Old Tucson
The construction of this building was complete in 1891, and was the first structure on the University of Arizona's campus.
What is Old Main?
There are more than 17 species of this animal in the Sonoran Desert. They are known for being pollinators, and amazing fliers.
What is the hummingbird?
What is Hotel Congress?
This famous criminal was caught in Tucson, and his hearing was at the Pima County Courthouse
Who is John Dillinger?
Tucson is famous for a lot of reasons, including this style of hot dog.
What is the Sonoran dog?
Father Kino had this mission built in Tucson in the early 1700s, and it's one of the best examples of Spanish Colonial style cathedrals in Arizona.
What is San Xavier del Bac?
This animal is an amazing nocturnal hunter, excellent at flying, and even pollinates plants.
What is the bat?
This building is known for its beautifully tiled dome.
She is Tucson's current mayor.
Who is Regina Romero?
Because of our food culture and rich culinary history, UNICEF named Tucson a City of ________________?
What is Gastronomy?
What is the railroad?
This venomous desert animal is believed to have healing powers by some indigenous cultures.
What is the Gila Monster?
This is Rachel's favorite historic spot in Tucson, and she will never stop talking about it.
What is El Tiradito?
This former president visited Tucson to share his sympathy after the shooting of Gabby Giffords in 2012.
Who is Barack Obama?
This famous historic spot is the only shrine in the U.S. dedicated to a sinner and not a saint.
What is El Tiradito?
Tucson is the oldest continuously inhabited settlement in North America. This community of people built homes (and Casa Grande) thousands of years before Spanish settlers came to town.
Who are the Hohokam?
This creepy-crawler is an excellent hunter, although it doesn't actually have any teeth.
What is the tarantula?
We recently visited this historic Tucson theater, which was originally built by Carmen Soto Vasquez for plays and performances by Spanish and Latin American artists.
What is Teatro Carmen?
This famous singer was born in Tucson, and now has a building in the Tucson Community Center named after her.
Who is Linda Rondstadt?
Tucson is celebrating its 100th year of this sporting event, which features riding, roping, and wrestling.
What is the Rodeo?
This was originally built as a fort to protect early Tucson settlers from Apache raids.
What is The Presidio?
Also known as a peccary, this desert animal lives in large family groups and eats all kinds of desert plants. (Sometimes it will eat birds and lizards, if there's an opportunity.)
What is a javelina?
This Tucson cathedral showcases a Spanish crucifix from the 12th or 13th century.
What is San Agustin? (Or Saint Augustine)
This Jesuit priest came to Tucson in the late 1600s and now has a road named after him.
Who is Father Eusebio Kino?
This is up for debate, but El Charro restaurant claims to have invented what Mexican dish here in Tucson?
What is the chimichanga?