largest inhabited city in Arizona. Tucson is located at an elevation of 806 meters (2,643 feet) above the sea level and has a land area of 587.2 square kilometers (226.71 square miles) and located on an alluvial plain in the Sonoran desert and enclosed by mountains. Tucson is divided into southern, western, eastern, northern and central Tucson and economy of the Tucson mainly depends on University of Arizona, Air Base and other universities in the city. Tucson is located at the distance of 187 kilometers from the capital of the Arizona, Phoenix and coordinates are 32.2217° N, 110.9258° W.

History of Tucson:

As per the record, it is believed that Paleo Indians were the first to settle in the region around 12,000 years ago. The first missionary established in the city was Mission San Xavier del Bac in the year 1700 along the Santa Cruz River Valley and later in the year Spanish attacked Tucson and became the part of Mexico. Tucson reclaimed the independence in the year 1821 from Spain. From the year 1877 to 1878, the city became home to many robbers due to lack of facilities and University of Arizona was established in the year 1885 and from the year 1900 and city gradually developed.

Places to Visit in Tucson:

Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum:

Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum is located at the distance of 17 kilometers from center of the city and the museum is the part of zoo, natural history and botanical garden where one can find flora and fauna.

Saguaro National Park:

Saguaro National Park is situated at the distance of 20 kilometers and the park is one of the dense forests of iconic cactus of the American West.

Sentinel Peak Park:

Sentinel Peak Park is made of various volcanic rocks that symbolize diverse kinds of volcanic movement but the mountain is not a volcanic mountain and commonly called as the A Mountain and located at the distance of 8 kilometers.

St. Augustine Cathedral:

St. Augustine Cathedral is situated at the distance of 5 kilometers from middle of the town and the cathedral was constructed in the year 1776 and the historical building worth visiting for its interior and exterior architectural art work.

Other Places to Visit in Tucson:

Tucson Mountain Park
Madaras Gallery
Glamour Night in Tucson
Mission San Xavier del Bac
El Tiradito
Fred Lawrence Whipple Observatory
Tucson Botanical Gardens
Kartchner Caverns State Park
Gem Show
Philabaum Glass Gallery & Studio
University of Arizona Museum of Art
Ft Lowell Museum
Sabino Canyon

Best time to Visit Tucson:

Tucson enjoys pleasant climate compared to phoenix city due to high elevation and has hot summer and pleasant winter. Tucson is served by desert climate and rainy season is from July to March and dry season is from April to June and best time to visit Tucson is from April to June.

How to Reach Tucson?

By Air:

Tucson International Airport is placed at the distance of 14 kilometers from the city and airport caters with flights to Seattle, Portland, Chicago, Dallas, Los Angeles, Atlanta, Salt Lake City, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, San Diego, Denver, Phoenix, San Francisco and Houston and few other cities in United States.

By Train:

Amtak Rail System provides rail connectivity to and from Florida, Los Angeles, California, Texas Eagle and Orlando is the best mode of transportation from other states.

By Road:

Tucson is well connected through road network and public transit in Tucson is operated by Sun Tran which provides bus schedules to all the places in Tucson city and to neighboring states.

Where to Stay in Tucson?

Tucson is an adventurous town with vibrant culture and offers the world best spa facilities. Tucson offers some of the best resorts, hotels, and guest ranches to all the tourists visiting the place throughout the year and one can experience luxury hospitality in all the hotels with world class facilities and cost from $ 35 to $ 500 and above per day. Some of the hotels in Tucson are listed here below: