Tucson Travel Forum

im driving from santa fe nm to tucson early september and want to break my journey for one night but not sure where to go.if anyone has driven this route and has some advise on where to stay and things to see along the way i would appreciate the help

We will bringing our daughter to University of AZ in Tucson at the end of August, and I have not booked our flights yet. Does anyone have any experience with timing your travel booking for the best rate to Tucson?

What are the dates of the historical costume festival that I saw several years ago?

I am going to be in Tucson for a month conducting research at the University... unfortunatley I have to go alone because my husband will be tied up at work!

Having never been there, and having never travelled as a single female, I was wondering what you guys would recommend as the best areas to live that are within walking distance to campus?

I have a lead on one property that is just west of the university, between the campus and fourth avenue - would this be considered a safe area?

Thank you!

Hi everybody,

I’ll be moving with my family (Wife, 2 Childs (5 & 2 years)) sometime in the 3rd quarter 2008 to Tucson for 12 months assignment with IBM. It is my first time to US and would like to know what the best community/nigborhood to stay in. This includes, the distance to work, availability of schools, markets, restaurants and other major services. Also, what is the distance between Tucson downtown and IBM offices?

Thank you all

Where can I find George L. Mountainlion's epitaph that was written on a huge vertical stone in the museum years ago? The words brought tears to my eyes and I would love to hear them again!

Thanks so much!
Diana Preusser

I will be arriving with my family (my husband, my son, and me) in tucson March 15. I will be going to The University of Arizona for a few months. I searched online for suitable furnished apartments that are affordable and close to the university but so far I couldn't find anything. If it's within walking distance to the campus, it's some kind of student housing and is not suitable for a family. If it is, it's faraway.
Any suggestions??

How easy is it to walk around this city? How's the public transport.? Is it possible to get to any parks or sights other than museums? Thinking of here instead of Phoenix.

Hello, I've recently moved to Tucson (and Arizona as a whole) and am now a student here. My Fiance's birthday is coming up in Oct. and I'd like to get a hotel room for the night for him and I (as a surprise).
I want somewhere nice, but not too expensive since minimum wage doesn't exactly make you rich :/

I'm really looking for a place with a pool (indoor or outdoor, doesn't matter), whirlpool, rooms with 1 bed (king preferably), and for the room's bathroom to have a tub (shower-tub combos work fine).

I've tried browsing around online, but find it somewhat to be a pain, hence why I came here. Thank you for your help, I appreciate it :)

Hi
My parents are staying in Tucson next March and are looking for transport to me us in Tombstone. I've heard there's a Douglas Super Shuttle that goes from Tucson to Douglas and stops in Tombstone. The phone number in various listings doesn't seem to have anyone who speaks English answering and my parents are trying to find out:
1. Where in Tucson does it go from?
2. What is the schedule (on a Sunday morning) and how long does it take?
3. How much it is?
4. Do they need to book or just turn up?

Can anyone help?
Thanks

is there a charge for vehicles being used for school field trips to drive up the mountain?

I will be in Tucson for the first time in late september with my traveling baseball team. We are there for a long weekend tournament and are from New England. Anyway, since I have never been im looking for a few recommendations as it relates to Tucson... What time do the bars close? Any good recs on bars/ night clubs and resturants (steak/ tex mex). Im also traveling with a group of guys, so I must also ask for strip club advice. Thanks a lot!

Where can I find a listing of the individual shops in the Lost Barrio? Any of them have websites? we visited, can't find business cards I brought home, interested in some of the furniture shops we visited. Any help?

My wife and I are planning to stay in Tucson for a month or 6 weeks in the February/March period next year. We would like to rent a condo or house in a nice, safe area of the city with a good access to shoping, restaurants, and cultural facilities. We would appreciate suggestions as to where should we be looking.
Thanks.

Heading to Tucson for a few days, was wondeering which route is most scenic from LAX and how long of a drive would it be? Thanks! Kati

I am going to be a student in The University of Arizona to improve my english.I am looking for a accommodation place from 25th march 2007 to 25th may 2007. it must be furnished and near The university of Arizona.

