Any suggestions for activities in Tucson for an 8-month old?
I am traveling with my young son to Tucson in March to visit family for a few days. We have a few days to ourselves and were looking for other things to do. We'll be at the pool (if it's warm enough) and already have tickets to Spring Training baseball. Any other suggestions?
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Answer 1 :
There's lots of fun things to do in the Tucson area! How about some of these? Are you interested in planes and space? Check out the Pima Air and Space Museum! As one of the largest air and space museums in the world, and the largest non-government funded aviation museum, you'll see more than 275 aircraft and spacecraft including many of the most historically significant and technically advanced craft ever produced, both from the United States and throughout the world. 6000 E. Valencia Rd., Tucson 520-574-0462 http://www.pimaair.org/ How about visiting a historical landmark? Visit the world-famous site of the 1881 Gunfight at the O.K. Corral in historic Tombstone. Daily live shootout reenactments with Wyatt Earp, Doc Holliday. Life-sized animated figures of the gunfighters. Five historic museum displays. See Doc Holliday's room and fascinating photos of 1880s Tombstone and the Apache Geronimo. 308 E. Allen St., Tombstone, AZ 800-518-1566 http://www.ok-corral.com You can't go wrong with a visit to the zoo! At the Reid Park Zoo, you can travel from South American rain forests to African grasslands in one day. Over 500 exotic animals from different continents in naturalistic habitats. Conservation, recreation and education for the entire family. 1100 S. Randolph Way, Tucson 520-791-5378 http://www.tucsonzoo.org Regardless of which attractions you choose to visit, be sure to check out the Tucson Attractions Passport. For only $15, you can get 2-for-1 offers plus other great discounts. You can purchase your Passpart at the Tucson Visitor Center or at one of several Tucscon locations. For more information about the Passport, check out: http://www.visittucson.org/visitor/attractions/passport/ Have a great time in Tucson! It's a beautiful city and you're sure to have plenty of fun.
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You posted your question in San Francisco by mistake.
Answer 3 :
I lived in Tucson for over 20 years and raised two kids there. Eight months old is a little young, but here are a few ideas he might enjoy anyway. Reid Park and the Reid Park Zoo. If you're from a large city the zoo in Tucson is not really large or impressive, but it's nice. These days they have enough shade along the walkways for the little ones and the Tigers are beautiful. When my kids were little they could spend an hour just watching the otters playing. As soon as you leave the zoo, there's a nice park you're in the middle of. There's a pond with paddle boats and a lot of ducks you can feed and just have a lazy day. March weather there will be nice with just a sweater --if that. The Arizona Sonora Desert Museum is great for adults and kids of all ages. It's basically a zoo of desert animals and a museum with some cool displays on geology in the area. If you get a chance to see one of the talks about snakes in the area or be there on a busier day when the docents have some of the animals you can touch out it's really fun. Make the time to go to that talk or see all the fun touchables. Also, the food is decent at the small restrauntant to the left of the entrance. Warning! Do not be taken in by that taxidermy museum of wildlife that's on the way to the desert museum. That is NOT what you want to go to. Drive right on past it to the Desert Museum. If you do any big shopping days I'd suggest Park Mall since there's a nice play area where he can play with some really little kids and you can sit and take a break. I can't think of a lot else for a child that small. There are some other things you might like and your child might sleep through --the Center for Creative Photography at UA campus. They always have something interesting going on there. If the UA women's softball team is playing then it's worth going. The games are fast-moving and exciting. My kids always loved watching that --but they were a little older. When he gets a bit older I could suggest some great hikes where you can look back over the city at the top --like Pontatoc Ridge and a few hikes up Wasson Peak. I guess if he's still small enough for you to carry him in a kid-pack this could still be fun. You'll be there at a time of year that's not too bad weather-wise. I hope some of this was helpful. Take care, Cyndy
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