Tucson is great! Try hiking in the Santa Catalina Mountains north of town. There is an entrance at the Catalina State Park. A good restaurant is the Blue Willow. The Arizona Historical Society Museum and Tohono Chul, a botanical museum, are both worth visiting. >>> [log in to unmask] 12/10/03 07:08AM >>> I go to the Tucson area every year for Christmas. It's such a great place. Definitely see San Xavier del Bac. Gorgeous. The, there's the Arizona State Museum and the art museum on the U of A campus. Across the street from the Arizona State Museum is the Arizona Historical Society. That's a great place too. For lunch or dinner near campus, eat at Gentle Ben's. (Great local microbrewery.) If the weather's nice (and it should be), you should make a trip up Mount Lemmon. Great scenery and views. Perhaps Saguaro National Park, too. And, while I've never been I'll bet the DeGrazia Gallery is interesting. Have a safe and fun trip. Lisa Worley, Historian HHM Inc. Austin, Texas ========================================================= Important Subscriber Information: The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "help" (without the quotes). If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes). ========================================================= Important Subscriber Information: The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "help" (without the quotes). If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes).