Tucson Arizona Attractions & Activities
Get ready for a day of fun and adventure! Best Western InnSuites is the perfect gateway to the exciting array of attractions and activities in the Tucson/Oro Valley/Catalina Foothills area. Enjoy museums, a game of golf or watching an Arizona Wildcats game. Best Western InnSuites places you just minutes from the area's most celebrated sights. Enjoy quick access to nearly every museum, Tucson business, shopping venue, and park imaginable. Looking for a fun adventure? Allow the front desk to arrange a day of desert exploration, horseback riding or golf game. Enjoy a unique Sonoran Desert, a nearby saguaro cactus or breath-taking sunset. Some of the exciting attractions near these renowned Tucson hotel accommodations include:
Sports Venues
Tucson Electric Park
Spring training home of the Arizona Diamondbacks and the Chicago White Sox
2500 E Ajo Way
Tucson, AZ 85713
Ph (520) 434-1000
The 11,000-seat stadium and 138-acre Kino Veterans Memorial Sportspark, considered one of the finest training facilities in Major League Baseball, are also home of the D-Backs' AAA affiliate, the Tucson Sidewinders.
University of Arizona
Home of the Tucson Wildcats
Tucson, Arizona 85721
Ph (520) 621-5918
The University of Arizona is one of the top ranked research universities in the nation! More than just students and faculty, the UA community is rooted in more than a century of history and tradition.
High Corbett Field
3400 E. Camino Campestre
(Between Country Club Road and Randolph Way)
Hi Corbett Field, Tucson, AZ, the Spring Training home of the Colorado Rockies was constructed in the 1930's and dedicated in 1951 after Hiram Steven Corbett. The Rockies have trained at Tucson's Hi Corbett Field prior to every season in franchise history.
Southwestern International Raceway
11300 S Houghton Rd.
Tucson, AZ 85747-9755
Ph (520) 762-9700
Tucson Raceway Park
12500 S. Houghton Road
Tucson, AZ 85747
Ph (520) 762-9200
Tucson Rodeo Grounds
4823 S. 6th Ave
Tucson, AZ 85714
Ph (520) 741-2233
Arcades
GameWorks
4541 Mills Circle
Ontario, CA 91764
Ph. (909) 987-4263
GameWorks is the incredible high-tech entertainment, restaurant and bar experience where guests can eat, drink, party and play. Each GameWorks venue provides all the best elements of a great night out in one location, including a full-service restaurant with a fantastic menu and casual décor; a cool, high-energy bar serving signature martinis and specialty cocktails; and the most entertaining and interactive games and attractions in the world. It's state of the art fun!
Dave & Buster's
4821 Mills Circle
Ontario, CA 91764
Ph. (909) 987-1557
People just love the awesome selection of state-of-the-art video games and simulators in the Million Dollar Midway and the finest collection of Billiards & Shuffleboard tables around. Add to that a reputation for great food, signature drinks and lively bars and you've found the perfect place to play or just relax, kick back and enjoy a tasty meal from the extensive menu.
Parks/Gardens/Zoo/Skiing
Sabino Canyon
5900 N. Sabino Canyon Road
Tucson, AZ 85750
Ph (520) 749-2861
Experience the beauty of one of the most unique Southwestern desert canyons on a Sabino Canyon tram ride. Sabino Canyon is a natural desert oasis located in Tucson’s Coronado National Forest and is home to spectacular desert landscapes and abundant wildlife.
Catalina State Park
11570 North Oracle Road
Tucson, AZ 85740
Ph. (520) 628-5798
This scenic desert park offers camping, hiking, picnicking, bicycling, horseback riding, plant and wildlife viewing, and an archaeological site-all within Coronado National Forest. The park encompasses 5,493 acres at elevations near 3,000 feet.
Kartchner Caverns State Park
2980 S. Highway 90
Benson, AZ 85602
Ph. (520) 586-4100
A stunning limestone cave that boasts many world-class features that have been protected since the cave was discovered in 1974. The cave averages 68 degrees and 98% humidity year round.
Tohono Chul Park
7366 N. Paseo del Norte
Tucson, AZ 85704
Ph. (520) 742-6455
Tohono Chul Park is the Southwest's center where nature, art, and culture connect. Walk down the winding nature trail through various gardens. Tour the exhibits in a renovated historic home. Tea Room and Shops.
Tucson Botanical Gardens
2150 North Alvernon Way
Tucson, AZ 85712
Ph (520) 326-9686
This beautiful oasis in the heart of Tucson was originally the home of Bernice and Rutger Porter. Dating to the 1920s, the earliest buildings on the property were constructed of adobe bricks made right on site. Tucson Botanical Gardens is a place of beauty, inspiration and education about the natural world.
