La Casita Del Sol...close to all the things that make Tucson special

Guests at La Casita have quick and easy access to the unique culture, scenery, history, colors, and flavors of Tucson and nearby attractions. All of the sites below are either within walking or cycling distance of La Casita, or are within brief (less than one hour) driving distances.

If your interests are primarily of the indoor variety, there are many restaurants in the area with a wide range of menus and prices. Shopping opportunities include the familiar department and specialty stores as well as regional and ethnic arts and crafts. The Tucson Art Museum, the Museum of Contemporary Art, the University of Arizona's Museum of Art, Tucson Children's Museum and galleries galore offer hours of visual delight. Old Town Artisans, a small cooperative of fine artists and craftspeople in a historic residence, is a short two-block walk from La Casita. Small, intimate theaters and spacious symphony halls provide venues for touring Broadway shows, symphonies, and operas. Performances of the Tucson Symphony Orchestra, Tucson Philharmonic, and the Arizona Opera Company, Arizona Ballet, and Arizona Chamber Music Society offer both favorites and the never-heard-before in chmaber music, alternative theater and other on-stage events, to satisfy the most critical audience. Several casinos operated by the Yaqui and Tohono O'odham tribes invite those for whom games of chance and first-class entertainment are irresistible.

If your interests are more focused on the great outdoors, Tucson is a hub of activity for world-class golf, hiking, rock climbing, and bicycling, all of which are also within brief driving times from La Casita. The Catalina, Rincon, Tucson, Tortolita, and Santa Rita mountain ranges surround the city, offering the outdoors enthusiast hiking, bicycling, and mountain biking in an exciting range of elevations, climes, and wildlife habitats. The Mt. Lemmon Recreational and Ski area, with elevations of up to 9000 feet, is accessible for hiking, biking, horseback riding, skiing, snowshoeing, picnicking, fishing, and other outdoor sports opportunities just 30 miles and 45 minutes away from La Casita. The Saguaro East and Saguaro West National Parks provide the novice and experienced hiker, cyclist, and horseback rider with a choice of terrains and vistas. Nearby Pena Blanca Lake and Patagonia Lake offer fishing, hiking, and canoeing, and with a little more driving, the larger lakes entice with opportunities for speedboating, waterskiing, fishing, and swimming.

In addition to all of the cultural, historical, and educational experiences available at the University of Arizona, area sites of interest include the Tohono O'odham and Yaqui reservations, the historic San Xavier del Bac Mission and church (known affectionately as the "White Dove of the Desert"), the Sonora Desert Museum, the Pima Air Museum, the Biosphere, Colossal Cave Mountain Park, Flandrau Planetarium and Kitt Peak Observatory, and the Old Tucson Move Studio and Theme Park.

Historic Bisbee, Tombstone, and deserted ghost towns are an easy day trip. The artists' community of Tubac, and the restored mission and grounds at Tumacacori, provide fun and interesting stops along the way to Nogales, Arizona, and Nogales, Sonora, Mexico, for a day trip of shopping and restaurant-hopping.

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