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Center for Creative Photography
The internationally renowned Center for Creative Photography, on the University of Arizona Campus, has a great collection of works by American photographers, interesting gallery shows and a remarkable archive (including most of Ansel Adams' and Edward Weston's work).
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Davis-Monthan Air Force Base
The Pima Air and Space Museum leads tours through the almost 5000 military airplanes mothballed at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, also known as AMARC or simply 'the Boneyard.' Call for tour times.
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Mission San Xavier del Bac
On the San Xavier Indian Reservation are the dazzling bleached walls of the Mission San Xavier del Bac, the finest example of Spanish colonial architecture in Arizona and one of the state's oldest European buildings. The mission is at its most colourful when religious ceremonies are held here, though note that no photography is allowed at these times.
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Pusch Ridge Stables
To go horseback riding amid cacti and scrub brush, visit one of several stables offering excursions by the hour, half-day or longer. Summer trips tend to be short breakfast or sunset rides. One of the most reputable companies is Pusch Ridge Stables, which also offers overnight pack trips.
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Tucson Botanical Gardens
The 5.5acre (2.2ha) landscaped, wheelchair-accessible terrain of the Botanical Gardens is in a reasonably busy part of the city, yet man-made noise fails to penetrate very far into the garden's pleasant groves of native dry-land plants. The organic highlights of a day-dreamy meander through the grounds include a tropical greenhouse and a small herb garden.
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Tucson Museum of Art
This sweet contemporary museum houses a small collection of pre-Columbian artefacts from South America as well as various works of 20th-century Western art. Docent-led tours are available and visiting exhibitions, mainly dealing with North and South American artists, turn over every three or four months.
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USFS ranger station
The Santa Catalina Mountains are the best-loved and most visited of Tucson's many mountain ranges. Head to Sabino Canyon, where you'll find the USFS ranger station. Maps, hiking guides and information are available.
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