Tucson is ideally located for exploring southern Arizona and there are at least a dozen or more interesting towns, national parks and historic sites within a 90 minute drive of the city. Arizona’s history of mineral mining means that you can spend a day or two exploring some of the regions historic mining towns like Tombstone, Bisbee and Globe. The outstanding year-round weather in the Sonora Desert offers unlimited opportunities for getting back to nature in wilderness areas like Patagonia Lake, Chiricahua National Monument and Saguaro National Park. Cities like Phoenix and Scottsdale offer great shopping, dining and cultural attractions.

Learn about the history of gold and copper rush in Bisbee

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Go on the Under the Glass Tour at Biosphere 2

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