Guidebook for Tucson
Food Scene
Seis Kitchen
1765 E River Rdtheir tacos and quesadillas rock!
Bisbee Breakfast Club Sunrise
4811 E Sunrise DrBlue Wallies are amazing! Pies are wow!
Brewd - A Coffee Lounge
4960 N Sabino Canyon RdEspresso drink and chai
Trattoria Pina
5541 N Swan RdGreat pizza to to / pick up . Favorite is the margarita (with tomato sauce)
Cafe Poca Cosa
110 E Pennington StOh my God! The best!
Parks & Nature
Beautiful desert hiking! Seven falls hike is long but worth it! Some of the best hikes are Blacketts Ridge, Phoneline, and Seven Pools. Start early and bring more water than you think you'll need.
212 locals recommend
Sabino Canyon
Beautiful desert hiking! Seven falls hike is long but worth it! Some of the best hikes are Blacketts Ridge, Phoneline, and Seven Pools. Start early and bring more water than you think you'll need.
Not an easy hike... (mod to diff) bring a pole if you have them. Note you can't actually get up to the finger.
15 locals recommend
Finger Rock Trail
Finger Rock TrailNot an easy hike... (mod to diff) bring a pole if you have them. Note you can't actually get up to the finger.
Tons of Hiking trails. Terrain changes and temp changes. The top of Lemon can be 20 degrees cooler than Tucson proper. It snow in the winter. Also as you get 2/3 up the landscape is much more Tahoe like (California) than desert. Great HooDoos along the drive (after Windy Pass)
485 locals recommend
Mount Lemmon
Tons of Hiking trails. Terrain changes and temp changes. The top of Lemon can be 20 degrees cooler than Tucson proper. It snow in the winter. Also as you get 2/3 up the landscape is much more Tahoe like (California) than desert. Great HooDoos along the drive (after Windy Pass)
Birding and boating (if you kayak this place is one of the best near by and they rent them as well, this is the desert so adjust expectations accordingly)
46 locals recommend
Patagonia Lake State Park
400 Patagonia Lake RdBirding and boating (if you kayak this place is one of the best near by and they rent them as well, this is the desert so adjust expectations accordingly)
Entertainment & Activities
Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum
2021 N Kinney RdMicrocosm of everything found in the desert!
This is a nursery, a restaurant, and they have classes. Stuffed chili is very good.
168 locals recommend
Tohono Chul
7366 N Paseo Del NorteThis is a nursery, a restaurant, and they have classes. Stuffed chili is very good.
Old mining town with funky and fun shops that off the beaten path artistic--several really good hole-in-the wall restaurants.
171 locals recommend
Bisbee
Old mining town with funky and fun shops that off the beaten path artistic--several really good hole-in-the wall restaurants.
Sightseeing
The Rand Desert Museum
161 Butte Ave4th Street
4th StreetFunky shopping, coffee bars, and in typical college town style.
Shopping
High-end outdoor mall. Yes this is where you will find the Apple store.
229 locals recommend
La Encantada
2905 E Skyline DrHigh-end outdoor mall. Yes this is where you will find the Apple store.
Essentials
Tucson Coffee Roasters
250 S Craycroft RdYes they actually serve Bulletproof coffee here!
Costco Gas Station
6255 E Grant RdPhone number (520) 529-1950 Good Yelp reviews (we have tried them a couple of times and they did a good job)
Sparkle Cleaners - Swan
5639 North Swan RoadPhone number (520) 529-1950 Good Yelp reviews (we have tried them a couple of times and they did a good job)
Arts & Culture
Tuba City
Town full of stores and shops that sell Sonoran knick knacks and art.