Tucson Heritage & Culture 

Enjoy a fascinating journey through Southern Arizona's diverse history. Explore ancient Native American archaeological sites from Murray Springs and Signal Hill to Dankworth Village. Stroll historic Tubac, Arizona's first European settlement and follow the trails of early Spanish explorers and missionaries. See reenactments of the Gunfight at the OK Corral. Learn how mining shaped Western towns like Bisbee or stroll through the Dragoon Mountains-a historic homeland of the Apache Indians and former hideout of Chief Cochise.

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Historic Anza Trail
Follow the same trail the Spanish did to colonize California.

Western Experience
Walk in the footsteps of Wyatt Earp, Pancho Villa and Cochise.

Military History
Discover Native American Warriors, Spanish Conquistadors, the U.S. Calvary and even Cold War missiles.

Missions & Churches
Experience the beauty of our places of worship dating back hundreds of years.

Our Rich Past
Learn about ancient native Americans, Spanish colonization, mining history and more.



Featured Heritage & Culture Partners

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Tucson Meet Yourself
Tucson Meet Yourself celebrates the living traditional arts of Arizona-Sonora's ethnic communities. …

The Amerind Foundation
Museum of Archaeological, ethnographic exhibits of Native American cultures. Art gallery, museum …

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Arizona Folklore Preserve
Reservations required: 520-378-6165, off AZ Hwy. 92, 44 Ramsey Canyon Rd. West, Hereford, …

La Pilita Museum Gallery
La Pilita is a small museum gallery located in Barrio Viejo next to the Wishing Shrine (El Tiradito) …





Upcoming Heritage & Culture Events


City of Tucson's 235th Birthday - Aug. 1 - Aug. 31  Tucsonans celebrate the 235rd year of the city's official founding on August 20, 1775, with a variety of fun events and activities. See the events calendar on www.tucsonsbirthday.org/.

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62nd Annual Vigilante Days - Aug. 6 - Aug. 8  Wild West history comes to life in the streets of Tombstone, "the town too tough to die,” with a chili cook-off, street entertainment, a 10-K run (Sunday)and more., 888-457-3929.

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Presidio Real de San Agustin Walking Tour - Aug. 14 - Sep. 11  Tucson Historic Preservation Foundation hosts a summer morning walking tour on the second Saturday of the month at the Presidio Real de San Agustin historic neighborhood..

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La Fiesta de San Agustin - Aug. 28  Celebrate Tucson's birthday at St. Augustine Cathedral with diverse cultural entertainment, arts and crafts and food vendors, and a mass officiated by Bishop Kicanas at 5:30 pm, followed by a procession around the cathedral plaza., 520-623-6351.

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Rendezvous of the Gunfighters - Sep. 3 - Sep. 6  Old Western gunfighter groups from around the U.S. gather in Tombstone to stage gunfight reenactments, compete in most-authentic costume contest and Sunday parade., 1-888-457-3929 (Chamber of Commerce).

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What's New

Take a look at the new online heritage trail map for our region.

The National Geographic Society has made our Sonoran Desert the subject of its first bi-national Geotourism MapGuide.

Southern Arizona's Santa Cruz Valley has designated as a National Historic Area.