This was a great video for me to watch! My husband and I want to move to Arizona, and we're leaning towards Tucson because we like that it has character haha
Haha yes I think it does! Another cool Arizona city is Flagstaff, and we have tons of little towns with character (all of which I hope to make videos on). One of my favorite places in Arizona for character is Sedona, but it’s so overrun with tourists these days, it’s gotten totally expensive. Thanks for checking out the channel! I appreciate the view and comment!
*I am born, raised, and live here now and I soo enjoyed this video. Some facts I knew, some I never heard of. What a simply brilliant video through and through. 🥰*
Tucson is the home of the chimichanga. The first happened when a cook dropped a burrito in the fryer. The rest is delicious. So are Sonoran hotdogs! Sonoran is different from what people in Texas eat. Each area of Mexico have different tastes of food.
My husband and I toured Colossal Cave during our visit back in June. It's amazing and highly recommend going. We had a wonderful tour guide who is very knowledge about the cave and it's history. It was definitely one of the highlights of our time there. Looking forward to coming back in a couple months with our son. I want to show him the airplane boneyard and the Air and Space museum. We're also going back to Tombstone and spending a day in Bisbee. Love watching your videos and enjoy learning more about Tucson.
Hey Kim, Brilliant Video. First time writing, though, I've been subscribed for the last 7 months. I call myself Native Tucsonan, but I moved to California in 19990. I moved to Tucson in 1974, and attended primary and secondary school here. My Family is still in Tucson, so I'm back often. Brilliant series you've going on here. As a native, You nail it, in each and every video. Like many, I'm going to be looking for a home here in the next year or so. As such, your information has been invaluable. Keep them coming. They are watched and appreciated Girl ! Much Love and Respect from Santa Cruz Ca. Mike Ferguson
I got another weird fact, I lived in Tucson (75-76) when I was a kid. And one of those facts is, don't wear a neck tie in Pinical Peaks restaurant!!! THEY WILL CUT IT OFF!!!! 🤣✂️👔 I loved all the cactus and hiking up into the Santa Ritas! Didn't know about possibilities of jags!! From Morris Park in the Ozarks, out to Tucson, have a wonderful evening!!!
Actually you’re totally right about that…probably should be it’s own video on this channel altogether 👍 Thanks for the shout out to that awesome place!
Watching your videos make me homesick, and I even lived in Summerhaven for a few years, before the Aspen fire. Did you ever go up there and get pie from the Cafe? The one that use to be attached to the post office? I had the privilege of making those pies in the late 90's.
good videos. done about 80% of what you suggested on my own in your other video. this place is so cool. i'm wondering if you could tell me where the keanu reeves mural is that you show in the beginning of this video?
Hey there! The Keanu Reeves stuff isn’t a mural actually; it’s different items in the window at a store at La Encantada. I love Keanu Reeves so I had to take those pictures when I saw them! 😆 Thanks so much for checking out the channel!!!
thanks soo cool the gold is actually further south (came from a sherrif throught his family use to go look for it ) cruised speedway as a teen thanks again cfc
Love your videos. One thing that also is important, especially for people who moved here from Silicon Valley in California, Is the great transit system. I actually sold my car after living here for a few years. If I need to get out of town, there is always a good deal on rentals. Just one of so many reasons I love it here.
Thanks so much for your point of view! Tucson has a lot to offer its visitors and residents, and since I’ve lived here for so long, I am used to it. ☺️ I love hearing feedback about our city from other people from other places! Have a great weekend!
Loved Tucson Arizona... Sahuaro High School was my favorite and my peers in school were awesome! I remember the Jumping Cholla (Cactus)... And my part time work was at a Pizza Hut! My best friend of our family owned the Pizza Hut and Friday was always Pizza day for dinner. Our home was very safe and our neighbors were very friendly. Going to old Tucson was a blast and so was the Museum.