Reid Park Zoo
1030 South Randolph Way
Tucson, Arizona 85716
Ph (520) 881-4753
Come visit the Tucson zoo, and have a wild time. Meet the more than 400 animals—rhinos, elephants, anteaters, polar bears, lions, and many more! Adventure in our African, Asian, and South American regions. Explore the Flight Connection, our full-flight walk through aviary. Go behind the scenes and discover the inner workings of the zoo.
Kitt Peak National Observatory
950 North Cherry Avenue
Tucson, AZ 85719
Ph (520) 318-8000
The world’s largest collection of optical telescopes is located high above the Sonoran Desert. Kitt peak, on the Tohono O’odham Reservation, is home to twenty-two optical and two radio telescopes representing dozens of astronomical research institutions.
Saguaro National Park
2700 North Kinney Road
Tucson, AZ 85743
Ph. (520) 733-5153
Visitors of all ages are fascinated and enchanted by these desert giants, especially their many interesting and complex interrelationships with other desert life.
Tucson Mountain Park
(520) 883-5646
Tucson Mountain Park (TMP) is a 20,000 - acre Sonoran desert natural preserve located a few miles west of Tucson. TMP holds one of the most magnificent saguaro forests in the world. Hiking, horseback riding, bicycling, picnicking, and camping are some of the recreational opportunities within this desert park.
Mt. Lemmon Ski Valley
10300 Ski Run Road
Mt. Lemmon, AZ 85619
Ph (520) 576-1321
Few people think of snow and skiing when they think of Tucson. The Santa Catalina Ranger District, however, is home to the southernmost ski area in the United States, which is perched near the 9,157-foot summit of Mt. Lemmon. Located just an hour’s drive from the sun drenched resorts of Tucson, area visitors can go golfing, swimming and downhill skiing in the same day!
Family Fun
Old Tucson Movie Studios
201 South Kinney Road
Tucson, AZ 85735
Ph (520) 883-0100
Old Tucson Movie Studios is where the West was filmed! From western movie heroes like John Wayne to current box-office stars such as Harrison Ford, many of Hollywood’s legends have walked these rugged streets, the setting for hundreds of major motion pictures. Spend a day in the life of an 1880’s western town.
Columbia University’s Biosphere II
32540 S. Biosphere Road
Oracle, AZ 85623
Ph (520) 838-6200
The Biosphere 2 Laboratory is the largest enclosed controlled environment growth and measurement facility available for Each Systems research. Engineered as a closed system to exceptionally high standards of gas, water, and nutrient containment the B2L is now usually operated as a segmented open flow system.
Museums
San Xavier Del Bac Mission
1950 W. San Xavier Rd.
Tucson, AZ 85746
Ph (520) 294-2624
Built in the late 18th Century, San Xavier has been described as the Sistine Chapel of the United States because of the beautiful Spanish Colonial architecture and colorful art. Mission San Xavier “White Dove of the Desert” is located on the Tohono O’odham Indian Reservation.
Sonora Desert Museum
2021 North Kinney Road
Tucson, Arizona 85743
Ph. (520) 883-2702
For a half-century the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum has enchanted millions of visitors with its exhibits of live animals in astonishingly natural settings, while intriguing and instructing them with fascinating educational programs.
Tucson Museum of Art & Historic Block
140 N. Main Ave.
Tucson, AZ 85701
Ph. (520) 624-2333
Flandrau Science Center
1601 E. University Blvd.
Tucson, AZ 85719
Ph (520) 621-STAR (7827)
Tucson Children's Museum
200 S. Sixth Avenue
Tucson, AZ 85701
Ph. (520) 792-9985
More than something to see.... it’s something to do! Come to the Museum and experience a fun way of learning! All the exhibits are hands-on, encouraging interaction and triggering each child's intellect.
Pima Air & Space Museum
6000 East Valencia Road
Tucson, AZ 85706
Ph. (520) 574-0462
The mission is to preserve and present the history of flight in such a way that the museum visitors experience a very large collection of aircraft, missiles and related artifacts in a rather extensive archive and library.
Titan Missile Museum
1580 W. Duval Mine Rd.
Sahuarita, AZ 85629
Ph. (520) 625-7736
The Titan II is a second-generation liquid fueled ballistic missile and the largest Inter-Continental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) developed by the United States. The first missile was installed in December of 1962 and the first unit was turned over to the Strategic Air Command (SAC) on 3/31/63
Fort Lowell Museum
2900 N. Craycroft Road
Tucson, AZ 85712
Ph. (520) 885-3822
The Fort Lowell Museum is located in the reconstructed Commanding Officer's quarters of Old Fort Lowell, originally established in 1873. The museum features exhibits about military life on the Arizona frontier. Walking tours, lectures, living history events are featured as special events.
