Tucson Turquoise Trail Historic Walking Tour

The Presidio Museum is the founder and steward of the popular Turquoise Trail. The Presidio Museum endorses guides who are knowledgeable, entertaining, and have stories to share. Follow the turquoise line through downtown Tucson and admire local Spanish Colonial architecture and other historic sites. This walk gives you a glimpse into early Tucson!
More than 30 restaurants are within a few blocks of the walk, providing plenty of opportunities for lunch after the tour ends.

Meeting Point

Presidio San Agustín del Tucson Museum

196 N Court Ave, Tucson, AZ 85701, USA

Go inside the Tucson Presidio Museum at 196 N Court Ave, Tucson, AZ and tell the front desk you are there for the Turquoise Trail tour. They will direct you from there.

What to expect:

Duration: 3 hours

The Presidio Trail/turquoise Trail

196 N. Court Avenue, Tucson, 85701, Arizona

On our Turquoise Trail Walking Tours, you will experience fascinating history, architectural gems, and interesting stories from our experienced guides.
Begin the tour at the Presidio Museum and hear about how its settlement had a significant impact on the City of Tucson's settlement by Europeans. See the longest-inhabited building in Tucson. Learn about Presidio Park sculptures and why they are significant to Tucson's history and culture. Walk through the Barrio Viejo, and area that grew in population in the late 1800s and early 1900s and became very ethnically diverse. View the former Carnegie Library building, which is today's Children's Museum. Discover Hotel Congress, built in 1919 across from the railroad depot, where John Dillinger's gang rented rooms and asked firemen to carry out their bags of machine guns when a fire broke out. This ultimately led to their arrest. End the tour at the Fox Theater, which has been restored to its former greatness. More stops are also included.

3 hours • Admission Ticket Included