Tucson has an extensive bicycling route system. Unfortunately, Aviation Bikeway has been clearly neglected. That also only accounts for about 15 of the estimated 136 miles of bikeways, greenways, and what's known as 'The Loop,' a path along the Santa Cruz and Rillito River beds that also stretch out along the Pantano Wash on Tucson's Eastside. In conclusion, Tucson has an effective route system for bicycles to reach out into the surrounding communities in Oro Valley and Marana. Another good use for the Greenway Routes in Tucson is during the Gem & Mineral Show. There's a lot of ground to cover and the show takes up areas all over town from the Kino Sports Complex on the Southside, to the Tucson Convention Center Downtown. All along the freeway and about the town around different warehouses, the Gem Show every February is considered the largest Gem, Mineral, and Fossils exhibition in the world and people from at least 72 different countries are usually in attendance to showcase their collections from around the globe.
Does the old western movie town Old Tucson still exist? Last time I visited Tucson was in 1982 and it was a great place to see where some of the old westerns were filmed.
Old Tucson exists but is currently closed. I’m not sure about the plans for the future. I really hope they open it up again. It’s a cool place!!! Thanks for checking out the channel!
many of my friends talk about an area called Green Valley, is that considered part of Tucson and what are the advantages and disadvantages of that area? My wife and I want (if conditions settle down a bit) to visit the Tucson area in November with the idea of (a) making it a regular place to visit or (b) possibly buying something for winter snowbirding from Washington State
Green Valley is a suburb of Tucson and I haven’t made a video about that one yet but I need to. In general it is a retirement type community with a lot of retirees there and a lot of 55+ subdivisions but you do not have to be retired or 55+ to live there. It is close to (just south of) the small town of Sahuarita.
I remember visiting the Student Union at the UA for a German movie night while in high school. The campus looked so neat at night, that beautiful green grass. I went on to become a frat boy at the UA and had a blast. After getting my Bachelors (four years of partying at the Delt House) I got a nice government job that put me overseas 15 out of 30 years and now I'm retired and living in the Philippines....Sure miss Greasy Tony's...isn't that weird? lol.
Two points. Been up on Mount Lemmon. Love it! Another place I like is Kitt Peak The other I was living on 29th St. i walked to a nearby WiFi hot spot. While there I heard some kind of big cat growl a few blocks away. Had no idea a jaguar was here. Third stay out of South Tucson if you don’t like homeless beggars Crime is also bad in South Tucson. Almost every building has bars on the windows. I had a friend drive through South Tucson he said “looks like a third world country”
Tucson was built to stay small. Not everyone wants a big city. If you want a big city come up to Phoenix. I love Tucson. But that's true certain people with power back then and maybe still currently want it that way and try to keep it that way I get it makes sense to me
1 weird thing here people have no clue about, Sasquatch lives and have been spotted in Surrounding Tucson areas. They used the Dry Rivers as Highways and Travel at night. in The 70's near Sabino Canyon 1 was spotted and reported and made it in the papers.
@@TucsonArizona i have a video of me finding A Huge foot print in the desert in a certain area of the Saguaro Park. The Park Ranger contacted me and Told me to remove those videos. I did not and than The Sheriffs Dept. Came to my House and Threatened me to take down those videos. They told me they are real, I refused to take down the videos. 2 days later youtube removed 4 of those videos. I still have 1 on my channel that they missed. The Park Ranger told me they do exist and they are in every state park and are protected.
@@TucsonArizona there is a Guy who lives over in The Reddington Pass area who has been researching Sasquatch for the last 40 years in that area, he told me there are many in that area, he sent me pics of their shelters and told me he's been in contact with a family if 4.
I dont get the Keanu reevs art being here since Keanu is not from here, because usually famous people living or usually after death are painted and statued in their home towns like Seattle you see Jimi Hendrix and Chris Cornell of soundgarden , Aberdeen Washington has nirvanas Kurt Cobain so I wonder what famous celebrities are from tucson that should be painted and statued in tucson?
