Art Galleries • Astronomy • Ballooning • Bicycling • Bird Watching • Dining
Festivals Crafts & Fairs • Gambling • Ghost Towns • Golf • Hiking • Historic Sites
Horseback Riding • Hunting & Fishing • Missions & Churches • Museums & Art Exhibits
Night Life • Parks • Rock Climbing • Skiing • Sports • Tours
From desert floor to alpine forest in 60 minutes, from fine dining at Maynard’s Kitchen while watching the Southern Pacific trains roll by to a cowboy steak at Pinnacle Peak Restaurant in Trail Dust Town, you can create amazing adventures in a single day from Rancho Merlita! Tucson ranks in the top 10 for clean air, best town for trail runners, best cycling city, best city for triathlete training, accommodations and visitor destinations in North America. Our in-house Certified Tourism Ambassador Innkeeper will help you with choices and reservations.
Towering saguaro cactus populate hiking and bicycling trails
in Saguaro National
Park, while the sound of running water surrounds you in the Sabino Canyon Recreation Area. Prepare for the El
Tour de Tucson, bicycling up the Catalina Highway into the cool sky island of the Coronado National
Forest, or become a caballero as you horseback into one of our famous Sonora
Desert sunsets. You are only 10 minutes away at El Rancho Merlita Ranch House
Bed and Breakfast. Go back in time 200,000 years when you enter the
world-renowned Kartchner
Caverns, a beautiful 60 minute drive, or see if you can find the elusive
bag of gold only 15 minutes away at the locally famous Colossal Cave.
Art Galleries
Art by Illene
Chris Bubany Studio
Conrad Wilde Gallery
David Dominquez Gallery
Gallery West
HF Coors Dinnerware
Madaras Gallery
Obsidian Gallery
Old Town Artisans
Philabaum Glass Studio & Gallery
Sara Spanjers’ Casita de Arte
Downtown Art Gallery
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Astronomy
 Our dry desert night air is great for astronomy and star gazing! Stay at the Ranch House Bed and Breakfast Inn and look up from our star gazing patio, or venture out to Kitt Peak National Observatory to see iridescent hues swirl as you look closely at a nebula through one of their powerful telescopes.
Kitt Peak National Observatory
Mt. Lemmon Sky Center
Starizona
Steward Observatory Mirror Lab
University of Arizona Flandrau Planetarium
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Ballooning
Fleur de Tucson Balloon Tours
Southern Arizona Balloon Excursions
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Bicycling
Broadway Bicycles
Carmichael Training Systems
Catalina Scenic Byway
Fair Wheel Bikes
Fantasy Island
Old Spanish Trail
Rillito River Park Trail
Sabino Canyon
Saguaro National Park
Tucson Bicycles
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Bird Watching
Enjoy bird watching from the back porch of the Ranch
House, or allow the cry of a red tail hawk to lure you beyond the
accommodations of our Tucson Bed and Breakfast.
 Buenos Aires National Wildlife Refuge
Cave Creek Canyon Recreational Area
Las Cienegas National Conservation Area
Madera Canyon
Nature’s Hideaway at Discovery Park
Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve
Price Canyon Dude Ranch - Chiricahua Mountains
Ramsey Canyon Preserve
San Pedro Riparian National Conservation Area
Swift Trail
Wilcox Playa Wildlife Area
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Dining
Southwestern cuisine abounds with Sizzling fajitas,
Tohono O’odham inspired soups and world famous mesquite grilled Cowboy steaks
or ribs. Our favorite restaurants for dining include the fabulous Mexican Food at
the famous El Charro Café
and the mouth watering French-inspired Southwestern Cuisine at Janos Restaurant, another
Tucson original.
Amber
Anthony’s
Cup Café inside Hotel Congress
El Charro Mexican Café
El Corral
El Minuto Café
Eclectic Café & Pizza
Feast
Flying V Bar & Grill
Frost
Gavi Italian Restaurant
Ghini’s French Café
J Bar A Latin Grill
Janos Restaurant
Jax Kitchen
Jonathan’s Tucson Cork
Kingfisher Bar & Grill
Le-Delice
Le Rendez-vous
Maynard’s Market & Kitchen
Mi Nidito
Montana Avenue
Nimbus Brewery
Pastiche Modern Eatery
Pinnacle Peak Steakhouse
Tohono Chul Park Tea Room
Zona 78
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Festivals, Crafts & Fairs
Wanna rock? The Tucson Gem and Mineral Show is the largest gem and mineral show in the United States. For two weeks prior to the show, the Tucson Gem, Mineral & Fossil Showcase springs up at nearly 50 sites around town. At the Fourth Avenue Street Fair meet the artists while you shop for everything from paintings and metal sculptures to local organic foods and handmade jewelry.
Fourth Avenue Street Fair
Holiday Craft Market
Tucson Gem, Mineral & Fossil Showcase
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Gambling
Casino Del Sol
Desert Diamond Casino
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Ghost Towns
Harshaw, Mowry, Washington Camp and Duquesne
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Golf
Arizona National Golf Club
Canoa Hills
Del Lago Golf Club
El Conquistador Country Club Resort & Sunrise Course
Forty Niner Golf & Country Club
Fred Enke Golf Course
Loews Ventana Canyon Golf Club
Randolph Park Golf Course
Rio Rico
Ritz Carlton Golf Club, Dove Mountain
Saddlebrooke Golf
Santa Rita Country Club
Starr Pass Golf Club
The Golf Club at Vistoso
The Preserve at SaddleBrooke
Tucson National Omni Resort
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Hiking
Madera Canyon
Rillito River Park Trail
Rincon Mountains
Sabino Canyon Recreational Area
Saguaro National Monument East
Santa Catalina Mountains
Santa Cruz River Park Trail
Tucson Mountains
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Historic Sites
"Hanged by Mistake," reads a tombstone at Boot Hill Cemetery in Tombstone, Arizona, an authentic old western town. In Bisbee take one of the tours deep into the famous Copper Queen Mine, or wander among architectural gems from southern Arizona's golden mining era, or should we say copper era.
