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Independent Tour Sites: Below is a list of tourist sites recommended by your Tucson hosts.

Arizona Historical Society Sabino Canyon
Arizona Sonoran Desert Museum Saguaro National Park - East and West
Arizona State Museum Tohono Chul Park
Biosphere II Tucson Museum of Art
DeGrazia Gallery in the Sun University of Arizona Center for Creative Photography
Kitt Peak National Observatory
University of Arizona Museum of Art
Mt. Lemmon  

Especially for Kids:

Flandrau Planetarium Reid Park Zoo
Old Tucson Tucson Children's Museum


Additional links for Tucson Visitors:

Arizona Illustrated SegmentsFeaturing Dr. James "Big Jim" Griffith
Jim Griffith is a folklorist with the Southwest Center at the University of Arizona, and produces feature broadcasts on many local folklore topics. These segments are broadcast on the Tucson produced daily news magazine Arizona Illustrated.
DoTucson.Com
This site has information on events and activities for all ages and provides access to classified ads, dining, nightlife and shopping information.
KXCI
Southern Arizona’s community radio station featuring local programming for music, news and events. Listen live through the web to the streamed broadcast of “real people, real radio”.
Through our Parents' Eyes: History & Culture of Southern Arizona
Through the use of digital histories presented as images, text, audio, and video, Southern Arizona's history and culture is available to anyone with access to the Internet.
Tucson Metropolitan Tucson Convention & Visitors Bureau
Basic information on planning a visit toTucson and Southern Arizona. Find out about out door recreation, cultural activities and climate.
Tucson Weekly
Tucson and Southern Arizona’s alternative newspaper. This resource provides a rich and up to date inventory of local events and happenings. Movie, theater, live music, museum times and locations are provided, along with restaurant reviews.
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