Hiking
and Biking in the Tucson Mountain Park -
A
morning hike is the perfect Tucson activity to start your day.
With trails beginning at Hashani Spa and the main entrance of
our stunning Tucson resort, which is surrounded by the
50,000-acre Tucson Mountain Park. Enjoy stunning views of the
Sonoran Desert and its wildlife while challenging your
physical fitness and recreational skills. If you prefer to
pedal your way to the spectacular views, bicycles are
available for rental. http://www.jwmarriottstarrpass.com/
Rising
Starr Kids Club -
Located at the JW Marriott Starr Pass, the Rising Starr Kids
Club is a full-service children's recreation program offered
daily for our guests, ages 4 to 12*. Our days are fun-filled
with interactive games and activities that take advantage of
the Tucson Experience. *The Rising Starr Kids Club
requires that all participants be fully toilet trained and a
parent or guardian be reachable during his/her child's
participation. http://www.jwmarriottstarrpass.com/
Sabino
Canyon -
Experience
the beauty of one of the most unique Southwestern desert
canyons on a Sabino Canyon tram ride. Sabino Canyon is a
natural desert oasis located in Tucson's Coronado National
Forest and is home to spectacular desert landscapes and
abundant wildlife. http://www.sabinocanyon.com/
Sonoron Desert
Museum -
The
Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum is a world-renowned zoo, natural
history museum and botanical garden, all in one place!
Exhibits re-create the natural landscape of the Sonoran Desert
Region so realistically you find yourself eye-to-eye with
mountain lions, prairie dogs, Gila monsters, and more. Within
the Museum grounds, you will see more than 300 animal species
and 1,200 kinds of plants. There are almost 2 miles of paths
traversing 21 acres of beautiful desert. http://www.desertmuseum.org/
Old
Tucson Studios/Horseback Rides -
Old
Tucson Studios, an active film set whose credits include some
of Hollywood's biggest Westerns, features film and television
shoots throughout the year and a full array of daily live
entertainment and attractions including high-flying stunt
shows, blazing gunfights and rip-roaring saloon musicals. Plus
trail rides, historical studio tours, unique shopping, rides
for the whole family and the famous Reno locomotive on
display.
http://www.oldtucson.com/
Pima Air & Space
Museum - The Pima Air &
Space Museum is the largest Air & Space Museum in the
Western United States. The Pima Air & Space
Museum is situated on 200 acres of the Sonoran Desert, with
approximately 50 acres devoted to public display of aircraft
and other artifacts. There are 5 aircraft hangars which are
cooled in the summer, but not heated in the winter. There are
two paid tours which visitors can take, both of which take a
little over an hour. The Tram tour is an open air docent
narrated tour of the outside aircraft at the museum. The AMRG
tour is a climate controlled coach docent narrated tour of the
Aerospace Maintenance Regeneration Group at the U.S.
Davis-Monthan A.F.B.
http://www.pimaair.org/
Kartchner
Caverns
(need advance tickets) - Quietly
nestled beneath the Sonoran Desert, it took nature millions of
years to sculpt these majestic cave formations. Accidentally
discovered in 1974 and recently opened to the public in1999,
Kartchner Caverns is rated one of the World's Top 10 Caves by
experts for its vast and incredibly unique mineral formations.
It's the only one of the ten open for public viewing in the
United States. http://www.pr.state.az.us/Parks/parkhtml/kartchner.html
Tucson's
Children's Museum -
The
Tucson Children's Museum offers a fun, educational place for
families to learn and play together. We have eleven galleries
of hands-on exhibits that children will enjoy visiting over
and over again, and a constantly changing line-up of special
art and science activities held every day. There are special
programs for toddlers four times each month, fun family events
on the weekends, and fabulous holiday festivals.
http://www.tucsonchildrensmuseum.org/
Tucson
Mall -
Shopping - Tucson
Mall is the area's leading retail destination and largest
shopping center in Southern Arizona. The mall is nestled in a
valley of the Sonoran Desert surrounded by magnificent
mountains that rise to above 9,000 feet. http://www.tucsonmall.com/
Park
Place Mall -
Shopping and Movie Theaters -Whether
you're a hard-core shopper or a people watcher, a mall walker
or stroller jockey, a connoisseur, an entertainment buff or a
socialite, you've come to the right place. With 120 stores, 22
restaurants and 20 movie screens, you'll have one amazing
time. Park Place, take the feeling with you.
http://www.parkplacemall.com/
