What to do in Tucson?

[RYCeT]

Hi guys, I'm going to go to Tucson for 2 days this weekend. Do you have any suggestion for what I should do there during my spare time. Any local food joints/restaurant worth trying for?

 

[yuckymucky]

There is a lot of stuff right near the university that is worth checking out/eating at. It is basically a bunch of bars/pubs/restaurants that are all around the campus. It is all on East University Ave.

 

[ls20]

i couldnt find much when i was there last. best thing was this ranch'ish steakhouse joint on the north side of town. they served tasty rib roasts for amazingly low prices (something ridiculous like 7.99 for a 12oz'er). very busy too so call ahead

 

[Samgotit]

Airplane Graveyard - Arizona Military Airplane Graveyards

Made famous by the fantastic movie Can't Buy Me Love.

 

[ecclesand]

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Originally Posted by Samgotit /img/forum/go_quote.gif Airplane Graveyard - Arizona Military Airplane Graveyards Made famous by the fantastic movie Can't Buy Me Love.

Great movie! That was when Dempsey was just a skinny runt!

If you're feeling adventurous, you can take a drive south and go into Mexico via Nogales. It's only a short trip from Tucson.

 

[jsmithepa]

Saguaro National Park - huge cactus.

Visit a Titan Missile Silo.

The Kitt Peak astronomical observatory. Nice, scenic drive to site.

There is a skiing place near Tucson (unbelievable!) but can't recall the place at the moment.

 

[meat01]

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Originally Posted by jsmithepa /img/forum/go_quote.gif There is a skiing place near Tucson (unbelievable!) but can't recall the place at the moment.

Mt. Lemmon or Summerhaven

 

[guzziguy]

Be sure to visit the Arizona Sonora Desert Musuem, just to the west of Tucson. Old Tucson and the western Saguaro National Monument are out there too.

 

[kugino]

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Originally Posted by meat01 /img/forum/go_quote.gif Mt. Lemmon or Summerhaven

i'm at ASU and i was just asking one of my co-workers about this today...got some snow this past week so should be pretty good, right?

 

[RYCeT]

Hi guys, thank's for all the suggestion. Do Tucson have any famous local food? (ex: Philadelphia w/ Philly cheesesteak) Any good restaurant guys?

 

[quickink]

Two places come (immediately) to mind:

Eegees
They have a number of locations all over town. They started out in the back of a truck in front of Saguaro High School and became a Tucson institution. They have a lot of different flavors but stick with the original lemon eegee. The sandwiches are also great.

Pinnacle Peak
This is in Trail Dust Town on Tanque Verde Road. It's burned down several times over the years, its walls being festooned with ties cut from the necks of Snowbirds. Unless you want your name and tie memorialized on the wall, don't wear one. But this is all beside the point. Pinnacle Peak is one of the oldest of the chuck-wagon style restaurants opened by the cattle companies (if it's crowded, keep going east on Tanque Verde a couple miles to the OK Corral at Wrightstown Rd, another oldie but goodie). Three sizes of steak, beans, bread and a salad.

And then of course there's Mexican food. The choices there are boundless but if I was visiting, I would get me to El Charro, where Monica Flin accidentally invented the chimichanga.

Pinnacle Peak Restaurant - Welcome
OK Corral / Tucson Restaurants
eegee's - Locations
Welcome to El Charro Cafe - Tastes and Traditions of Tucson

 

[meat01]

Yes there is snow on the mountain, but it is warming up. It is supposed to be 80 degrees in Tucson on Saturday. Mt. Lemmon is really not the best place to ski though

 

[quickink]

I thought Summerhaven burnt down? Did they rebuild it (I haven't been home in awhile)?

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Originally Posted by meat01 /img/forum/go_quote.gif Mt. Lemmon or Summerhaven

 

[yuckymucky]

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Originally Posted by quickink /img/forum/go_quote.gif Pinnacle Peak Restaurant - Welcome OK Corral / Tucson Restaurants eegee's - Locations Welcome to El Charro Cafe - Tastes and Traditions of Tucson

All of those are great places. I also recommend Beyond Bread.

Beyond Bread

 

[ls20]

OK Corral - thats the one i was at!