Tucson is known as "The Old Pueblo" offering the ammenities of a metropolitan city with a rich mix of Native American, Hispanic And U.S. cultures. Money magazine ranked Tucson one of the top five cities for millennials. Research at the University of Arizona ranks among the nations's top public universities and ranks 97 overall in the World University Rankings
Activities near the UArizona and Downtown
- Main Gate Square
- the Fourth Avenue Merchants Association
- Downtown Tucson Partnership and Mercado San Agustin public market — all of which can be traversed via the new Sun Link Tucson streetcar system
- Visit UA Presents for arts and entertainment events sponsored by the University of Arizona
- University of Arizona Museum of Art
Nearby Attractions
- Biosphere 2
- Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum
- Colossal Cave Mountain Park
- San Xavier del Bac Mission
- Mount Lemmon
- Kitt Peak National Observatory
- Reid Park Zoo
Annual Events
- Tucson Jazz Festival
- Dillinger Days
- Tucson Gem, Mineral & Fossil Showcase
- Major League Soccer Pre-Season Training Tournament
- Tucson Rodeo & Parade - La Fiesta de los Vaqueros
- Tucson Festival of Books
- Cyclovia Tucson
- Tucson International Mariachi Festival
- Tucson Folk Festival
- Vamos a Tucson Mexican Baseball Fiesta
- Tucson Meet Yourself Festival
- Shakespeare in the Park
- 24 Hours in the Old Pueblo (mountain biking)
- All Souls Day (Dia de los Muertos) Procession Weekend
- El Tour de Tucson
- Luminaria Nights - Tucson Botanical Garden
- Tohono Chul Park
- Winterhaven Festival of Lights
- Arizona Bowl
Other Things to Do
- Arizona History Museum (and Downtown Museum, Fort Lowell Museum and Sosa-Carrillo-Frémont House)
- Arizona Opera Company
- Arizona State Museum
- Arizona Theatre Company
- Catalina State Park
- Center for Creative Photography (houses the Ansel Adams Collection)
- Children's Museum Tucson
- DeGrazia Gallery in the Sun
- Flandrau Science Center and Planetarium
- Franklin Auto Museum
- Gaslight Theatre
- International Wildlife Museum
- Jewish History Museum
- Mini Time Machine Museum of Miniatures
- Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA)
- Pima Air & Space Museum (at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base with tours of 'The Boneyard')
- Pima County Parks
- Postal History Museum
- Presidio San Agustin del Tucson
- Saguaro National Park
- Southern Arizona Transportation Museum
- Titan Missile Museum (in Sahuarita)
- Tucson Boys Chorus
- Tucson Museum of Art
- Tucson Symphony Orchestra