Yes, we do have some snakes here. But in my experience, they are more afraid of you. They tend to hunt their prey by exploring rock piles and dense brush areas. One learns to walk or explore in more open areas, as well as using "walking sticks", disturbing the growth/rocks ahead of you. Snakes tend to be more dangerous to pets. Dogs must be kept on leads when taken for walks - if one runs over to see a snake in the brush, the snake will strike defensively. The results can be deadly. Take sensible precautions - never walk nor put you hand on a tree limb when you cannot see what is there. Lived here 20 years next to a major wash - never been bit, but am always cautious. BTW, lots of animal life here that is unique and wonderful. We have raven couples that chatter back and forth as they drift overhead. Deer and javelina family groups can show up at any time. Coyote family groups go on howling choruses particularly late at night (our neighborhood has a pack that usually break into song about 3am - it may wake you up, but it's oddly comforting... )
Hello, I do not know the answer to that question, however, I do know that Kitt Peak National Observatory is the world's largest collection of optical telescopes and is located high above the Sonoran Desert in Tucson. Thanks for checking out the channel !
Thank you for your view and comment. I do have a video about our crime here and I do have several videos that discuss the crime in both Tucson and Phoenix. Thanks for checking out the channel!
How about the equestrian statue of Poncho Villa in front of the government buildings and banks in Veinte de Agosto park downtown? Name me another city with a statue to a Mexican bank robber/revolutionary?
I always hated the rodeo break as a kid. Would have rather had a week off for spring break instead. Nobody goes to the rodeo anymore, because it is in South Tucson, which is a dangerous awful place.
It’s definitely interesting when you tell people from other places that you’re getting out of school for two days because of rodeo break, they look at you like you’re crazy 😆
This was a great video for me to watch! My husband and I want to move to Arizona, and we're leaning towards Tucson because we like that it has character haha
Haha yes I think it does! Another cool Arizona city is Flagstaff, and we have tons of little towns with character (all of which I hope to make videos on). One of my favorite places in Arizona for character is Sedona, but it’s so overrun with tourists these days, it’s gotten totally expensive. Thanks for checking out the channel! I appreciate the view and comment!
*I am born, raised, and live here now and I soo enjoyed this video. Some facts I knew, some I never heard of. What a simply brilliant video through and through. 🥰*
Awesome! Thank you so much! Have a wonderful weekend!
Tucson is the home of the chimichanga. The first happened when a cook dropped a burrito in the fryer. The rest is delicious. So are Sonoran hotdogs! Sonoran is different from what people in Texas eat. Each area of Mexico have different tastes of food.
Yesss!!! I mention this in a video I have about iconic restaurants. Thanks for checking out the channel!!!
My husband and I toured Colossal Cave during our visit back in June. It's amazing and highly recommend going. We had a wonderful tour guide who is very knowledge about the cave and it's history. It was definitely one of the highlights of our time there. Looking forward to coming back in a couple months with our son. I want to show him the airplane boneyard and the Air and Space museum. We're also going back to Tombstone and spending a day in Bisbee.
Love watching your videos and enjoy learning more about Tucson.
Really appreciate the kind words! Colossal Cave is awesome; I agree! And I love Tombstone and Bisbee! Enjoy your next trip!!!
You should also look into Kitty Peak and Kartchner Caverns.
Yes, I love those places also
Hey Kim,
Brilliant Video. First time writing, though, I've been subscribed for the last 7 months.
I call myself Native Tucsonan, but I moved to California in 19990. I moved to Tucson in 1974, and attended primary and secondary school here.
My Family is still in Tucson, so I'm back often.
Brilliant series you've going on here. As a native, You nail it, in each and every video. Like many, I'm going to be looking for a home here in the next year or so. As such, your information has been invaluable.
Keep them coming. They are watched and appreciated Girl !
Much Love and Respect from Santa Cruz Ca.
Mike Ferguson
Thanks so much for the view and comment! So glad you like the channel! 😎🌵☀️
Arizona loves the Sonora Desert so much that are paving it under and creating golf courses.
Nice Video. Thanks for sharing Boss 👍👍
My pleasure! Thanks for the view and comment! 😁
Love your videos! Thanks for Making them!
Thanks so much for the kind words! They are much appreciated! I’m so glad you like the channel!
I got another weird fact, I lived in Tucson (75-76) when I was a kid. And one of those facts is, don't wear a neck tie in Pinical Peaks restaurant!!! THEY WILL CUT IT OFF!!!! 🤣✂️👔 I loved all the cactus and hiking up into the Santa Ritas! Didn't know about possibilities of jags!! From Morris Park in the Ozarks, out to Tucson, have a wonderful evening!!!
