Originally Posted by Viajero Joven
For a quick break from the heat (may not be an issue if you're only there 3 days) is to drive up Mt. Lemmon. During part of the year there's snow-- not sure about July. Mt. Lemmon is within the city limits.
The Botanical gardens are very nice and display a variety of Southwestern plants and other plants from around the globe with comparable weather (think Africa, I think Australia, South America). The Botanical gardens are also within the city limits.
For dinner, check out the Pinnacle Peak Steakhouse-- it's an old west recreated town with different gift shops, a few free shows, and pretty good food at the steakhouse. Check it out at
http://www.pinnaclepeaktucson.com/ .
Didn't think of any of these on our own - hope we have time. Thank you too. Best, quickest responses we've gotten to similar postings. We're really getting much more excited.
One of our goals on this trip is to meet up with an old high school buddy who has become a guru of "alternative medicine" - Andrew Weil. I've seen him on TV so many times and we've talked on the phone but haven't seen him since we graduated.