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Arizona Sonora Desert Museum

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If you are visiting Tucson, you cannot miss the Arizona Sonora Desert Museum. It has everything you need to learn about the Tucson area, and the desert in general. Love!

This is an all-day activity, so we brought water bottles and wore our comfortable walking shoes. The majority of the museum is outdoors, so check the weather and wear sunscreen.

The Arizona Sonora Desert Museum offers everything from vegetation to pre-historic history, to a cave, to wildlife, sea creatures, art and more. We even watched a show about reptiles which featured live reptiles. It was fun and informative.

What I wore to the Arizona Sonora Desert Museum:

If you do visit on a warm day, there are indoor exhibits such as the art gallery, the theater, the cave, aquarium, natural history museum and portions of the zoo area. You will need to walk outdoors to get from location to location, so bring water!

You can learn more about the Arizona Sonora Desert Museum online at DesertMuseum.org.

I highly recommend visiting when you are in the Tucson area. You will love it!

XOXO

Cathy

Pima Air and Space Museum

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Have you been to the Pima Air and Space Museum in Tucson, AZ? If not, I highly recommend visiting! This museum is huge! It is jam-packed with airplanes from every type of air travel imaginable, as well as NASA artifacts and displays. It is truly amazing, and you can easily spend an entire day here.

We were excited to see Kennedy and Johnson’s Air Force One as well as other historically significant aircraft. It was also fun to see a TWA plane! I am old enough to remember flying on TWA, so that was fun.

What I wore to the Pima Air and Space Museum:

What to expect: There will be a lot of walking, so wear comfortable walking shoes. A large portion of the museum is outside, so check the weather, wear sunscreen, bring a hat and sunglasses. It gets hot and bright out there. Keep drinking water, especially if it’s hot. This is a great museum for families and adults alike. It is really interesting, educational, and fun! There is also a restaurant inside where you can get sandwiches, burgers, etc.

So, next time you are in the Tucson AZ area, be sure to check out Pima Air and Space Museum!

Thanks for stopping by,

XOXO
Cathy

Saguaro National Park cactus drive

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Have you heard of the Saguaro Cactus? I hadn’t heard of them until my husband stated he wanted to see them on our trip to Tucson. When he told me there was a forest, I pictured a dense forest, much like our forests in California. I wasn’t expecting huge cactus spread apart which go on for miles! It was a completely new terrain for me, and I am so happy to have seen it!

There are two different entrances into the Saguaro National Park. We entered through the Rincon Mountain Visitor Center. There are three different ways you can tour the forest. You can hike, bike or drive. Since I have foot issues, we decided to drive. The driving loop through the forest is roughly forty-five minutes long. We took longer because we stopped at every lookout and read the markers, as well as snapped photos.

The history of the Saguaro Cactus in Arizona is interesting. The forest is susceptible to cold weather, and it sounds like a cold snap several decades ago decimated the forest, which is still in recovery mode.

Many of the cactus are extremely tall, especially the ones around 150 years old. These cactuses live a long life! The older ones appear to be three to four stories tall. It’s crazy how tall and straight up they go!

If you visit the Tucson area, I highly recommend visiting the Saguaro National Park. You can plan to drive, like we did, or hike, or bike. It’s a great outdoor opportunity and the history is incredibly interesting. Make sure you read all the markers and take your time visiting!

Thanks for stopping by!

XOXO

Cathy