International Wildlife Museum
4800 W. Gates Pass Road
Tucson, AZ 85745
Ph. (520) 629-0100
Featuring over 400 species of worldwide mammals, birds and insects. Some collections are over 100 years old!
Arizona Historical Society 2nd Street Museum
949 East 2nd Street
Tucson, AZ 85719
Ph. (520) 628 - 5774
Casinos
Casino of the Sun
7406 South Camino de Oeste
Tucson, Arizona, 85746
Ph. (520) 879-5450
The floor is full with over 400 of your favorite games — from Little Green Men and Wheel Of Fortune to the classics like Sizzling 7’s and Double Wild Cherry. They have you covered with everything from nickel and quarter to dollar and multi-denominational machines.
Desert Diamond Casino
1100 W Pima Mine Rd
Sahuarita, AZ 85629
Ph. (520) 294-7777
Southern Arizona's premier entertainment destination also hosts top national acts performing live at the 2,400-seat Diamond Center. The casino's Sports Bar also offers live local entertainment.
Theatres/Galleries/Opera/Orchestra
De Grazia Gallery
6300 N. Swan Road
Tucson, AZ 85718
Ph (520) 299-9191
Southern Arizona Dance Theatre
5425 E. Broadway #103
Tucson, AZ 85711
Ph. (520) 690-7260
Arizona Opera
3501 North Mountain Avenue
Tucson, AZ 85719
Ph. (520) 293-4336
Arizona Opera currently produces a five opera season, with three performance dates in Tucson at the TCC Music Hall and four performances at Symphony Hall in Phoenix.
Tucson Symphony Orchestra
2175 North Sixth Avenue
Tucson, AZ 85705-5606
Ph. (520) 792-9155
The Tucson Symphony Orchestra is the oldest continuing professional performing arts organization in the state of Arizona.
Arizona Theatre Company
40 East 14th Street
Tucson, AZ 85701
Ph. (520) 622-2823
ATC's reputation for producing excellence on stage has garnered the company many awards, including the Presidential Citation, and the official designation in 1990 as "The State Theatre of Arizona."
Borderlands Theatre
40 W. Broadway
Tucson, AZ 85701
Ph. (520) 882-8607
Borderlands Theater is a professional theater company recognized nationally and internationally for the development and production of theater and educational program.
Davis Dominguez Gallery
154 E. Sixth St.
Tucson, AZ 85705-8321
Ph (520) 629-9759
Located between the Tucson Museum of Art and the University of Arizona Museum of Art. Our 5,400 square foot historic warehouse space hosts new exhibits every 6 wks.
El Presidio Gallery, Inc.
3001 E. Skyline Dr.
Tucson, AZ 85715
Ph (520) 299-1414
The 6,000 square-foot gallery in 'Gallery Row at El Cortijo' in Tucson offers a diverse collection of subjects and styles.
Gallery West
6420 N. Campbell Ave.
Tucson, AZ 85718
Ph (520) 529-7002
Nestled in the foothills of Tucson’s Santa Catalina Mountains, specializing in the finest historic and contemporary Native American Indian Art
Day Trips from Best Western InnSuites Tucson
Amerind Foundation: (Short for “American Indian”), the Amerind Foundation Museum contains one of the finest collections of archaeological and ethnographic materials in the country. (1 hour drive)
Bisbee & Tombstone, Arizona: A great day trip to two of Arizona’s unique historic towns. Historic Bisbee, the infamous mining boomtown, is now an arts and architectural oasis and the Copper Queen Mine. Tombstone—the “town too tough to die”—is the site of a fascinating chapter in American history, home to notorious saloons and the Gunfight at the OK Corral. (1 hour drive)
Colossal Cave Mountain Park: Dry cavern and historic site; crystal-filled hollow mountain, previously home to American Indian families and cowboy outlaws, is now the scene of underground candlelight tours. (40 minute drive)
Columbia University’s Biosophere 2 Center: World renowned experiment in creating a closed eco-system. (40 minute drive)
Kartchner Caverns State Park: Arizona’s newest attraction. An ancient limestone cave dripping with colorful formations, recently discovered and opened to the public. (45 minute drive)
Kitt Peak National Observatory: Home to the world’s greatest concentration of telescopes for stellar, solar and planetary research. (1 hour drive)
Nogales, Sonora: A festive Mexican marketplace featuring homemade crafts and goods. (1 hour drive)
Tubac, Arizona: Admire mission architecture, browse galleries and shop in the village of Tubac, where art and history meet. (45 minute drive)
