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  • ArtOnly in ArizonaSouthern Arizona

    Tiny Works of Art Take Center Stage at Tucson’s Mini Time Machine Museum of Miniatures

    By Taylor Holmes
    November 2, 2018
    You’ll feel like a giant at the Mini Time Machine Museum of Miniatures in Tucson. This museum highlights the incredible, intricate artistry of miniatures, ...
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  • Odd ObservationsOnly in ArizonaSmall Town SceneSouthern Arizona

    “The Thing” Gets a New Home, Alien Companions

    By Taylor Holmes
    August 29, 2018
    The Thing, a mysterious tourist attraction 17 miles east of Benson, has a new home! Bowlin Travel Centers, which owns the property, recently completed ...
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  • Dose of HistoryOnly in ArizonaSouthern Arizona

    Tucson Museum Keeps Pharmacy History Alive

    By Taylor Holmes
    May 9, 2018
    If you’ve ever wondered what it was like to visit a pharmacy 100 years ago, you’re in luck: The History of Pharmacy Museum in ...
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  • Only in ArizonaSouthern Arizona

    The Thing in Southern Arizona Draws Travelers from Far and Wide

    By Taylor Holmes
    January 15, 2018
    Bright yellow billboards advertise it for miles, from California to Texas. But what exactly is The Thing? We aren’t telling—you have to see for ...
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  • Natural SurroundingsSouthern ArizonaValley of the Sun

    How to Scorpion-proof Your Home

    By Taylor Holmes
    December 6, 2017
    You may have some scorpion roommates you don’t know about. Our homes are a scorpion’s ideal climate, and many hunker down to hibernate in ...
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  • Only in ArizonaSouthern Arizona

    Biosphere 2 Brings a Rainforest to the Arizona Desert

    By Taylor Holmes
    March 23, 2017
    Did you know that Arizona has its very own rain forest? It also has an ocean, a savannah, a swamp and a desert. These ...
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  • Odd ObservationsSouthern Arizona

    Yuma’s Bridge to Nowhere

    By Sam Lowe
    March 25, 2016
    YUMA – The McPhaul Swinging Bridge is located about 18 miles north of Yuma on Highway 85. It was constructed by Yuma County and ...
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  • Dose of HistorySouthern Arizona

    That Was One Big Sarah With a Dynamic Past

    By Sam Lowe
    February 26, 2016
    YUMA – Sarah Bowman was a large woman. So large that she was nicknamed “the Great Western,” after a huge ocean-going steamship known throughout ...
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  • Odd ObservationsSouthern Arizona

    An Educated Ghost Lost on Campus

    By Sam Lowe
    February 11, 2016
    TUCSON – Around the turn of the Twentieth Century, a young University of Arizona coed was brutally murdered and her body was thrown down ...
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  • ArtDose of HistorySmall Town SceneSouthern Arizona

    Rex Allen’s Heart Remains in Willcox

    By Sam Lowe
    January 7, 2016
    WILLCOX – Rex Allen, one of the last singing cowboy movie stars, was born and raised in Willcox and never forgot his roots. After ...
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