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Tucson is Arizona’s second-largest city. The picture-postcard images of cactus forests, rolling hills and awe-inspiring mountains will be instantly familiar to fans of big screen Western movies like Gunfight at the OK Corral and tv shows including Rawhide.
Tucson lies in what is known as the borderlands, a region that enjoys a rich blend of the cultures of America and Mexico. It's been settled for some 12,000 years by ancient Native American peoples, Spanish explorers and frontiersmen. In the early 1800s, the town had a reputation as a rowdy frontier settlement with frequent gunfights outside, and sometimes inside, the local saloons. For sure, all of history's legendary gunfighters will have passed through Tucson.
There's so much to do in the area, you'll want to have a Tucson check-list which includes: the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum, Old Tucson Studios, Saguaro National Park, Pima Air & Space Museum, Biosphere 2 - the largest ecosystem experiment in the world, one of several night sky observatories, ranches and more!
Where you stay is the heart of your holiday. Location reigns supreme but do you prefer resort facilities or unique and boutique? Historic and old world or modern and shiny?
We aim to present choices across the spectrum but there are many hundreds of places to stay and not room to feature them all. Do speak to your Bon Voyage travel consultant and click the video for our take on this important topic.