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2021 North Kinney Road
Tucson, AZ 85743

Open every day of the year!


Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum
A world-renowned zoo, natural history museum and botanical garden, 
all in one place! 

Walking tour includes habitat exhibits for hummingbird aviary,
moths & butterflies, lizards, scorpions, snakes, fishes,
amphibians, minearl gallery, mountain lion, black bear, 
parrots, Mexican wolf, owls, prairie dogs, coatis, otters,
beavers, bighorn sheep, tortoises, bees, pollination gardens,
riparian corridor, desert grasslands, mountain woodland, cactus 
garden, desert garden, walk-in aviary, and desert loop trail.

Public programs include Sonoran Studies, Raptor Free Flight,
Tortoise Adoption Program, Walk with a Keep Behind-the-Scenes Tour,
Invaders of the Sonoran Desert Region, Research and Conservation.

Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum Art Institute:
Conservation Through Art Education
Ironwood Gallery and Exhibits, Baldwin Education Building
Courses. workshops. and tours available year round!

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24 mi N on Hwy-77
mile post 96.5


Biosphere 2
The University of Arizona's Biosphere 2 "Where Science Lives!"
Under the Glass guided tours are available throughout the day.

Habitats:
Human habitat for the Biopherians, tropical savanna, 40-ft
ocean cliff, 1 million gallon tropical ocean, lower savanna,
mangrove, tropical thorn scrub, coastal fog desert, 
technosphere, tropical rainforest, and the Biosphere's lungs!

Research Overview:
The research component of Bisophere 2 aims to catalyze 
interdisciplinary thinking and understanding about the 
Earth, its living systems, and its future.

The B2 Institute tackles and defines scientific grand 
challenges. The focus is on breaking down disciplinary 
divides and facilitating the translation of basic research 
to real-world applications.

B2 Earthscience conducts research in the earth system and 
environmental sciences that examines 
soil-water-atmosphere-plant interactions. Improving 
understanding of these interactions will be important in 
gaining insight into the impacts and causes of global 
environmental change and variation. The Biosphere 2 facility 
allows for experimentation at unprecedented spatial extents.






6000 E Valencia Rd
Tucson, AZ 85706


Pima Air & Space Museum
The Pima Air & Space Museum is one of the largest aviation 
Museums in the world, and the largest non-government funded 
aviation Museum in the United States. The Museum maintains 
a collection of more than 275 aircraft and spacecraft from 
around the globe, including many rare and one-of-a-kind, 
and more than 125,000 artifacts. Here you will walk among 
the giants of our aviation heritage, including military, 
commercial, and civil aviation. Among them are a B-29 
Superfortress, the SR-71 Blackbird, and a rare World 
War II German V-1 "buzz bomb." 

Exhibits & Collections:
Restored aircraft in 5 hangars, WWII Barracks, Space Gallery,
missiles, drones, vehicles, helicopters, Russian Migs, 
engines, equipment, uniforms, too many planes to list!

Exclusive bus tours of the Davis-Monthan AFB "Aircraft 
Boneyard" called AMARG 309th Aerospace Maintenance and
Regeneration Group.






1580 W Duval Mine Rd
Sahuarita, AZ 85629


Titan Missile Museum
The Titan Missile Museum is the only publicly accessible 
Titan II missile site in the nation. Tour the underground 
missile site. See the 3-ton blast doors, the 8-foot thick 
silo walls, and an actual Titan II missile in the launch 
duct. Visit the launch control center, experience a 
simulated launch and more!

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6000 E Valencia Rd
Tucson, AZ 85706


Davis-Monthan AFB AMARG "Aircraft Boneyard"
AMARG (Aircraft Boneyard) Tour
The Pima Air & Space Museum offers exclusive bus tours of 
the 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Center 
(AMARG), also known as the "Boneyard." The facility is 
located adjacent to the Museum at Davis-Monthan Air Force 
Base. Seats are avaliable on a "first come first serve" 
basis.

Tours are given Monday through Friday (excluding federal 
holidays) and last approximately one hour and thirty 
minutes. Departure times are seasonal. Please call for 
current times.






56 mi SW of Tucson


Kitt Peak National Observatory
Kitt Peak National Observatory (KPNO), part of the National 
Optical Astronomy Observatory (NOAO), supports the most 
diverse collection of astronomical observatories on Earth 
for nighttime optical and infrared astronomy and daytime 
study of the Sun. Sharing the mountaintop site with the 
National Solar Observatory, KPNO, founded in 1958, operates 
three major nighttime telescopes and hosts the facilities 
of consortia which operate 19 optical telescopes and two 
radio telescopes. (See the Tenant Observatories list.) 

Kitt Peak is located 56 miles southwest of Tucson, AZ, in 
the Schuk Toak District on the Tohono O'odham Nation and 
has a Visitor Center open daily to the public.

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University of Arizona
1601 E University Blvd
Tucson, AZ 85719


University of Arizona Flandrau Science Center
There’s no better place on Earth to learn more about the 
Universe than the Science Center. Combine the clear, dark 
skies over Tucson with the university’s unparalleled 
expertise in optical sciences and planetary exploration, 
and you’re in stargazer’s heaven.

Whether you’re just starting your space explorations or are 
an old pro at scanning the skies, the Science Center can 
help you get the most out of your experience. Check out our 
Skywatchers’ Guides and Observatory News for monthly 
highlights in the night sky. Or, book a Star Party for a 
special night of astronomy in your own backyard.

At the Science Center, you can catch a show in our 
Planetarium or come for one of our free viewings through 
the 16-inch telescope in our Observatory.





Tucson AZ offers some of the best opportunities for sky 
and star gazing. Tucson has 300+ days per year of clear 
skies and city ordinances limit light pollution that 
would effect Kitt Peak Nat'l Observatory. The benefit 
for the general public is great nighttime sky viewing.
Here are some Satellite Visibility Predictions for 
Tucson, AZ for the upcoming week:
Int'l Space Station (ISS)
Genesis I (private space station research by Bigelow Aerospace)
Genesis II (private space station research by Bigelow Aerospace)
Hubble Space Telescope (HST)
Iridium Flares
Envisat

  

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