| Tucson is the seat of Pima County, Arizona, United | | | | silo left intact in the US is a must. The nuclear warhead |
| States, located 118 miles southeast of Phoenix and 60 | | | | was dismantled and the site decommissioned in the |
| miles north of the Mexican border. The city is located | | | | early 1980s and with few modifications it became a |
| on the Santa Cruz River, a dry river bed much of the | | | | very unique museum. |
| year that floods during significant seasonal rains. | | | | President Kennedys Air Force, experimental NASA |
| Tucson International Airport, eight miles south of | | | | planes, missiles and all eras of US war planes can be |
| downtown, receives far fewer long distance flights | | | | seen in the Pima Air and Space Museum. There are |
| than Phoenix. Its connected to the city by the slow Sun | | | | over 250 aircraft on 80 acres. |
| Tran bus. | | | | Tucson is the gateway to Saguaro National Park, |
| It has been continuously settled for over 12,000 years. | | | | which is located on both sides of the city. |
| It celebrates a diversity of cultures, architecture, and | | | | There are hotels and motels in Tucson, with something |
| peoples. Over the past 20 years, expanding from a | | | | for every taste and price range. |
| mid size Western town into a metropolitan area of | | | | The area is famous for its many species of bird life, |
| more than 800,000 people. | | | | with at least 14 varieties of hummingbirds alone. |
| Proud of a multicultural heritage composed of Native | | | | One of the youngest big cities in the nation it has a |
| American, Spanish, Mexican, and Anglo influences, | | | | median age of just 32. A huge student population and |
| residents call their hometown Old Pueblo a name | | | | a recent influx of young professionals to fill the |
| hearkening back to rough and exciting pioneer days. | | | | booming high tech job market have. It is one of the |
| Known for its dry and sunny climate. The climate | | | | hippest cities in the nation, with upscale nightlife options |
| varies from the 2400 foot desert basin to the 9100 | | | | more typical of larger cities, but without the big city |
| foot forests of the Santa Catalina Mountains. The | | | | hassles. |
| Cities dry desert air and winter sunshine make it a | | | | Clean air, warm temperatures, perennial sunshine and |
| popular health and winter resort. | | | | great views make Tucson a great place for outdoor |
| Tucson has managed to support both an opera and a | | | | recreation. The city is surrounded by mountains, with |
| symphony orchestra for several decades now without | | | | hiking and camping available in the Mountains to the |
| interruption. Both the Arizona Opera and the Tucson | | | | west and the Catalina Mountains to the north. Mt |
| Symphony Orchestra usually perform at the Tucson | | | | Lemmon in the Catalinas is a 9,157 foot peak perfect |
| Convention Centre Music Hall, the main venue for high | | | | for climbing uphill in the summer and skiing downhill in |
| culture downtown. | | | | the winter. |
| The only Titan II Inter Continental Ballistic Missile launch | | | | |