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