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Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum vs Mission San Xavier del Bac
Both Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum and Mission San Xavier del Bac are endorsed by travel writers. Overall, Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum scores slightly higher than Mission San Xavier del Bac. Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum comes in at 96 with approval from 7 reviewers such as Frommer's, Travel + Leisure and Fodor's.
Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum
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2021 North Kinney Road, Tucson, AZ 85743
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Lonely Planet
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"Home to cacti, coyotes and palm-sized hummingbirds, this ode to the Sonoran desert is one... that'll entertain young and old for easily half a day."
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Wear a hat and walking shoes, and remember that the big cats are most active in the morning.
Travel + Leisure
"The property features a zoo, natural history museum, and botanical garden all in one venue."
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Afar Magazine
"Southern Arizona is one of the world's birdwatching meccas."
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Fodor's
"The name "museum" is a bit misleading, since this delightful site is actually a zoo, aquarium, and botanical garden featuring the animals, plants and, even fish of the Sonoran Desert."
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"Botanical garden, zoo and natural-history museum, all set on 21 acres of desert."
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Mission San Xavier del Bac
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1950 W. San Xavier Rd., Tucson, AZ 85746
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Fodor's
"The oldest Catholic church in the United States still serving the community for which it was built."
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Frommer's
"A blindingly white adobe building that rises from a serene, brown landscape."
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Travel + Leisure
"Tour the stunning Mission San Xavier del Bac, also known as the White Dove of the Desert; it’s often cited as the finest intact example of Mission architecture in the Southwest."
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Afar Magazine
"The 'white dove of the desert' is the oldest intact European structure in Arizona, and it still serves as a parish church for the Tohono O'odham people."
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Travel + Leisure
"Founded in 1692, the “white dove of the desert” is considered one of the finest mission cathedrals in the American Southwest."
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