Yup! True!!!! 😂😂😂
What a great video! Perhaps the best TH-cam video I have ever seen!
Wow what an amazing compliment! 🤩 Thank you for those kind words!
I agree cfc@@TucsonArizona
The Valley of the Moon is the weirdest, and coolest thing in Tucson and it needs more attention.
Actually you’re totally right about that…probably should be it’s own video on this channel altogether 👍 Thanks for the shout out to that awesome place!
Loved this video!
Great! Thank you! 😀
I always enjoy your videos.
Thank you so much!
Watching your videos make me homesick, and I even lived in Summerhaven for a few years, before the Aspen fire.
Did you ever go up there and get pie from the Cafe? The one that use to be attached to the post office? I had the privilege of making those pies in the late 90's.
Yes I love all the restaurants on Mount Lemmon and I have been eating pie up there for years!!! 😋 So cool that you made them!!!
Also strange about Tucson is that the Arizona State bar association isn't actually a state association
good videos. done about 80% of what you suggested on my own in your other video. this place is so cool. i'm wondering if you could tell me where the keanu reeves mural is that you show in the beginning of this video?
Hey there! The Keanu Reeves stuff isn’t a mural actually; it’s different items in the window at a store at La Encantada. I love Keanu Reeves so I had to take those pictures when I saw them! 😆 Thanks so much for checking out the channel!!!
thanks soo cool the gold is actually further south (came from a sherrif throught his family use to go look for it ) cruised speedway as a teen thanks again cfc
Good to know! 😊
Don't forget that John Dillenger was captured here in the 30's
Very cool fun fact! He’s an interesting character that’s for sure!
The curse of the wishing shrine....El Tiradito, Barrio Viejo, Tucson.
Cool neighborhood
Of course you’ll never find the $70,000 in gold; the banditos were no dummies… they’d already spent it all! 🤣💰💸
Haha, right?!?? 😂
Love your videos. One thing that also is important, especially for people who moved here from Silicon Valley in California, Is the great transit system. I actually sold my car after living here for a few years. If I need to get out of town, there is always a good deal on rentals. Just one of so many reasons I love it here.
Thanks so much for your point of view! Tucson has a lot to offer its visitors and residents, and since I’ve lived here for so long, I am used to it. ☺️ I love hearing feedback about our city from other people from other places! Have a great weekend!
It should rather be called "Neat & Historical things of Tucson" not weird things of Tucson
There's ghosts in the clarion hotel. I know. Worked there.
We had Rodeo Day off in Houston too
Really?!?! I’ve never heard of another city with rodeo break! Do they still do it there?
I love how creative the downtown area is. Would you recommend buying a home in Civano?
I love Civano! I actually I have a video out about best neighborhoods in Tucson Arizona and I include that neighborhood in my video 😁
Loved Tucson Arizona...
Sahuaro High School was my favorite and my peers in school were awesome! I remember the Jumping Cholla (Cactus)... And my part time work was at a Pizza Hut!
My best friend of our family owned the Pizza Hut and Friday was always Pizza day for dinner. Our home was very safe and our neighbors were very friendly. Going to old Tucson was a blast and so was the Museum.
Very cool! A lot of my friends went to Sahuaro and I had relatives who taught there. I’m glad you have good memories of this place! ❤️🌵
AMPHITHEATER HIGH SCHOOL FOREVER , BABY!!! 💚🤍🩱
Went to Sahuaro High School. Loved parties at Hanks Canyon.
My aunt and uncle taught at sahuaro for many decades, retired at the end of the 90s :)
great
Thanks for checking out the channel! Glad you enjoyed!
Tucson has an extensive bicycling route system. Unfortunately, Aviation Bikeway has been clearly neglected. That also only accounts for about 15 of the estimated 136 miles of bikeways, greenways, and what's known as 'The Loop,' a path along the Santa Cruz and Rillito River beds that also stretch out along the Pantano Wash on Tucson's Eastside. In conclusion, Tucson has an effective route system for bicycles to reach out into the surrounding communities in Oro Valley and Marana.
