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      OUR GOOD PARK RANGER :-)))
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  • ENTRANCE TO ARIZONA SONORA DESERT MUSEUM
      ENTRANCE TO ARIZONA SONORA DESERT ...
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  • General city Information, Tucson

    1. General city Information

    The combination of college students, a somewhat cowboy mentality and large liberal population give Tucson a great bar scene. A few of things to know about Arizona law: 1. Bars can open at 6am every...   more
  • Cars in Tucson, Tucson

    2. Cars in Tucson

    Most drivers drive alone in their cars. Does it mean that each person has/use its own car? Hmmm... they support driving with at least 2 persons (including a driver) inside a car - as I remeber they...   more
  • Tucson's Cultural Influences, Tucson

    3. Tucson's Cultural Influences

    In this area there are at least two cultures mixed: Hispanic (Mexican) and Native Americans. Haha, I tried to speak with these two young smiling people on my picture in ITL Coffee Shop. I must admit...   more
  • PIMA AIR SPACE VOLUNTEERS, Tucson

    4. PIMA AIR SPACE VOLUNTEERS

    Similar to a few other military museums - ie the USS Missouri battleship in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii - this museum uses the experiences of the area’s local military...   more
  • "A" Mountain, Tucson

    5. "A" Mountain

    Looking west from downtown Tucson, you'll see a big letter "A" in red-white-blue on the side of a peak. This is a popular local hangout and a lookout point...   more
  • Street names - Tucson chaos?, Tucson

    6. Street names - Tucson chaos?

    In many (but not all) American modern cities, including Tucson, streets are named by numbers: there is 1st, 2nd, 3rd STREET etc. etc. till sometimes 200th or...   more
  • Official plant of Tucson?, Tucson

    7. Official plant of Tucson?

    Saguaro cactus is an official flower of Arizona. It seems that each USA state has its own official flower, bird and... what else? Btw I love that idea - I just...   more
  • For disabled drivers, Tucson

    8. For disabled drivers

    Like in many (I think) European countries they have special parking places for disabled persons in public parking lots in Tucson. They are always marked by well...   more
  • Thujas (thuyas) of Tucson, Tucson

    9. Thujas (thuyas) of Tucson

    It seems that they like to grow thujas (thuyas) in Tucson and southern Arizona at all - just outside their houses.Look at my picture please - isn't it thuja...   more
  • Mexican flag?, Tucson

    10. Mexican flag?

    I noticed this flag as on my picture in front of Arizona Sonora Desert Museum (ASDM). As I know, it's a national flag of Mexico. Why did they put it there?...   more
  • American National Flag, Tucson

    11. American National Flag

    There are American National Flags on flag-poles in front of public and many private institutions in southern Arizona. This one on my picture was located just in...   more
  • Flag of Arizona, Tucson

    12. Flag of Arizona

    Each US state has its own flag. I could see flag of Arizona at an entrance to Arizona Sonora Desert Museum. Wear good glasses and enlarge my picture to see the...   more
  • Did she like Poland or what?, Tucson

    13. Did she like Poland or what?

    I was too late at Arisona Sonora Desert Museum (about 4:30 pm). Although the museum closed at 5 pm, they stopped to sell tickets at 4:00 pm. I started to talk...   more
  • They take care of handicaped persons, Tucson

    14. They take care of handicaped persons

    It seems that they take care of disabled visitors. At least in Arizona Sonora Desert Museum as you can see on my picture. The walkways are accessible for...   more
  • Do not wear Arizona State..., Tucson

    15. Do not wear Arizona State...

    Do not wear Arizona State University clothing. Tucson is home to the U of A Wildcats. Great Division I school in NCAA sports.   more

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 My latest trip toTucson was to take my grandson, almost 2, to theTucson Zoo!! 

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 I spent short time in Tucson. But I can say that it seems to be a very nice, relaxing and friendly place to live in and to visit :-). Did you know that Tucson was the oldest continuously inhabited...... 

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 The history of life in the Tucson Valley begins ca. 10,000 B.C. with the migrations of Paleoindian and Archaic hunters and gatherers. Whether or not there was continuous habitation is unclear, though... 

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 The sleek high-rise buildings and modern shopping centers in downtown often mislead visitors to think of Tucson as a relatively young and upcoming city. In fact, it is one of the oldest inhabited... 

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 Tucson, like most cities in America's Sunbelt, has grown dramatically over the past few decades, spreading out into what was once desolate desert or irrigated farmland, and pushing nature further out... 

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