Area Attractions

Amerind Foundation Group Contact: Jill Williams 520.586.3666 Ext. 17 jillwilliams@amerind.org Located in the beautiful Little Dragoon Mountains of southeastern Arizona is the Amerind Foundation, a nonprofit anthropological and archaelogical museum and research center. Showcasing one of the finest private collections of Native American art and artifacts in the country, the Amerind is well-known for their dedicated preservation and interpretation of Native American cultures and histories. Bisbee, Arizona Bisbee Chamber of Commerce 520.432.5421 chamber@bisbeearizona.com Founded in 1880, and named after Judge DeWitt Bisbee, a financial backer of the Copper Queen Mine. Once an Old West mining camp, at its prime Bisbee had transformed into a cosmopolitan city labeled an “Urban Outpost on the Frontier.” Today, Bisbee allows visitors to enjoy the splendor of the Old West combined with a modern day artist community. Copper Queen Mine Tour 520.432.2071 mail@queenminetour.com Suggested itinerary includes a tour of the famous Copper Queen Mine where visitors don a mining hat, lantern, and slicker and ride the mine train deep into the mine. Visitors are able to experience life as the miners knew it, as they toil through the subterranean tours. Coronado National Memorial 520.366.5515 Situated in oak woodlands on the southern edge of the Huachuca Mountains, the 4,750-acre park offers a scenic drive and overlook, hiking trails, and Coronado Cave. Visitors will enjoy learning of the history of Francisco Coronado's 1540 explorations of Arizona and New Mexico, in search of the Seven Cities of Gold. Our Lady of the Sierras Shrine 520.378.2950 High on a hill in the Huachuca Mountains, a 75 foot Celtic Cross beckons visitors to come closer, and a large angel with open arms welcomes visitors to the Shrine. Our Lady of the Sierras Shrine, completed in 1998, extends a serene invitation for travelers of all faiths.	Elgin Vineyards 520.455.9309 info@elginwines.net Enjoy the beautiful views of Village of Elgin vineyards, set against the rolling grass hills and white oaks of the Sonoita apellation. Tour La Capilla de Santa Maria, the on-site chapel, stroll around the beautiful grounds, and tour the facility to see the bottling process. Fort Huachuca 520.533.5736 Fort Huachuca is a product of the Indian Wars of the 1870's and 1880's.  The U.S. Army Military Intelligence Museum traces the history of the intelligence profession within the U.S. Army, and the Fort Huachuca Historical Museum has been described as once of the finest Army museums in the country.  Fort Huachuca is an official National Historic Landmark.  International Access to Fort Huachuca Kartchner Caverns State Park 520.586.2283 kcsp@azparks.gov Kept secret since its discovery in 1974, Kartchner Caverns was announced to the world in 1988. Still virtually pristine, this massive limestone cave has 13,000 feet of passages and two rooms as long as football fields. Murray Springs Clovis Site & Trail 520.439.6400 First discovered in 1966, the Murray Springs Clovis Site and Trail is 1/3 mile long and offers ten exhibits on life in the Ice Age. The fossils and artifacts of animals past come to life as visitors view bones and teeth of animals such as wooly mammoths, mastodons, and sabertoothed cats.   Ramsey Canyon Preserve Contact: Brooke Gebow 520.378.2785 bgebow@tnc.org Internationally famous among birders and other naturalists for over a century, this 380-acre property in the middle elevations of the canyon provides excellent birding opportunities year-round. There is not a month in the year that migratory birds are not flying this canyon. Ramsey Canyon is the home of the Nature Conservancy’s Preserve and the Arizona Folklore Preserve.	San Pedro Riparian N.C.A. 520.439.6400 From the headwaters near Cananea, Mexico the San Pedro River flows north to the Gila River in Arizona. This river creates a very rare riparian environment in the desert Southwest. Cottonwoods and other lush foliage thrive along the banks of this river, attracting many species of birds and wildlife. Tombstone, Arizona 520.457.3929 tombstne1@theriver.com When Ed Schieffelin staked his silver claim in 1877, he was told he would only find his tombstone in the Arizona desert.  In the years that followed, Tombstone became one of the roughest and most lawless cities on the frontier.  Tombstone is famous for its residents, such as Doc Holliday and Wyatt Earp, as well as the battle at the O.K. Corral.  Today, Tombstone is a living tribute to the original mining town. Tubac, Arizona Tubac Chamber of Commerce 520.398.2704 assistance@tubacaz.com The Tubac Presidio State Park 520.398.2252 Tubac, located about 40 miles south of Tucson, was established in 1752 as a Spanish presidio.  Working artists' studios now surround the grounds which once served as the home for a Spanish military garrison; wander through the numerous art galleries, working studios and gift shops.  Make sure to visit the Tubac Presidio State Historic Park and view hundreds of artifacts from Tubac's unique 255-year history. Tumacacori National Historical Park (520) 398-2341 The perfect historical picture of Spanish Mission life. The Tumacacori NHP protects three Spanish colonial mission ruins in southern Arizona. The mission was founded on the east banks of the Santa Cruz river in 1691. In 1751, after being used for labor, the Indians rebelled and resettled on the west side of the river. The east is Tumacacori, the west is Tubac. The remains of Tubac are now mostly subsurface. There is a historical museum there, at Arizona's first state park which was established 1959.
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