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.
Pima Air & Space Museum
Tucson, Arizona
Hundreds of aircraft, spacecraft, and related exhibits, many of them outdoors. Wander on the desert looking at and touching old bombers, fighters, and passenger jets. Wear a hat, bring a water bottle.
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.
Aircraft Boneyard Tour
Tucson, Arizona
Take a bus tour of the world's largest "Boneyard" -- mile after mile of desert storage for over 4,000 military aircraft.
Rattlesnake Bridge
Tucson, Arizona
Pedestrian bridge resembles a stylized diamondback rattlesnake, abstract enough to not be horrifying.
In and Around Tucson
Choice field reports and tips. Or check out: Complete list of Arizona attractions.
- Tucson: Pima Air & Space Museum
- Green Valley: Titan Missile Museum
- Tucson: Cancer Survivors Plaza [tips]
- Tucson: Ignite Sign Art Museum [tips]
- Tucson: Kon Tiki [tips]
- Tucson: Rattlesnake Bridge
- Tucson: 25-Ton Tiki Head [tips]
- 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]
- Tucson: El Toro, the Brave Black Bull [tips]
- Tucson: Glenn Stone - Muffler Man [tips]
- Tucson: The Goop, Mini-Golf Alien Survivor [tips]
- Tucson: Willard the T-Rex
- Tucson: Tucson Bowl - Cavemen and Leprechaun Bowling Art [tips]
