Top 5 Things to do in Tucson, Arizona if you have only one day!

hello Travelers and welcome to another Tucson top five this video is going to be about five things you can check out with only one day in Tucson Arizona these are a lot of fun things and we'll get right into it this video was inspired by me bumping into a couple tourists at the Tucson mall who stated well we came to Tucson and we were told to check out the mall and In-N-Out Burger there's definitely way more to Tucson than the Tucson m in In-N-Out Burger so I'm going to give you my five recommendations as a local of things that you must check out if you just have one day in Tucson Arizona number five Sabino Canyon is a Recreation Area located in Toon's northeast side in the Catalina Foothills it is the perfect day place to come as it boasts beautiful views for only $8 there's plenty of walking paths and even a river that runs through it you got during the day of course a visitor center that you definitely got to check out and a shuttle that runs throughout different times of the year make sure to buy a ticket right here at the pay station and take all the different stops into the canyon it is perfect for women and children families older folks uh there's going to be no harsh hiking you're more than free to take this beautiful flat path that is stroller friendly so if you got the kiddos strap them on up uh it's the Tucson local favorite everyone comes out here to walk run an exercise you might even bump into one of the other Tucson locals here of course I've seen snakes and many other things you also have picnic tables so feel free to bring the family bring the lunch and get stunning views of Tucson of course there is rugged off trail pass if you want to take those no problem and it boasts stunning sunset views when the golden light hits those Cactus it is just gorgeous and of course the sunsets here cannot be beat make sure you check this out in Tucson number four hop in your DeLorean guys and go back to 1955 to my absolute favorite place Little Anthony's Diner located in the heart of Tucson's East Side it is a nostalgic 50s diner complete with awesome classic cars parked out front and 50s music outside you can hear the little rides are fun for the kids Wolf Gang absolutely loves it and Wolf Gang loves to be taken on this horse he always has a good time while you're waiting for your food make sure to take pictures out from pretending to be maryn or the king of rock and roll himself Elvis Presley thank you thank you very much this of course Cadillac is one of my favorite outside once you head on in you got the perfect 50s environment it just evokes all the memories maryin James Dean great soundtracks got a great menu of sodas and Shakes and Americana great burgers and Elvis's favorite you got to check out once you head on into the back you got a wonderful arcade just fun for the kids to hang out or the adults as well I love arcades who doesn't come play Galaga Pac-Man and just enjoy the Ambience of the arcade down there it's just a if you come on a Friday and Saturday make sure to stick around in the evening they do have live singers dressed as Elvis Marilyn Monroe and Sandra d it is so cool to just sit there and listen to them sing and perform this time around we just got milkshakes want to just sit back and relax and enjoy the Ambiance if you do come on your birthday make sure to get one of the ridiculous milkshakes they serve with the sparklers and they bring it to your table and sing it's so much fun this is one of my absolute favorite places is in town after we eat I love to just sit outside listen to that hum of the neon listen to the 50s music it's really hard to pull me away from here but add this to your Tucson bucket list please number three next up is San Xavier delach Mission it is definitely worth the drive as it's only 9 miles south of downtown Tucson off Interstate 19 it's a National Historic Landmark it was founded as a Catholic Mission by father Kino in 1692 construction of the current Church began in 1783 it was completed in 1797 it's the oldest European structure in Arizona everything on the grounds here is very well preserved and beautiful as we strolled about in and out it was just great and it reminded me of the European cathedrals in Paris when I visited this definitely reminded me of notredam with the vated ceilings and the way the uh sculptures and artworks are it just really just I felt like I was in Europe and I didn't even have to buy a plane ticket to get over there uh it's just really cool that this is located just outside of [Music] ton if you're a photographer this is definitely a great place to get some beautiful [Music] shots on the side of the building there is a gift shop that is open we did check that out if you stroll inside there's all kinds of Arizona souvenirs and everything to commemorate your trip to the mission there's local artwork postcards we even found these cute little nightlights that I would just absolutely love to have really screams Arizona of course we found a lot of cute books and we found good night Arizona to complement our good night New Mexico book really great find of course there's a little Hill afterwards you can walk up right there and just get a complete view of all the surrounding areas and this beautiful Mission definitely check it [Music] out number two next up is going to be Trail Dust town for you wild west lovers it is an old Wild West Town almost like a theme park it's got a railroad stage coaches just all the Vibes of the West we went during Halloween so there's families dressed up in costumes and out just having a great time everything here just screams an old western town but it's done in a really familyfriendly fun way like I said we came during Halloween it was so much fun they got all kinds of stuff and they even do shows howy folks don't miss the wild west show tonight it's Pirates versus Cowboys tonight at 7 and 8 right around the corner there's all kinds of shops you can check out while you're here you got a magic shop lot of fun of course you got an old timey Western photo shoot thing with the costumes always a necessity when you go to the West the Pinnacle Peak Steakhouse is a famous steakhouse here that's open every night you can go grab a steak I wanted one so bad you also have the train you can stand in line and get your show you also have Millie's Pancake House which is open in the morning is something I definitely want to try next time we're around of course I went into one of their gift shops and there's just all kinds of Novelties in there and fun things you can find Western things and candy and toys the owner's dog was just cruising around like he was part of the gang and it was just really funny what a man do all right of course you can grab your family and go pan for gold it was a whole lot of fun watching the people in costumes and families just over there panning in the mines of course mining has a huge history here in Arizona so it's definitely something you want to do come for any of the seasons whether it be Halloween Christmas I'm sure they got all kinds of activities going on Halloween's fun because I really like that cool skeleton also check out the old timey Carousel I believe this is about a 1920s Carousel but still it's super awesome to ride the kids looked like they were having a blast if you're in Tucson definitely make sure to check out Trail Dust Town while you're here and number one of course it's aoro National Park you definitely could could have guessed this is definitely Tucson's Crown Jewel its own national park for the mighty Soro I will do the desert museum because that is part of the national park but that will be a separate video that it solely deserves spend the day driving around with the expansive Mountain views and just numerous sorro you can do either the west or east side Gates pass on the west side is a great place to come for Sunrise as you can get some really good shots like this one I took that day [Music] of course you want to visit the visitor center there you can get all the souers you need for your visit make sure you send them to friends and family you got shirts and hats and magnets and postcards and food and pretty much everything your basic gift shop offers definitely want to go in there and load [Music] up make sure you look out for the local population of snakes while you're there I saw this rattlesnake on a trail just down from The Visitor Center it was really cool to see I know it looks like I I'm closer than I am but I have a really good zoom lens on my camera that I used to film it while it was out lurking about there's all kinds of creatures in the National Park from snakes to coyotes to owls to Havalina so just make sure you keep alert I did see this coyote up close one day while we were in the car like I said I have a zoom lens so I wasn't pretty close to it but he got close us which was really cool to see there's so many expansive views and trails so just make sure you spend the day checking out as much as you can while you're there there's so much to see and do that will wrap it up today guys let me know in the comments below what your bucket list is for Tucson please support the channel by liking and subscribing and sharing this with anyone who's coming by Tucson in the near future I do appreciate when you subscribe it does really help me out thank you so much for watching from the bottom of my heart Jennifer and Wolf Gang say thank you as well what are you looking forward to most about your next trip to the or in desert let us know but for now we'll see you next time on travels with [Music] [Applause] [Music] Travis

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Length: 10min 24sec (624 seconds)

Published: Tue Oct 24 2023