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Valley of the Moon

The Magical World of George Phar Legler.

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Mini Time Machine Museum of Miniatures

Miniature art that tells an enormous story.

Tucson, Arizona

309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group

The world's largest military aircraft cemetery.

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Gallery in the Sun

This southwestern historic site was designed and built by an artist who wanted his work to "feel at home."

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History of Pharmacy Museum

An Arizona museum with a collection of pharmaceutical oddities, including a jar of a gangster's chewed gum.

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Diamondback Bridge

In Tucson a giant metal snake helps pedestrians cross a busy highway.

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Lisa Frank Factory

The fading, forgotten remains of a once bright and booming factory.

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Mat Bevel's Museum of Kinetic Art & Surrealistic Pop Science Theater

A Tucson museum and performance space full of found-object movable sculptures.

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Sonoran Hot Dog

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Sonoran Hot Dog

This beloved piece of Mexican-American fusion coats a bacon-wrapped dog in beans, mayo, and jalapeño salsa.

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Tohono O’odham cooks finish these hand-stretched, buttery tortillas over a hot stone disc.

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