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Tucson Travel Tips

Tucson in Arizona is a city that is flocked by thousands of tourists ever year. A lot of activities and things to do in Tucson keep you busy.

Tip 1 - Tucson is known for its museums, best of which is Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum. It features the history, flora and fauna of the Sonoran Desert.

Tip 2 - If you are game for hiking, biking, mountaineering and swimming then Sabino Canyon is for you. It is situated in the midst of Coronado national forest. Another great activity suggested here is Bird Watching.

Tip 3 - Catalina State Park offers something for all age groups and minds. Be it the flowing water that kids are fond of, or be it the small picnic spots spread all over the park, loved by the families.

Tip 4 - If you know a little about aircrafts or are a huge fan of the aircraft engineering then you must pay a visit to the Pima Air & Space Museum that has some of the rarest aircrafts on display.

Tip 5 - Every year in the first week of September Tucson holds a gems and stones festival. You can shop of the rarest gems and stone jewelry with highly fine and articulate touch of design in them.
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Saguaro National Park

Saguaro National Park is the part of the US national park system and is situated in Arizona State. This park is one of the favourite destinations of Tucson traveler. No matter whether you are on a holiday or for any other reason in Tucson, Saguaro National Park is a must place to visit.

Tucson divides this park into two sections the first is Rincon Mountain District which lies to the east of the Tucson and the second is Tucson Mountain district which is 30 miles west of the Tucson. Both the sections of the park have a visitor centre for the convenience of the tourist and the visitors. This park is easily accessible through Tucson by a car but there is no public transport available as such.

Official website of Saguaro National Park, Tucson AZ

http://www.nps.gov/sagu/

Saguaro National Park on Wikipedia

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saguaro_National_Park

The name of this park is derived from the saguaro cactus which is also a native to this region. There are also many other varieties of cactus found in this park. You will have an exciting experience while visiting this park and will also get an opportunity to have a look at the ecosystem of the desert closely through Desert Ecology Trail.

You will see millions of plants and animals living in this fragile ecosystem. You can even collect a brochure from the visitor centre to know more about the interesting ecology of the desert.

There is a unique thing about the Rincon Mountain District of the park that it starts in the Sonoran desert and finally leads into coniferous forest of Rincon Mountains. Thus you will have many other unique and interesting experiences while visiting Saguaro National Park. There are many well maintained and marked hiking trails and short walking trails in this park which will enhance your excitement.

So if you have any plans of Tucson traveling, then do not miss an opportunity to visit Saguaro National Park.

Information about Saguaro National Park, Tucson AZ

http://adventure.howstuffworks.com/saguaro-national-park-ga.htm

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