Another good use for the Greenway Routes in Tucson is during the Gem & Mineral Show. There's a lot of ground to cover and the show takes up areas all over town from the Kino Sports Complex on the Southside, to the Tucson Convention Center Downtown. All along the freeway and about the town around different warehouses, the Gem Show every February is considered the largest Gem, Mineral, and Fossils exhibition in the world and people from at least 72 different countries are usually in attendance to showcase their collections from around the globe.
Thanks so much for the view and comment!
Does the old western movie town Old Tucson still exist? Last time I visited Tucson was in 1982 and it was a great place to see where some of the old westerns were filmed.
Old Tucson exists but is currently closed. I’m not sure about the plans for the future. I really hope they open it up again. It’s a cool place!!! Thanks for checking out the channel!
Old Tucson just reopened.
Stay tuned! We may have a video coming up soon about old Tucson!!! 😁😁😁
The strangest fact about Tucson is you can find the worlds only trapadactyl.
many of my friends talk about an area called Green Valley, is that considered part of Tucson and what are the advantages and disadvantages of that area? My wife and I want (if conditions settle down a bit) to visit the Tucson area in November with the idea of (a) making it a regular place to visit or (b) possibly buying something for winter snowbirding from Washington State
Green Valley is a suburb of Tucson and I haven’t made a video about that one yet but I need to. In general it is a retirement type community with a lot of retirees there and a lot of 55+ subdivisions but you do not have to be retired or 55+ to live there. It is close to (just south of) the small town of Sahuarita.
I remember visiting the Student Union at the UA for a German movie night while in high school. The campus looked so neat at night, that beautiful green grass. I went on to become a frat boy at the UA and had a blast. After getting my Bachelors (four years of partying at the Delt House) I got a nice government job that put me overseas 15 out of 30 years and now I'm retired and living in the Philippines....Sure miss Greasy Tony's...isn't that weird? lol.
Greasy Tony’s in Tucson closed a few years ago… 😞 …And Tony passed away about 10 years prior to that… So sad to say goodbye to a local landmark
GREASY TONYS WAS THE BOMB. MISS THE TRASHCAN SUB. THE BEST
Thanks so much for the view and comment!
@@TucsonArizona Your welcome & it was interesting for me because I am a Tucson native
Two points.
Been up on Mount Lemmon. Love it!
Another place I like is Kitt Peak
The other I was living on 29th St. i walked to a nearby WiFi hot spot. While there I heard some kind of big cat growl a few blocks away. Had no idea a jaguar was here.
Third stay out of South Tucson if you don’t like homeless beggars
Crime is also bad in South Tucson. Almost every building has bars on the windows.
I had a friend drive through South Tucson he said “looks like a third world country”
I love Mount Lemmon and Kitt Peak too! (Kitt Peak is closed to the public right now unfortunately). Thanks for checking out the channel!
And those are the good parts. Cartel bought and paid for city and county gov't.
@@TucsonArizona Kitt Peak recently reopened.
@toms9864 You’re right. Here is our video from about 2 weeks ago! KITT PEAK IS BACK! | TUCSON ASTRONOMY
th-cam.com/video/3hIzi5Usp3g/w-d-xo.html
Yaaas mnt lemmon!
Glad you like it! I love it there! One of my favorite places in the city! ❤️
Been looking forward to moving too Tucson God willing early 2022.I will be a great neighbor. C U then
Tucson will be happy to have you! ❤️🌵
Mira Vista Resort in Marana
Thanks for your view and comment!
Tucson was built to stay small. Not everyone wants a big city. If you want a big city come up to Phoenix. I love Tucson. But that's true certain people with power back then and maybe still currently want it that way and try to keep it that way I get it makes sense to me
Our most dangerous animal is...what!? killer bees. Nothing a well-shaken can of Raid couldn't put an end to? I like your Tucson videos. ✅🌞😎🌵🍽🌶🌮😋.
Haha I found this fact on multiple websites actually! Pretty weird, right?!?!
