Downtown Tucson Walking Tour with Local Guide

We stroll past the Presidio San Agustin Del Tucson Museum discussing Tucson's founding way back in 1775 as we view the rebuilt mud adobe presidio walls. We also discuss our 4,000 years of Native American History.(pass by)

We discuss how Old Town Artisans is one of our mud adobe Sonoran Row Houses that dates to the 1850s. We chat in detail about how these mud adobe structures were constructed for our harsh desert climate.(pass by)

We pass by the Tucson Museum of Art and will make mention of the historic buildings that sit on this property.(pass by)

We discuss this beautiful Spanish Colonial Revival Styled building that dates to 1929 and do the Dillinger Experience in the courtroom where the gang was arranged back in 1934!(15 min)

We learn of a very famous gunfighter who partied the night away right here in the 1880s! We also chat about how our first St. Augustine Cathedral once stood here and the fascinating story of what happens to our old Cathedral....this is a good tale!(10 min)

We discuss this history of our Fox Tucson Theatre, a southwest art deco designed theatre, and discuss how it was nearly torn down, as we learn how it was saved!(pass by)

We will discuss they story of Tucson's first skyscraper!(pass by)

We will discuss the Ronstadt family and Linda Ronstadt!(pass by)

We will discuss the storied history of the Rialto Theatre in Tucson including how one lady attempted to burn it down - this is quite the story!(pass by)

We will discuss the history of the Hotel Congress Tucson, including the Dillinger Gang!(10 min)

We will discuss the history of the Southern Pacific Railroad Depot in Tucson, today the Tucson Amtrak Station(5 min)

We see old steam locomotive 1673 which was used in the filming of the movie Oklahoma! Also a statue of Doc Holliday and Wyatt Earp as we learn who they chased and shot dead right on the tracks in downtown Tucson!(10 min)

We learn what this Pueblo Deco designed building originally housed!(pass by)

Learn what very famous mid century actress loved to shop in the dress shop that used to be in this building.(pass by)

Learn of the luxury hotel that once occupied this building with a rooftop and all!(pass by)

Learn of the grand downtown department store shopping scene that once occupied this intersection. We hear how it gained national acclaim, and what ultimately happened to it.(10 min)