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Interesting Facts About Tucson
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 Tucson gets 350 days of sunshine annually - more than any other US city.
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Tucson is surrounded by the world's largest concentration of Saguaro cactus.
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The Wall Street Journal dubbed Tucson "a mini mecca for the arts".
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The Arizona-Sonora Museum was rated one of America's top zoos in the country by Parade Magazine.
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Pima Air & Space Museum is the largest privately funded air museum in the world.
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Original Ansel Adams prints hang in the museum he founded, the UA's Center for Creative Photography.
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Quarter horse racing began at Tucson's historic Rillito Downs.
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Tucson is consistently rated one of the best golfing destinations in the west.
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Colossal Cave is one of the largest dry caverns in the world. Explorers have yet to find its end.
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Tucson is the only city in the U.S. that hosts three Major League Baseball Spring Training teams - The Arizona Diamondbacks, The Colorado Rockies and The Chicago White Sox.
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Saguaro National Park is one of the Unites States' newest national parks. It is second only to the Grand Canyon in the number of visitors it receives annually. |
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