I searched in internet But I couldn't decide about this because of not to know Tucson.

could you help me.

thanks
fatih

Hi Friends,
I am from Turkey, Fatih. I am going to be a student in the University of Arizona about one month later. I hope that I improve my english.
I am looking for a friend to help me in Tucson. because I haven't been there, I don't know anything. Could you help me?
we may be good friends.
See you in Tucson.

What year did Udall Park first open it's softball fields.

hi. im a travel nurse, 24, female. interested in working in tucson. I live now in Tampa, used to live in Miami. I just sent out an application to st joes hospital (carondelet) for a job. Have u heard anything about this place? any input about the tucson area, ie safety, fun, traffic, housing? thanks so much for any input.... Carly also where is a good place to stay? I dont want to live in a sketchy area!!! or get robbed!! thanks.

carly angelita1017@yahoo.com

Hi
I am traveling with my 11 year old son, who has respiratory issues but is doing ok, to the Tucson area from Feb 11-Feb 15, and on the 15 we will be joined by the rest of our family. Hubby, daughter 15 and son 9.

We were in beautiful Tuscon two years ago and did some of the stuff but didn't do everyting by far. We did Sabino Canyon( like four times b/c we heard it was good for respiratory issues--i love that place and think it's like a piece of Eden here on earth) Dessert Museum (which we loved just aren't sure if we should repeat) Mt Lemmon, the two national parks east and west (the name escapes me Saguaro?) almost made it down to Nogales but turned around b/c we were worried about the fumes from the cars and the general pollution for my son, Reid park Zoo (also loved it)explored the University area a bit.
We also went to Scottsdale to some trolly line set-up.
So you can see we didn't do alot.
We would like to do more this time but choose well

Could you perhaps give us some ideas about the following
1- What to do when I am on my own with my son? We will do Sabino, the butterfly exhibit at the B. Gardens so far.
What about horseback riding for someone who is nervous about it--it is good for his lungs so I want him to do this at least a couple of times while we are there.

2- What should we do as a family? We were thinking of getting in Pima for the boys while the girls go for a moderate spa experience--massage and nails. What is a good value--best service for least amount of money?
Kartchier Caverns State Park ( but heard mixed reviews about this)
Tombstone--area is it worth doing this for a day? how does old tucson studios fit in with this? Do both? Only one.
should we do the dessert museum again? will the kids find it too repetitive?

3- We will leave Tucson either on the 20 or 21st and try to fit in a Grand Canyon experience. We are leaving AZ on Feb 23. We could stay less time in Tucson to get a nice experience of AZ north of Phoenix. We want to do some GC experience, Sedona, Painted Dessert

Please advise as to how to construct our trip so that we can also have down time but also see new things and not to be missed sites.

Thanks alot for the help I already received to a previous post and to the help I will no doubt receive for this one. This is an awesome site with people who really love Tucson and it's nice to be in contact with all of you.

Atarah

Hi
I am traveling with my 11 year old son, who has respiratory issues but is doing ok, to the Tucson area from Feb 11-Feb 15, and on the 15 we will be joined by the rest of our family. Hubby, daughter 15 and son 9.

We were in beautiful Tuscon two years ago and did some of the stuff but didn't do everyting by far. We did Sabino Canyon( like four times b/c we heard it was good for respiratory issues--i love that place and think it's like a piece of Eden here on earth) Dessert Museum (which we loved just aren't sure if we should repeat) Mt Lemmon, the two national parks east and west (the name escapes me Saguaro?) almost made it down to Nogales but turned around b/c we were worried about the fumes from the cars and the general pollution for my son, Reid park Zoo (also loved it)explored the University area a bit.
We also went to Scottsdale to some trolly line set-up.
So you can see we didn't do alot.
We would like to do more this time but choose well

Could you perhaps give us some ideas about the following
1- What to do when I am on my own with my son? We will do Sabino, the butterfly exhibit at the B. Gardens so far.
What about horseback riding for someone who is nervous about it--it is good for his lungs so I want him to do this at least a couple of times while we are there.