Arizona Folklore Preserve
Arizona Historical Society
Barrio Historico
Bisbee, Arizona
Black Hills Rockhound Area
Cochise Stronghold
Dankworth Village
Downtown Walking Tour
Fourth Avenue
Morenci Copper Mine
Nogales, Sonora, Mexico
Old Pueblo Trolly
Old Tucson Studios
Queen Mine Tours
Signal Hill Petroglyphs
Summerhaven
Tombstone, Arizona
Trail Dust Town
Tubac Presidio State Historic Park
Valley of the Moon
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Horseback Riding
Arizona Horseback Experience
Hacienda Del Sol Stables
Pusch Ridge Stables
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Hunting & Fishing
King Guide Service
Patagonia Lake
Safari Club International
San Carlos Lake
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Missions & Churches
Church Square
DeGrazia Gallery in the Sun
El Tiradito "The Wishing Shrine"
Garden of Gethsemane
Holy Trinity Monastery
Mission San Xavier del Bac
Our Lady of the Sierras Shrine
San Pedro Chapel
St. Ann’s Catholic Church
St. Augustine Cathedral
St. John’s Episcopal Church
St. Patrick’s Catholic Church
St. Paul’s Episcopal Church
St. Philip’s in the Hills
Tumacacori National Historical Park
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Museums & Art Exhibits
Bright red masks with horns, straw and "carnival" faces will remind you of eastern gods … but surprise! They are a small sampling of the local folk art collection you will find among the varied collections at the Tucson Museum of Art. The Museum is one of many museums in the downtown area known as El Presidio including some of the oldest buildings in Tucson. Drive over Gates Pass in the Tucson Mountains for spectacular views and see the unique flora and fauna of the AZ Sonoran desert on display at the zoo-like Arizona Sonoran Desert Museum.
Amerind Foundation & Museum
Arizona Historical Society Museum
Arizona Sonoran Desert Museum
Arizona State Museum
ASARCO Mineral Discovery Center
Biosphere 2
Bisbee Mining & Historical Museum
Center for Creative Photography
Fort Lowell Museum
International Wildlife Museum
Jewish History Museum
Mini-Time Machine Museum of Miniatures
Pima Air & Space Museum
Rex Allen Arizona Cowboy Museum
Titan Missile Museum
Tucson Children’s Museum
Tucson Museum of Art and Historic Block
Tucson Rodeo Parade Museum
University of Arizona Museum of Art
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Night Life
Downtown nightlife in Tucson is active. Waves of live music beckon as you eat classic candy from the Chocolate Iguana on 4th Avenue. There is always something happening at the Hotel Congress, one of the most popular places to go in downtown Tucson. Great food, great music and great ghosts stories will make for a memorable evening. Catch a top musician at the Rialto Theatre or see a film at the vintage Fox Theater. Check out what’s playing at the Temple of Music and Art or find gambling at one of the two casinos located on the nearby Tohon O-odham Indian Reservation.
Arizona Friends of Chamber Music
Arizona Opera
Arizona Theatre Company at the Temple of Music and Art
Ballet Arizona
Ballet Tucson
Beowulf Alley Theatre Company
Broadway in Tucson
Chamber Music PLUS
Fox Tucson Theatre
Live music always playing. Check with us for current venue.
The Rialto Theater
Tucson Jazz Society
Tucson Symphony Orchestra
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Parks
The cry of a red tail hawk lures you out the front door of our Tucson Bed and Breakfast. Towering saguaro cactus stud trails in Saguaro National Park, while the sound of running water guides your hike in the Sabino Canyon Recreation Area. Prepare for the El Tour de Tucson as you bicycle up the Catalina Highway into the cool sky island of the Coronado National Forest, or become a caballero as you horseback into one of our famous Sonora Desert sunsets. You are only 10 minutes away at El Rancho Merlita Ranch House Bed and Breakfast. Go back in time 200,000 years when you enter the world-renowned Kartchner Caverns, a beautiful 60 minute drive, or see if you can find the elusive bag of gold only 15 minutes away at the locally famous Colossal Cave.
Agua Caliente
Boyce Thompson Arboretum
Catalina State Park
Colossal Cave Mountain Park
Coronado National Memorial & Coronado Cave
Grand Canyon National Park
Kartchner Caverns State Park
Murray Springs and Garden Canyon
Oracle State Park
Picacho Peak State Park
Reid Park Zoo
Sabino Canyon Recreation Area
Saguaro National Park East & West
Tohono Chul Park
Tucson Botanical Gardens
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Rock Climbing
Buena Vista Climbing Club
Pangea Mountain Guides
Rocks and Ropes
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Skiing
Mount Lemmon Ski Valley
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Sports
Arizona Cardinals
Tucson Toros
University of Arizona Athletics
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Tours
Agave Tours
Argonaut Tours
Black Diamond HUMMER Tours
Desert Sojourn Tours
Fray Marcos Escorted Walking Tours
Hummer Tours of Tucson
Kino Mission Tours
Reisen Arizona
Rocky Point Tours
Roll With it! Segway of Tucson
Serendipity Tour Consultants, LLC
Sonoran Adventures
Spirit Steps Tours
Sunshine Jeep Tours
Tombstone & Thunder Valley Tours
Trail Dust Adventures Inc. by Jeep
University of Arizona Plant & Architecture Walks
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