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• Tucson is a city in Arizona, a little less then a 100 miles from the Mexican border. There are a variety of festivals, museums and over 120 parks with in the city.

• Fast Facts

  1. Country: United States
  2. State: Arizona
  3. County: Pima
  4. Nickname: The Old Pueblo
  5. Mayor: Bob Walkup
  6. Population: 507,658 (2003 Estimate)City-Data.com: Tucson: Population Profile
  7. Currency: U.S. dollar
  8. Area code: 520
  9. Time zone: MST
  10. Airport code: TUC
  11. It has a desert climateTucson For Beginners: Tucson Climate

• Attractions

  The Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum is a "world-renowned" zoo, Best Art Museum Vacations and botanical gardens.Metropolitan Tucson Convention & Visitors Bureau: Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum All the exhibits there are displayed in "very natural settings" and whole area is "quite extensive," so be prepared to be there a while to take in all the sights.Frommer's: Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum There are more then "300 animal species" and "1,200" different plants, with two miles of pathway spread over 21 acres.Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum: An Introduction to ASDM

• Outdoor Adventure

  Tucson is "always open" for any kind of outdoor recreation. The area is a "top biking destinations" and with over "250 species" of birds, it's a "birder's paradise."Metropolitan Tucson Convention & Visitors Bureau: Outdoor Adventure & Nature Hiking is also quite popular because of the wide array of "steep, rugged canyons"Metropolitan Tucson Convention & Visitors Bureau: Hiking in Tucson and public areas with in the national and state parks.

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