Heritage & Culture   

Our Rich Past Trace Southern Arizona’s colorful history to its origins at archaeological sites from Murray Springs and Signal Hill to Dankworth Village. Stroll historic Tubac (Arizona’s first European settlement) and follow the trails of early Spanish soldiers and missionaries. Learn how mining shaped towns like Bisbee, or scramble around the Dragoon Mountains—a historic homeland of the Apache Indians and former hideout of Chief Cochise. Day 1 Tubac Presidio State Historic Park Tumacacori National Historical Park Mission San Xavier del Bac Day 2 Arizona Historical Society Tucson Museum of Art and Historic Block Old Town Artisans Downtown Walking Tour Barrio Historico El Tiradito 'The Wishing Shrine' St. Augustine Cathedral Day 3 Arizona State Museum Mission San Xavier del Bac Signal Hill Petroglyphs DeGrazia Gallery in the Sun Day 4 Murray Springs and Garden Canyon Amerind Foundation & Museum Cochise Stronghold Dankworth Village Day 5 Bisbee, AZ Bisbee Mining & Historical Museum Queen Mine Tours More Mining ASARCO Mineral Discovery Center Black Hills Rockhound Area Ghost Towns of Harshaw, Mowry, Washington Camp, and Duquesne Morenci Copper Mine Day Trips Home