Top 10 Reasons To Come to Tucson

Ten – You can feel the sun on your toes in February! Sandals, shorts and sunglasses - pick up free sunscreen at the Visitor’s Center!

Nine – Golf!  There are ____ golf courses in the Tucson valley – play them all! – get a free Mulligan from me!

Eight – The Arizona Sonora Desert Museum!  The views, the animals, the gift shop and the incredibly good restaurants.  The javalinas are waiting to greet you!

Seven – Hiking!  All grades of trails for every level of walker.  Hike through a saguaro cactus forest and stop once in a while to look at our gorgeous mountains!

Six – Margaritas and Mariachis!  Countless Tucson restaurants have live music and a wide variety of margaritas (the lime counts as a fruit for a balanced diet!).

Five - Resorts and spas!  You deserve to be pampered, while enjoying the warm sun and stunning desert and mountain views. Oh, don’t gawk at the celebrities – down deep inside they ARE shy!  A winter tan and a white strapless dress – priceless!!!

Four – Gardens, humming birds, food and gifts! Tohono Chul Park, Tucson Botanical Gardens, the Arizona Inn and the Desert Museum give a wide overview of nature and attracts humming birds galore – their restaurants serve delicious food and the gift shops sell gorgeous jewelry and other gifts.

Three – The smell of tamales, creosote after a rain and flour tortillas being made next to your table while you eat (take a dozen home with you!).  There are people who weep when they remember the smell of creosote bushes after a rain – you never forget it!  It is as unique as the smell of green corn tamales cooking at Lerua’s or the smell of flour tortillas cooking at Teresita’s Mosaic restaurant.

Two – History!  Tucson is the only city in America that has been continuously inhabited and cultivated for over 4,000 years.  Wander through history museums, the Pima Air Museum or take a historic walk downtown.  Walk in the footsteps of the past, bask in the beauty of the present.

One – The people!  The Native people are still here, it was then New Spain, then Mexico, then a Territory and finally a state on February 14, 1912.  We come from every state in the nation and almost every country on earth and chose to live here.  We cannot wait to share our city with others.