Tucson, Arizona Attractions
Unusual landmarks, museums, roadside attractions, and hidden wonders in Tucson and the surrounding area. The city is known for its abundant oddball public art, ranging from a Garden of Gethsemane to a 25-ton Tiki Head. Nearby, tour America's only underground, visitor-friendly Titan nuclear missile silo.
Sights for Oddball Excursions
Titan Missile Museum
Green Valley, Arizona
An important Atomic Tour sight -- a fully restored missile base, relic of the Cold War.
Biosphere 2
Oracle, Arizona
Tour the hi-tech sealed facility that was supposed to prepare its inhabitants for post-atomic-war survival, or possibly life on Mars.
Rooster Cogburn Ostrich Ranch
Picacho, Arizona
Just the thought of an Ostrich Ranch is weird, but the Cogburns have made the real thing weirder. Be ready to get kissed by a goat, but don't try to kiss an ostrich.
Pima Air & Space Museum
Tucson, Arizona
Hundreds of aircraft, spacecraft, and related exhibits. Wander the desert looking at and touching old bombers, fighters, and passenger jets.
Garden of Gethsemane
Tucson, Arizona
Artist Felix Lucero sculpted it to thank God for sparing him in World War I. He lived under a nearby bridge.
In and Around Tucson
Choice field reports and tips. Or check out: Complete list of Arizona attractions.
- Tucson: Pima Air & Space Museum
- Oracle: Biosphere 2
- Green Valley: Titan Missile Museum
- Tucson: Bronze Head in Invisible Train Car
- Tucson: Cancer Survivors Plaza [tips]
- Tucson: Ignite Sign Art Museum [tips]
- Tucson: Kon Tiki [tips]
- Tucson: Rattlesnake Bridge
- Tucson: Gum Chewed by John Dillinger [tips]
- Tucson: Wyatt Earp and Doc Holliday: Train Shootout [tips]
- Tucson: 25-Ton Easter Island Head
- Tucson: Toby the Red Griffin
- Tucson: Pancho Villa, U.S. Invader [tips]
- Tucson: Big Airplane Tail on the Sidewalk [tips]
- Tucson: Wishing Shrine of El Tiradito [tips]
- Tucson: Garden of Gethsemane
- Tucson: Valley of the Moon [tips]
- Tucson: Avatar 9/11 Memorial [tips]
- Tucson: 30-Foot-Tall Neon Cactus [tips]
- Tucson: Franklin Motor Car Museum [tips]
- Tucson: Mini-Time Machine Museum of Miniatures [tips]
