Indoor & Outdoor Activities in Arizona - Southern AZ


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    Amusements (top)

  • Queen Mine Tours Outfitted in hard hat, miner’s headlamp and a yellow slicker, descend into the mind, heading underground and back in time. You will go 1,500 feet into the mine and recount mining days, techniques, dangers and drama.

    Archaeology Sites (top)

  • Queen Mine Tours Outfitted in hard hat, miner’s headlamp and a yellow slicker, descend into the mind, heading underground and back in time. You will go 1,500 feet into the mine and recount mining days, techniques, dangers and drama.

    Educational (top)

  • Biosphere 2 Center See and understand the working relationships in our complex ecosystem. Take a guided tour inside this miniature eco-system or enjoy a self-guided tour around the grounds.
  • Kitt Peak National Observatory The world's largest collection of optical telescopes is located high above the Sonoran Desert under some of the finest night skies in the world. Kitt Peak, on the Tohono O'odham Reservation, is home to twenty-two optical and two radio telescopes representing eight astronomical research institutions.

    Farms (top)

  • Saihati Camel Farm Come see camels, buffalo and more in Yuma. This working farm specializes in breeding the Arabian one hump camel and other exotic animals. Tours and more are available.

    Museums (top)

  • Arizona Historical Society Museum - Yuma The Sanguinetti House Museum was constructed in the 1870s and was purchased in 1890 by pioneer merchant E.F. Sanguinetti. He added to the home as his family grew and created an Italian oasis with a garden and bird aviaries, which are maintained today. The house contains exhibits and period rooms, which tells the history of the lower Colorado River region from the 1540s to the present. 2 other adobe buildings house additional exhibits indoors.
  • Bisbee Mining and Historical Museum Coming into Bisbee takes you back to the turn of the century. Situated in southeastern Arizona near the Mexican border, Bisbee gained preeminence as a mining center in the late 19th century.

    Natl/State Parks (top)

  • Kartchner Caverns The once secret caverns in Southern Arizona went public in 1999 and have grown in popularity ever sense. Come view some of the most beautiful underground formations in the Southwest.
  • Kitt Peak National Observatory The world's largest collection of optical telescopes is located high above the Sonoran Desert under some of the finest night skies in the world. Kitt Peak, on the Tohono O'odham Reservation, is home to twenty-two optical and two radio telescopes representing eight astronomical research institutions.
  • Yuma Territorial Prison State Historic Park Visit the famous territorial prison. Opened in 1876, the first seven inmates were locked into the new cells they had built themselves.

    Science (top)

  • Kitt Peak National Observatory The world's largest collection of optical telescopes is located high above the Sonoran Desert under some of the finest night skies in the world. Kitt Peak, on the Tohono O'odham Reservation, is home to twenty-two optical and two radio telescopes representing eight astronomical research institutions.

    Trains (top)

  • Yuma Valley Railway Take a ride on a 1922 Pullman coach. This ride is nearly 2 hours long and runs along the edge of the Colorado River giving you ample opportunities to view wildlife.