Saguaros
by Martinewezel
The flower of the saguaro cactus is the state flower of Arizona. One can see this cactus everywhere around Tucson. They can grow very tall, about 15 feet. It takes about 50 years to grow one arm, so the one on my photo must be a baby. I saw the most beautiful saguaros along a picturesque winding road, driving from Tucson to the Old Tucson Studios.
Center Lanes of Traffic
by celicababee
If you're from the midwest, you know that unless there is a turn way, you pretty much have to hold up traffic to turn into something. Arizona life is a little crazier here, and so they have removed medians and have put in this area a place for you to get out of other peoples way! So don't stop and hold up traffic if you need to make a turn into a shop...but watch for someone else in the other lane wanting to make a turn too!
The Road to Kitt Peak
by Basaic
The road leading to Kitt Peak is Arizona Highway 86 also known as the Tucson-Ajo Highway. It runs through the Tohono O'odham Nation. You drive down 86 until you come to Junction 386 the Kitt Peak turn-off. Kitt Peak is 12 miles up the road. Please note that this is a mountain road with steep grades and lots of sharp turns. There are no facilities on the road and only a snack bar at the site. If you need gas, food, or water you must get that in Sells or Three Points. The drive offers some beautiful views of the surrounding desert.
Congres Street
by matcrazy1 about Various
There are at least a few clubs, restaurants, pubs on both sides of Congres Street. It's a main street of Tucson downtown.
I was looking a place to dring a coffee and rest for a moment there. I finally found a nice looking place but... it was a club and they wanted me to pay $5 fee for entry. Maybe next time... Casual dress usually accepted in clubs: I mean jeans, T-shirt and trainers.
Great Sandwiches
by lizilex about Le Buzz Cafe
We stumbled into this place on the extreme east side of Tucson while we were on a garden tour of the burbs. We wanted something a step up from Subway. This fit the bill perfectly, and then some. It's clearly a neighborhood hang out.
There's both indoor and outdoor seating. The inside is striving for a European ambience both in the decor and in the food and it generally succeeds, despite its mall location.
We were there on a Saturday and the place was packed with families, cyclists from the nearby mountains, friends meeting for lunch, and singles contentedly reading the paper. Despite the crush, the staff managed to keep things moving.
I wouldn't make the long trek to the east side only to eat here, but if I find myself in the neighborhood again, I would definitely, and happily, return.
Open for breakfast and lunch year round. Also open for dinner some nights during the winter, which is the busy season in these parts. The grilled vegetable sandwiches were excellent. Espresso and coffee, good iced tea, as well as wine and beer. Good salads, and the quiche looked great too. Full service bakery and tempting desserts.
Vegetarian options available.