We are going to Tuscon in March for about a week. Any suggestions of interesting places to visit would be appreciated. We like scenery, botanical gardens, drives, and short hikes.

Tucson....Sabino Canyon, lots of hiking, , Mission San Xavier del Bac, The Loop, walking and bike paths, De Grazia’s Gallery in tne Sun, Tucson Museum of Art.Tucson Botanical Gardens, Arizona Sonora Desert Museum with a variety of desert ecosystems with appropriate plants and animals for each zone. the University of Arizona, etc..Drive to the top of Mt. Lemmon going through ecosystems comprable to those from AZ desert to Canada.The most southern ski area in tne US is up there too, 9500’.

Tohono Chul is my favorite place in Tucson.

Don't ignore the down town artistic murals.
https://tucson.com/thisistucson/tucs...7d101486e.html


Alas, the old town is essentially gone

Vaga

When we were in Tucson, we visited Kitt Peak observatory. Very interesting and do be quiet as most of the folks there are sleeping in the day time so they can use the telescopes at night.

In addition to the places listed above, I'd recommend the Saguaro National Park (there are eastern and western sections), the Presidio, the Tumacácori National Historic Park and the Catalina state park.
This is a good walking tour of different historic sites downtown
turquoisetrail.pdf
Note: the visitor center has moved from the location shown in this brochure.

Thanks so much for the info!

Many thanks

my go-to recommendation list, in no particular order:

-Sabino Canyon
-Saguaro National Park East or west
-Mount Lemmon (1 hour)
-Sonoita wineries, Arizona's largest wine producing region (1 hour).
-Biosphere 2
-historic town of Bisbee (2 hours away)
-Pima Air + Space Museum
-Arizona Sonora Desert Museum
-Mission San Xavier Del Bac (45 mins away)
-mission Tumacacori (45 mins away)
--Kartchner Caverns (1 hour away)
-Kitt Peak Observatory (1.5 hours)
-Tucson Botanical Gardens