2- What should we do as a family? We were thinking of getting in Pima for the boys while the girls go for a moderate spa experience--massage and nails. What is a good value--best service for least amount of money?
Kartchier Caverns State Park ( but heard mixed reviews about this)
Tombstone--area is it worth doing this for a day? how does old tucson studios fit in with this? Do both? Only one.
should we do the dessert museum again? will the kids find it too repetitive?

3- We will leave Tucson either on the 20 or 21st and try to fit in a Grand Canyon experience. We are leaving AZ on Feb 23. We could stay less time in Tucson to get a nice experience of AZ north of Phoenix. We want to do some GC experience, Sedona, Painted Dessert

Please advise as to how to construct our trip so that we can also have down time but also see new things and not to be missed sites.

Thanks alot for the help I already received to a previous post and to the help I will no doubt receive for this one. This is an awesome site with people who really love Tucson and it's nice to be in contact with all of you.

Atarah

Hi

The place sounds nice and looks nice but what is the neighborhood like? I will be there with my son alone and don't want to feel uncomfortable coming home if it's dark alone.

Also the only review I saw was someone with a beer can in his hand saying how the place was good b/c it was close to Hooters. Is this a party kind of place as opposed to a family place?

Also what other places can we stay at in Tuscan that have kitchen facilities? Not just a microwave and fridge.

Thanks in advance,
Atarah

I need your help, I am flying into Tucson the last week in April of next year and I want to do a few things, but I want to know if it is possible and the best way to do it. here is the plan. fly in, drive to sedona and stay at a hotel for the night(Saturday), camp there the next night (Sunday), drive to Monument Valley (Monday), camp that night, (Tuesday) drive to the grand canyon
Camp (wednesday) camp, (Thursday) drive to havasu falls camp (friday) drive back to tucson stay at a hotel, leave Satuday. I appreciate any and all advice

Tucson sounds also an interesting stop for a night, also. can someone out there recommend a Super 8 or Super 6 Motel/Hotel/Inn and a telephone number for us to confirm our room.. We are traveling from Houston, Texas on to California. Our budget for over nights is pretty narrow, perhaps between $40-$50 dollars per night or hopefully we find someplace even cheaper, as long as the accommodation location is well lighted as our vehicle is packed with our personal things, nothing that is too valuable, it's just personal things as you may know, safetyness is also one of our concern. Does anyone know also where we can find coupons for accommodation perhaps that would help. Thank you for any good and helpful suggestions, we always welcome suggestions from past travelers experience. Can you tell us what are some things in Tucson we should visit since we will be there? THANKS TO ALL.

Arriving in Tucson for the Gem show... finding it really dificult to find reasonably priced accomodation i.e. from US$40 to $100 per night. We arrive (3 of us) 31.1.07 and will leave 4.2.07. This is obviously a busy time...
Cheers
Lee

Can anyone give me info on Bisbee?
What is the town like? How many people? Cool things to see and do? What type of industry is there.

Thanks,
Conner

From El Paso, I need to travel to Tucson, first leg of my trip(do some sightseeingas well), then on to Phoenix to catch a flight.

I've heard Mexican bus lines are cheaper than Greyhound. Which bus company is both cheap and reliable?

Any recommendation for a budget place that is basic but clean, preferably near the bus terminal?

Thanks.

Some friends of ours, who live in Tucson, are about to have a baby. We wanted to send them a gift certificate to a restaurant. We thought it would be good to pick a restaurant that has take-out since they will have a new-born. Any suggestions? They live on 8th St, near the University of Arizona. Thanks!

I dont know if i can ask for one here but I Desparatly need a ride to San Diego California I have 95 dollars all for gas

contact : Publicpsp@gmail.com

I would really really appriciate this

I am traveling on business to Tucson in early August. I don't think my employer will pay for a rental car. How is the taxi service around Tucson? Is it dependable and available?

Thanks