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Attractions around the Amado Territory InnWe like to think that the Amado Territory Ranch is the perfect getaway spot for visitors to Tucson and southern Arizona. For those not familiar with the region, the drive from Tucson to Amado takes about thirty minutes on the uncrowded I-19 freeway. We're roughly halfway between Tucson and Nogales, Mexico, and just minutes from the arts community of Tubac.
Within fifteen minutes:
Tubac, Arizona - Southern Arizona's renowned and popular arts community has more than 100 shops, art galleries, working studios and restaurants. Tubac is open year 'round, and the Amado Territory is the idea place to stay if a visit to Tubac is on your itinerary. www.tubacaz.com
Tubac Presidio State Historic Park - While in Tubac, explore the history of the region surrounding the Amado Territory.
www.pr.state.az.us/Parks/parkhtml/tubac.html
Mount Hopkins Observatory Visitor
Center
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The Mount Hopkins Observatory Visitor Center is just minutes from the Amado Territory Ranch. Visit their official site for more information:
http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/flwo/visitcenter.html
Biking
- Go cycling up the scenic Mount Hopkins Road, and for something more challenging there are mountain biking trails that crawl through the Santa Rita Mountains' foothills from Madera Canyon near Green Valley to the base of Elephant Head.
Bird Watching / Hiking - The Anza Trail, which can be picked up in either Tubac or Tumacacori, offers birders an extraordinary opportunity to hike along one of the largest riparian cottonwood forests in Arizona. See our Birding section at Amado Territory Inn.
Golf at 9 different courses
- The nearby Tubac Golf Resort
has been completely renovated, and the new course is not to be missed. There are also eight courses in nearby Green Valley.
Other nearby activities include: Horseback riding, off-roading on the nearby Bull Springs Road which traverses the Santa Rita range southwards to Patagonia. Within thirty minutes:
Titan Missile Museum
- In Green Valley, this cold war era attraction offers
fascinating tours that take you underground into the control room
and passageways of a Titan Missile silo.
Open-pit mine tours at ASARCO Mineral Discovery Center Bird watching / Hiking - Madera Canyon and the Mount Wrightson summit. Within an hour:Bird watching at Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve or Buenos Aires National Wildlife Refuge
Explore ghost towns: Harshaw, Washington Camp, Duquesne, Lochiel, Ruby
Easy day trips:
Explore the caves at Colossal Cave or Karchner Caverns
Go wine tasting and scenic touring on Highway 82
Fishing at Patagonia Lake State Park and Parker Canyon Lake or Picnic at Peña Blanca Lake.
Visit 1880 historic Tombstone, "The Town too Tough to Die"
Kitt Peak - Stargaze at one of the most prestigious observatories in the world. Sabino Canyon and Mt. Lemmon
Old Tucson Studios
Saguaro National Park
Bisbee - the once tough frontier mining town turned artists' enclave.
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