Attractions in Old West Tucson
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San Xavier Road, Tucson, AZ. The "white dove of the desert" completed in 1797 was founded by the legendery Father Eusebio Kino in 1692. Still an active parish, the remarkable mission preserves the architecture and artifacts of its long and important history in the area.
Mission
San Xavier del Bac -
Old Tucson Studios
201 South Kinney Rd., Tucson, AZ 85735 (520)883-0100. Still filming Westerns, this authentic movie set offers daily Wild West entertainment. The Arizona Sonoran Desert Museum:
2021 North Kinney Rd., Tucson, AZ 85743 (520)883-2702. A zoo, natural history museum and botanical garden all in one, inspiring an understanding and love of the Sonoran desert.-
About 26 miles down the road, but visible from Old West Tucson, the observatory telescopes at the top of Kitt Peak sparkle in the morning sun. It's always cool up on this sacred peak, with snow in the winter, and the views go on forever. The world’s largest collection of optical telescopes (24 optical and 2 radio telescopes) is located high above the Sonoran Desert under some of the finest night skies in the world.
Kitt
Peak Observatory
Sunset Over Kitt Peak