Presidio San Agustín del Tucson Museum and The Turquoise Trail

Name: Presidio San Agustín del Tucson Museum and The Turquoise Trail
Address: 196 N. Court Avenue, Tucson, AZ, 85701
Telephone: (520) 622-0594

Presidio District

196 N. Court Avenue

Tucson, AZ 85701

United States

Phone: (520) 622-0594

Email: info@tucsonpresidio.com

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Description

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The Presidio San Agustín del Tucson Museum is a reconstruction of the original Tucson Presidio built in 1775. Docent tours of this history museum give visitors a glimpse of Tucson history and what life in the Presidio was like for soldiers and other residents. Additional highlights include an original 150-year-old Sonoran row house and a 2,000-year-old prehistoric pit house. Living History Days are held on the second Saturday of the month from October through April to allow visitors to experience firsthand Tucson’s history. Admission: General Public: $5; Children 6-14: $1, Children 5 and Under and Members: Free. Hours: Wed. thru Sun. 10 a.m.-4 p.m.

TripAdvisor Traveler Rating

Based on 80 reviews
#79 of 665 things to do in Tucson
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Excellent re-construction

Reviewed by flowerlady64, Durham, United Kingdom, on January 5, 2020

Being surrounded by high rise buildings it is good to see this reconstruction of part of Tucson's past. We were lucky to find on a Sunday docent led tours. We had the history of the building from...

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Not Much Of A Museum

Reviewed by Jim T, Austin, Texas, on November 18, 2019

We started our docent-led walking tour of the Turquoise Trail here. The museum itself has not much to offer other than to bask in its history, and a few small exhibits. There is a small gift shop (of...

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Save Your Tour for When the Site is Hosting a Special Event

Reviewed by ReadRibbet, , on November 4, 2019

Having walked by the Presidio many times, we decided to go in when altars for the Day of the Dead were advertised (two interesting altars were present). We walked the grounds reading available signs...

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