Tucson provides lots to see and do, whether you want to become better educated about our history, culture and environment, or you are just looking for a fun way to spend an afternoon. Tucson Symphony Orchestra UA Presents Arizona Opera Company Arizona Theatre Company Tucson Boys Chorus Tucson Museum of Art Bisbee Situated about 100 miles southeast of Tucson, Bisbee is a charming old mining town. Bus tours of the Lavender Pit Copper Mine, one of the world's largest open pit mines, and guided underground tours of the Copper Queen Mine are offered. You may also want to visit the Mining and Historical Museum and the Restoration Museum.
Group tours are welcome.
Located six miles south of Bisbee, just off Border Road. Biosphere 2 A three acre, closed ecological system, complete with tropical rainforest, savannah, desert, marsh and an ocean with a coral reef. This human habitat, once home to 15 Biospherians in two separate missions, has been transformed into a science center dedicated to the Earth and environmental sciences. Private tours and educational workshops are available. This deep natural cave under the Rincon Mountains reveals evidence that Arizona was once covered by an ocean.