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A drive amongst the giant Saguaro Cactus through a flat desert valley surrounded by a range of barren rugged mountains reveals the City of Tucson. Visitors are welcomed to a beautifully warm year round climate and a city that provides a view of the past whilst striding forward towards the future, visitors are welcomed warmly and will be delighted at the selection of Luxury Tucson Hotels engineered to meet the needs of the family groups, those on an exploration of history and those that seek to do business here.
Tucson is found in the state of Arizona just sixty miles north of the Mexican Border and one hundred miles south of Arizona, it offers an excellent platform for visitors wanting to explore the history of the area. The rugged outdoors is never far away, the Saguaro national Park is found only moments from the skirts of the city, hikers, walkers and cyclists may spend many days exploring the area and those keen on flora and fauna with find an abundant array of fascinating examples. The Sonoran Desert Museum is only about fifteen miles away and provides the complete story of the area.
A diverse cultural backdrop created out of Hispanic people and Native American people lends the city a rich cultural tapestry each culture celebrating their own forms of art, music and cuisines, many of the city's finest restaurants are found within the Luxury Tucson Hotels. There are two main areas in the city that illustrate the history of the area and they include the area surrounding the Arizona University and the downtown area along the Santa Cruz River. A uniquely dedicated area known as ''Old Tucson'' has been created to replicate an ''Old Western Town'' this was once upon a time used for film sets for old western movies. Today this area is a theme park completes with an assortment of restaurants, eateries, coffee bars and saloons, a constant menu of entertainments is set up and actors play out scenes form the past dressed in western attire.
To gain a better understanding of life in the ''Old West'' it is well worthwhile making the trip to Tombstone, an authentic Old West Mining town and best known for being the site of the infamous ''Gunfight at the OK Corral'' the fight that starred notorious brothers Virgil and Wyatt Earp and Doc Holliday who killed the McLaury Brothers and Billy Clanton. The old buildings and indeed the streets have been lovingly maintained and restored allowing visitors a glimpse of the past, today the area offers a selection of shops, gift shops, restaurants and a series of shows displaying gun fights, created by actors dressed in costumes, there are stagecoach tours of the town. ''Boot Hill'' is found just outside the town and this offers historic graveyards where over two hundred and fifty souls were buried many killed by the Apache Indians, lynched, legally hanged or shot in gun fights illustrating the dangerous times that once reigned.
The main city offers visitors various museums including the Barrio Historico and the Tucson's Armory Park a collection of fascinating Art Museums and galleries showcasing Art influenced by the local cultures as well and international pieces. There is a planetarium and science center, a day out with the family may be enjoyed at the Reid Park Zoo. The Historic Block is quite unusual and well worth taking time out to view a collection of five historic homes offering a mini museum atmosphere detailed with art, photographs and artefacts.
The City is dotted with a number of parks offering walking cycling and jogging and a space to take the family enjoy an ice cream or have a picnic. Golf courses are abundant and guests are sure to find a course that challenges. The Luxury Tucson Hotels are situated throughout the entire landscape of the city, some are found close to the airport, others in the downtown area, many around the University and still more on the outskirts and at the foothills of the surrounding mountains. The International Airport offers guests easy access to the city and accommodations; many choose the complementary shuttle service for convenience purposes.
A great number of the Luxury Tucson Hotels are represented by International Chain hotels, others are privately owned whilst the Resorts found on the outskirts are run by large corporations and offer unique attributes.
The Downtown hotels provide wonderful convenience being close to the convention center, government buildings, excellent shopping, strings of restaurants and nightlife. These luxury hotels may answer the needs of the executive as event and conference space is extensive and provides for a range of functions and gatherings. The spaces are well equipped and PA's are on hand to assist with all arrangements. Those enjoying a weekend away may enjoy the proximity to shopping and nightlife whilst luxuriating in the spectacular accommodations and wonderful views.
Expansive resorts set within private grounds provide a vast catalogue of recreational and entertainment facilities. Condo style apartments offer families plenty of space and comfortable living areas providing for in room dining and relaxing, children are well cared for through cribs, cots and high chairs. Luxury bedrooms and bathrooms offer fine mattresses ensuring a good night's sleep whilst bathrooms are streamlined and modern.
The Landscaped gardens give rise to challenging golf courses, tee times, golf carts, caddies and equipment may be arranged via the efficient concierge service. Golf courses provide the introduction to the hotel as they surround and are crossed with winding driveways to entrances, sets of rim flow pools fall one into another, waterfalls and splash pools complete the scene. Hotel Spas pamper, children's clubs amuse and the sojourn made into Tucson secreted at a fabulous Luxury Tucson Hotel is the perfect escape for a trip to the romantic ''Wild Wild West''.
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