I’m so glad you like the channel! ❤️❤️❤️
South Tucson, man, South Tucson
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1 weird thing here people have no clue about, Sasquatch lives and have been spotted in Surrounding Tucson areas. They used the Dry Rivers as Highways and Travel at night. in The 70's near Sabino Canyon 1 was spotted and reported and made it in the papers.
I have never heard that before… But my husband will be thrilled to know about it! 😆
@@TucsonArizona tell him to google Sabino Canyon Sasquatch.
I just did! There are a lot of articles on that thing! 😆
@@TucsonArizona i have a video of me finding A Huge foot print in the desert in a certain area of the Saguaro Park. The Park Ranger contacted me and Told me to remove those videos. I did not and than The Sheriffs Dept. Came to my House and Threatened me to take down those videos. They told me they are real, I refused to take down the videos. 2 days later youtube removed 4 of those videos. I still have 1 on my channel that they missed. The Park Ranger told me they do exist and they are in every state park and are protected.
@@TucsonArizona there is a Guy who lives over in The Reddington Pass area who has been researching Sasquatch for the last 40 years in that area, he told me there are many in that area, he sent me pics of their shelters and told me he's been in contact with a family if 4.
2000 is not weird but 2020 is how they making things worst yet they don't care.
I dont get the Keanu reevs art being here since Keanu is not from here, because usually famous people living or usually after death are painted and statued in their home towns like Seattle you see Jimi Hendrix and Chris Cornell of soundgarden , Aberdeen Washington has nirvanas Kurt Cobain so I wonder what famous celebrities are from tucson that should be painted and statued in tucson?
I did not know all the snakes were there
We love us some snakes here!
Yes, we do have some snakes here. But in my experience, they are more afraid of you. They tend to hunt their prey by exploring rock piles and dense brush areas. One learns to walk or explore in more open areas, as well as using "walking sticks", disturbing the growth/rocks ahead of you. Snakes tend to be more dangerous to pets. Dogs must be kept on leads when taken for walks - if one runs over to see a snake in the brush, the snake will strike defensively. The results can be deadly. Take sensible precautions - never walk nor put you hand on a tree limb when you cannot see what is there. Lived here 20 years next to a major wash - never been bit, but am always cautious. BTW, lots of animal life here that is unique and wonderful. We have raven couples that chatter back and forth as they drift overhead. Deer and javelina family groups can show up at any time. Coyote family groups go on howling choruses particularly late at night (our neighborhood has a pack that usually break into song about 3am - it may wake you up, but it's oddly comforting... )
I agree with everything you said 😊
Tom Shannon was the Deputy I know the general area cfc
Cool!
Where is the location of the telescope 🔭 owned and operated by the Vatican in The Nation of 🇮🇹 Italy???…(Thank You)..God Bless…!!!😊
Hello, I do not know the answer to that question, however, I do know that Kitt Peak National Observatory is the world's largest collection of optical telescopes and is located high above the Sonoran Desert in Tucson.
Thanks for checking out the channel !
What about the Horrible Crime rate
Thank you for your view and comment. I do have a video about our crime here and I do have several videos that discuss the crime in both Tucson and Phoenix. Thanks for checking out the channel!
How about the equestrian statue of Poncho Villa in front of the government buildings and banks in Veinte de Agosto park downtown? Name me another city with a statue to a Mexican bank robber/revolutionary?
Right?!?! That’s a cool statue 😁
Do I count as something weird?
Weird is good! 😁😎😊
@@TucsonArizona
Shame on me, I forgot to mention I live in Tucson.
Always great to meet a fellow local!
NONE of these facts are weird! lol!
I always hated the rodeo break as a kid. Would have rather had a week off for spring break instead. Nobody goes to the rodeo anymore, because it is in South Tucson, which is a dangerous awful place.
It’s definitely interesting when you tell people from other places that you’re getting out of school for two days because of rodeo break, they look at you like you’re crazy 😆
The absolute best burger I've had in Tucson is at Amigo's burger & beer, on Nogales hwy. Used to be the Mustang bar.
Here's a random fact Tucson has the worst drivers with absolutely no respect for pedestrians in the country