Midtown Mountain View Guidebook
Museums
Interesting architecture and easy walking. Good exhibits, both permanent and featured. Nice gift shop. Near Old Town Artisans so you can walk over the courtyard after for a beverage & nibble.
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I-Tucson Museum of Art ne-Historic Block
140 N Main AveInteresting architecture and easy walking. Good exhibits, both permanent and featured. Nice gift shop. Near Old Town Artisans so you can walk over the courtyard after for a beverage & nibble.
The museum features a display of nearly 300 aircraft spread out over 80 acres on a campus occupying 127 acres. It has also been the home to the Arizona Aviation Hall of Fame since 1991.
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I-Pima Air and Space Museum
6000 E Valencia RdThe museum features a display of nearly 300 aircraft spread out over 80 acres on a campus occupying 127 acres. It has also been the home to the Arizona Aviation Hall of Fame since 1991.
Artifact, archaeological site, archaeological excavation, history, and pottery
Old Pueblo Archaeology Center
2201 W 44th StArtifact, archaeological site, archaeological excavation, history, and pottery
Flora & fauna of the Sonoran Desert in a beautiful, natural setting. Love the hummingbird aviary! Nice cafe & restaurant.
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Iziko leSonoran Desert
2021 North Kinney RoadFlora & fauna of the Sonoran Desert in a beautiful, natural setting. Love the hummingbird aviary! Nice cafe & restaurant.
Sightseeing
It is a historic Spanish Catholic mission located about 7 miles south of Thunderbird Suite, on the Tohono O'odham Nation San Xavier Indian Reservation. There is reservation shopping & wonderful food booths (have the fry bread!) there.
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I-Mission San Xavier del Bac
1950 W San Xavier RdIt is a historic Spanish Catholic mission located about 7 miles south of Thunderbird Suite, on the Tohono O'odham Nation San Xavier Indian Reservation. There is reservation shopping & wonderful food booths (have the fry bread!) there.
Wonderful 360 degree views of Tucson and all mountain ranges. Drive up, park, walk to the view point. See the lay of the land, literally.
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Iphakamisa yaseSentinel Peak (“A” Mountain)
1001 Sentinel Peak Rd SWonderful 360 degree views of Tucson and all mountain ranges. Drive up, park, walk to the view point. See the lay of the land, literally.
Fabulous winding road that moves you from Tucson the city to the desert. Scenic lookouts.
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Gates Pass Trail
6400 W Gates Pass RdFabulous winding road that moves you from Tucson the city to the desert. Scenic lookouts.
Shopping and More
19th-century adobe building offering shops & galleries stocked with local crafts, plus a courtyard. There's a restaurant and a walk up bar that makes great margaritas. You can catch live music in the courtyard. The shops have real treasures.
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Old Town Artisans
201 N Court Ave19th-century adobe building offering shops & galleries stocked with local crafts, plus a courtyard. There's a restaurant and a walk up bar that makes great margaritas. You can catch live music in the courtyard. The shops have real treasures.
Delicious food, unusual shops, music. Check out the Mercado Annex: shops made out of containers
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Mercado San Augustin
100 South Avenida del ConventoDelicious food, unusual shops, music. Check out the Mercado Annex: shops made out of containers
The wonderful Coyote Pause restaurant is there plus art galleries featuring local artists and a really good Buffalo Trading Post. If you're on your way to the Desert Museum, this is a must stop.
Cat Mountain Station
2740 S Kinney RdThe wonderful Coyote Pause restaurant is there plus art galleries featuring local artists and a really good Buffalo Trading Post. If you're on your way to the Desert Museum, this is a must stop.
Transportation
Under 11 miles, under 25 minutes away.
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Tucson International Airport
7250 S Tucson BlvdUnder 11 miles, under 25 minutes away.
Gems & Rocks
A fascinating rock shop with great prices & fun stories from the folks there. It's quirky but, if you like rocks & gems, it's a real treasure.
Tucson Mineral and Gem World
2801 S Kinney RdA fascinating rock shop with great prices & fun stories from the folks there. It's quirky but, if you like rocks & gems, it's a real treasure.
Birdwatching
Birding & wildlife viewing are popular activities at this natural area with self-guided tours. 4.7 miles west, 12 min.
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I-Park ye-Sweetwater Wetlands
2511 West Sweetwater DriveBirding & wildlife viewing are popular activities at this natural area with self-guided tours. 4.7 miles west, 12 min.
Visitors from all over the world arrive in search of such avian specialties as the Elegant Trogon, Elf Owl, Sulphur-bellied Flycatcher, and Painted Redstart.
30 miles south, 44 min
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Madera Canyon
Visitors from all over the world arrive in search of such avian specialties as the Elegant Trogon, Elf Owl, Sulphur-bellied Flycatcher, and Painted Redstart.
30 miles south, 44 min
Set up with bird feeders and is a charming, relaxing place to sit and bird watch. Go during the week days when there are fewer folks with cameras, etc.
Santa Rita Lodge
1218 S Madera Canyon RdSet up with bird feeders and is a charming, relaxing place to sit and bird watch. Go during the week days when there are fewer folks with cameras, etc.