Sentinel Peak (Arizona)

Mission Garden is a living agricultural museum near Sentinel Peak in Tucson, Arizona. Its adobe walls enclose four acres of heritage crops and heirloom trees. These plants represent cultures that have lived in the Sonoran Desert over the past 4,000 years. People who have lived here include Hohokam, Tohono O’odham, Spanish colonials and other Europeans, Mexicans, Chinese, and people of African descent. As a result, Mission Garden grows crops that originated in many areas of the world. Some of these crops are listed in the Ark of Taste's catalog of heritage foods. White Sonora wheat and O'odham pink bean exemplify local foods in this catalog. Staff and volunteers tend constantly changing garden plots that show cultivars and farming methods that have succeeded in the Sonoran Desert. Mission Garden also hosts regular and special events about these foods. The gardens and events combine traditional and modern knowledge related to agriculture in this hot and arid region. This focus is relevant in the context of food insecurity and climate change. Collaborations with other organizations enhance Mission Garden's mission (quoted below). Mission Garden inspires people to connect to this land by reclaiming agricultural traditions for our community in a changing world.This historical and cultural resource figured in Tucson’s successful application to UNESCO’s Creative Cities Network. And in 2015, Tucson became the first City of Gastronomy in the United States. It is noted especially for its culture and development of Sonoran Mexican cuisine. People who visit Tucson because of its City of Gastronomy designation often include Mission Garden among their food-related destinations. Related media attention has included pieces in Bon Appétit, the Boston Globe, the Denver Post, Forbes, and the New York Times.

Mission San Cosme y Damián de Tucsón (Spanish: Misión San Cosme y Damián de Tucsón), originally known as Mission San Agustín del Tucson (Spanish: Misión de San Agustín del Tucson), was a Spanish mission located in present-day Tucson, Pima County, Arizona. It was established in 1692 by Jesuit missionary Eusebio Francisco Kino as a visita, or "visiting chapel", of the nearby Mission San Xavier del Bac. Today, almost nothing remains of the original complex.

Tucson Origins Heritage Park is an under construction historic park located in Tucson, Arizona, United States. The park is located between Sentinel Peak and the Santa Cruz River. The park is directly accessible from the Cushing & Convento Sun Link station.

Copper Bell Bed and Breakfast, also known as Las Piedras Rest Home, is located in Tucson, Arizona, United States. It was built in 1910 and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1992.It was a sanatarium.It is operated as a Bed and Breakfast inn. "Circa 1907. Uniquely constructed of lava stone, this home includes an old copper bell brought from a German church."

Tumamoc Hill (O'odham: Cemamagĭ Doʼag) is a butte located immediately west of "A" Mountain and downtown Tucson, Arizona. It is home to many radio, television, and public safety transmitters. The 860-acre ecological reserve and U.S. National Historic Landmark was established by the Carnegie Institution in 1903. The University of Arizona (UA) owns a 340-acre (1.4 km2) preserve and leases another 509 acres (2.06 km2) as a research and education facility. The Steward Observatory maintains a small astronomical observatory with a 20-inch (510 mm) telescope on the hill. Besides being a prominent landmark, Tumamoc Hill has a long and varied history, and is currently an important site for ecological and anthropological research as well as a refuge and a recreational option for the people of Tucson. Part of the University of Arizona, the Desert Laboratory is located on Tumamoc.

The Barrio El Membrillo Historic District in Tucson, Arizona was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2009. The district reflects "Sonoran Tradition", and includes 11 contributing buildings and two non-contributing ones on 4 acres (1.6 ha). It is bounded by W. Granada St. on the north, W. Simpson St. on the south, and the right-of-way of the former El Paso & Southwestern (EP&SW) railroad on the east.It is a portion of the area of the 1920-platted "Cottonwood Addition to the original Tucson townsite. Much of the neighborhood was destroyed by the construction of Interstate 10 and the development of the Tucson Convention Center, but a significant portion remains and it is still considered a distinct barrio. As a result, El Membrillo retains integrity of location. The surviving portion of the barrio still possesses its distinctive architecture, streetscape, and housescapes."

KXEW is a commercial radio station located in South Tucson, Arizona, broadcasting to the Tucson, Arizona, area on 1600 AM. KXEW airs a tejano music format branded as "Radio Tejano". The station is owned by iHeartMedia, Inc.. Its studios are located north of downtown Tucson along Oracle Road, while the transmitter site is in South Tucson.

The Desert Laboratory is a historic biological research facility atop Tumamoc Hill (O'odham: Cemamagĭ Doʼag) at 1675 West Anklam Road in Tucson, Arizona. It was founded by the Carnegie Institution in 1903 to study how plants survive and thrive in the heat and aridity of deserts, and was the first such privately funded effort in the nation. Beginning in 1906, numerous long term ecological observation areas were set up by Volney Spalding & Forrest Shreve on the 860 acres (3.5 km2) scientific domain of Tumamoc Hill. Nine of these are the world's oldest permanent ecology study quadrats. The facility and staff were key contributors to what is now considered the science of ecology, including participating in the creation of the Ecological Society of America in 1915 and the Ecology journal. Led by Spalding & Shreve, they also contributed innovations in conservation. Part of it was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1965. The rest was added in 1987.

El Tiradito is a shrine and popular local spot located at 420 South Main Avenue in the Old Barrio area of Downtown Tucson, Arizona. The shrine consists of the crumbling remains of a brick building, with a large metal rack for candles and desert plants now occupying the interior. Large, glass-encased candles, frequently depicting saints of the Roman Catholic Church are lit and left burning at the shrine, both on the stand and along the ledges of the building. Small slips of paper containing prayers or messages of thanks are also often pressed into cracks in the walls or left elsewhere at the shrine, as are other memorial objects. In addition to the faithful who leave these religious objects, El Tiradito is frequented and favored by many Tucsonans, including writers, poets, and other members of the town's artistic community. According to the Phoenix New Times publication, El Tiradito is the only Catholic shrine in the United States dedicated to a sinner buried in unconsecrated ground. It is said that the man buried there died fighting for the love of a woman. Visitors to this area light candles for the man, hoping his soul will be freed from purgatory. Some of the nooks and crannies of El Tiradito even house the notes and letters of the heartbroken, prayers asking for healing of the heart. El Tiradito was listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places in 1971. It was documented in the Historic American Landscapes Survey in 2012.It was described in 2021 as "a three-sided shrine of crumbling adobe walls, small and nondescript, mere streets away from the bustle and noise of downtown Tucson."

Cholla High School (also known as Cholla High Magnet School) is a public high school, located on the West Side of Tucson, Arizona, United States. Cholla is a magnet high school (drawing students from the entire district) in the Tucson Unified School District and serves over 1,700, students, grades 9–12. The school name originates from the cholla cactus, which is prominent throughout Tucson and Arizona. The school mascot is the Charger (a medieval war horse) and the school colors are orange and blue.

The Teatro Carmen was Tucson's first Spanish-language theater. From 1915 until it closed in the 1920s, it was the foremost theater for Spanish-language productions and a community center for Tucson's Mexican community. It is in the Barrio Viejo neighborhood.

The Tucson Convention Center (previously named the Tucson Community Center) is a large multi-purpose convention center located in downtown Tucson, Arizona. Built in 1971, the location includes an 8,962-seat indoor arena, two performing arts venues, and 205,000 square feet (19,000 m2) of meeting space. The complex was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2015.