Children and Family Museums Are you looking for museums that would be suitable for your children, which will be captivating, fun and educational? How about some of these? Some of these are good for children with a short attention span and some for the whole day. Many of these have … Continue reading
More Things To Do With Kids begins where our last article, “Things to do with Kids in Tucson”, ends. Since writing our original article we have found many more things to do with young children in and around Tucson. Moreover, new kid-friendly attractions have since opened. Most of the adventures … Continue reading
In 2018, a City bond worth over 200 milllion dollars was passed to improve the Tucson Parks and Rec department over the next 10 years. See what’s new including free swim for kids and a summer youth pass including the Sun Transit for only $35. Check out City of Tucson … Continue reading
Sign up for Summer Classes for Kids NOW! Some classes are already full. Updated 4/15/19 – Summer is not far off. And the time is upon us to find meaningful, yet fun, things for our children to do during their time off while we still toil the daily grind. Here … Continue reading
(While 99% of the Guide’s content is either Ms. Karen’s or Jim’s product, occasionally we invite adventurous and talented others to write a guest column. Wendy & Richard Buckley are visiting us from Alberta and we encouraged them to experience the Sky Center’s night program. This is their report.) We … Continue reading
What a treat it was to see A Christmas Carol produced by Arts-Express. It is the third year that Arts Express has presented this musical play at the Berger Performing Arts Center. The Berger is on the campus for the School for the Deaf and Blind, on the westside. It … Continue reading
The Holidays are coming fast. Below is a simple list of things to do in Tucson and Southern Arizona around the Holidays that may not be published on our Annual Events page. For a list of the tried and true yearly events visit our Annual Events page. If you dislike … Continue reading
When Ms. Karen’s brother and sis-in-law came to visit us over Thanksgiving, we chose to visit the Mini Time Machine Museum of Miniatures on the Friday after. For those of you who have not been, The Museum of Miniatures is a magical place full of enchanting miniature houses, castles, and … Continue reading
I had heard rumors that thousands of bats live under the North Campbell Street bridge (just south of River) and that they take flight at sundown in the summer. This urban legend seemed more plausible when I found out that docents from the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum are there every Thursday evening to share their knowledge […]
Continue readingSearching for the best, easy hike on Mt. Lemmon on a hot day or for some fall colors. Try Marshall Gulch. It is, probably the most popular of hikes here on Mt. Lemmon, precisely because of it’s ease of access, mountain beauty and cool alpine atmosphere. It is also a … Continue reading
