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Saguaro National Park
Park in two districts east and west of Tucson, protecting forests of saguaros, the giant cacti of the Sonoran Desert, with scenic roads and trails.
Arizona · the United States
Tucson
In the destination Tucson and Saguaro.
In the photo: Tucson and the Santa Catalina mountains
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The city
What to expect from Tucson.
Second-largest city in Arizona, in the Sonoran Desert, founded as a Spanish presidio in 1775. Saguaro National Park’s two districts lie east and west of the city; the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum is next to the west district; the San Xavier del Bac mission is to the south; the Pima Air & Space Museum is to the east; and Sabino Canyon is to the north.
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The local experience
What to see in Tucson
Museum
Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum
Outdoor museum west of Tucson that brings together a zoo, botanical garden, aquarium and natural history museum dedicated to the Sonoran Desert.
Church
San Xavier del Bac Mission
Spanish mission church completed in 1797 south of Tucson, on the land of the Tohono O'odham people, with a white baroque façade and painted interior.
Museum
Pima Air and Space Museum
One of the largest aviation museums in the world, east of Tucson, with hundreds of aircraft in hangars and outdoors, and tours to a yard of retired military planes alongside.
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Natural area
Sabino Canyon Recreation Area
Canyon north of Tucson, in the Santa Catalina Mountains, with a stream, seasonal natural pools, trails and a tram that climbs the valley.