Sponsored by:
Conference
on Intestinal Health Through Diet
January 4 - 6, 2002
Tucson, Arizona
Tourist Information for the Out-of-towners!
Note: Saturday morning and Sunday afternoon are intentionally left open so out-of-towners can sleep late or enjoy some of Tucson's attractions. Consider any of the following: a hike in Sabino or Pima Canyon; tennis; golf; yoga; museums; shopping; relax!
Highly recommended:
Arizona-Sonora
Desert Museum - (2021 N. Kinney Road, Northwest of gorgeous Gates
Pass). The Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum is a world-renowned zoo, natural
history museum and botanical garden. Check out the hummingbird aviary,
and those cute little prairie dogs! A must-see when in town.
Biosphere 2 - (Oracle Road at mile marker 96.5; 20 minutes north of Tucson). Biosphere 2 is one of the largest living laboratories in the world. It is an air tight greenhouse covering 3.15 acres and 7.2 million cubic feet of volume. Within Biosphere 2 are several different biomes which researchers use to experiment on Earth systems on a relatively large scale. Inside Biosphere 2 is a rainforest, a million gallon salt water ocean, a coastal fog desert, and four other wilderness ecosystems. A must-see when in town; most hotels have discount coupons for up to 6 people.
Pima Air-Space Museum - (6000 East Valencia Road). This museum is collection of over 250 historic and vintage aircraft and spacecraft, occupying more than 150 acres of land.
Even more ideas:
- San Xavier Del Bac - "dove of the desert". A gorgeous, recently restored old Spanish mission just South of Tucson.
- Tohono Chul Park - just off Ina Road, just West of Oracle.
- Tucson Botanical Gardens - Alvernon, just South of Grant.
- Kartchner Caverns State Park - Tour this one-of-a-kind underground cave and ecosystem. Reservations must be made months in advance.
- Kitt
Peak National Observatory - ninety minutes West of Tucson. Night
access to the huge telescopes requires reservations, typically months
in advance.
- Tombstone - "the town too tough to die", a national registered historic landmark. Two-plus hours from Tucson.
- Tubac Marketplace & Tumacacori Mission - one hour South of Tucson; artisan galleries, old Spanish mission.
Alert! Airfare discount links:
Announced Sept. 10, 2001: AmericaWest Fall/Winterdiscount airfares to Tucson. Under $200 from Seattle, $265 from Boston. Awesome fares! Get them while they are still available!
