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Here's some quick facts to get you familiar with Southern Arizona.

Quick Facts About Tucson

 

  • Robert Neely and KMS Realty serve Southern Arizona, also known as the Greater Tucson Area, including Red Rock, Oracle, Sahuarita, Tombstone, McNeal, Benson, Bisbee, Sierra Vista, and Douglas.
  • Southern Arizona includes the Pima, Pinal, Santa Cruz, and Cochise Counties.  
  • Southern Arizona includes the Atascosa Mountains, Canelo Hills, Casa Grande Mountains, Rincon Mountains, Santa Catalina Mountains, and Tucson Mountains ranges.  
  • Tucson has served as home for singer Linda Ronstadt, Olympic gymnast Kerri Strug, and author Ray Bradbury.  John Dillinger and his gang were arrested in Tucson after the historic fire at Hotel Congress.  
  • Central Tucson is less than a two-hour-drive to the Mexico border.  
  • Southern Arizona features such historic sites and tourist destinations as the O.K. Corral (Tombstone), the San Xavier del Bac Mission (Southwest Tucson), historic Bisbee and Queen Mine, the Davis-Monthan Aircraft Graveyard, the Pima Air & Space Museum, and Titan Missile Museum.  
  • Greater Tucson is home to the Casino del Sol and Desert Diamond Casinos, enterprises of the Pasqua Yaqui Tribe and Tohono O’odham Nation, respectively.  
  • Year-round warmer climate, making Southern Arizona the popular destination for Winter visitors.  
  • Low cost of living (compared to Phoenix and other major cities).  
  • Home to the Tucson Roadrunners, American Hockey League team.  
  • Tucson is home to the University of Arizona, with its university sports teams. 
  • Tucson hosts its own Gem and Mineral Show, one of the largest international geology conventions in the world.  
  • Large employers from the University of Arizona, Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Raytheon Technologies, University of Arizona Medical Center (UMC), Tucson Medical Center (TMC), Carondelet Health Network, and Border Patrol, as well as correctional and mining industries, with the recent additions in Amazon distribution centers.  
  • Great environment for outdoor adventures of hiking and cycling, along with neighborhood trails such as the Rillito River Loop and The Loop Trail.
  • Resorts and Golf Courses, such as Reid Park, Hacienda del Sol / La Paloma, Starr Pass, the El Conquistador, and the Omni National.  
  • UNESCO recognized City of Gastronomy, with a variety of local, unique, authentic food of all varieties in Tucson eateries.

 

Useful Links

Counties

Pima: https://www.pima.gov/

Santa Cruz: https://www.santacruzcountyaz.gov/

Cochise: https://www.cochise.az.gov/

Yuma: https://www.yumacountyaz.gov/

Pinal: https://www.pinal.gov/

 

Cities and Towns

In Pima County

Tucson: https://www.tucsonaz.gov/

Marana: https://www.maranaaz.gov/

Oro Valley: https://www.orovalleyaz.gov/Home

South Tucson: https://www.southtucsonaz.gov/

Sahuarita: https://sahuaritaaz.gov/

Vail: https://www.tripadvisor.com/Attractions-g31394-Activities-Vail_Arizona.html

Green Valley: See our About Green Valley Page.

 

In Cochise County

Bisbee: https://www.bisbeeaz.gov/

Tombstone: https://cityoftombstoneaz.gov/

 

Places to Stay

The Westin LaPaloma Resort: https://www.marriott.com/en-us/hotels/tuswi-the-westin-la-paloma-resort-and-spa/overview/

La Posada Lodge & Casitas: https://www.choicehotels.com/arizona/tucson/ascend-hotels/az389

El Conquistador: https://www.hilton.com/en/hotels/tushthh-el-conquistador-tucson/

The Tuxon: https://www.thetuxonhotel.com/

Tucson Starr Pass: https://www.marriott.com/en-us/hotels/tussp-jw-marriott-tucson-starr-pass-resort-and-spa/overview/

VRBO: https://www.vrbo.com/vacation-rentals/usa/arizona/tucson-area/tucson

AirBNB: https://www.airbnb.com/a/stays/Tucson--Arizona--United-States

 

Tourist Attractions around Tucson

More of the Outdoors Type? See our page for www.TucsonHomeSaleFinder.com/outdoor-tourism

Arizona-Sodona Desert Museum: https://www.desertmuseum.org/

Pima Air and Space Museum: https://pimaair.org/

San Xavier Del Bac Mission: https://www.sanxaviermission.org/

Reid Park Zoo: https://reidparkzoo.org/

Colossal Cave (Vail): https://colossalcave.com/

Titan Missile Museum: https://titanmissilemuseum.org/

 

Tourist Attractions around Tombstone & Bisbee

Coming soon