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Old Tucson Studios

This Western movie studio and theme park with rides, gunfights and stunt shows has been the setting for hundreds of Hollywood productions.

Take the family on a daytrip to the Wild West and come face to face with gunslingers. Experience stunt shows, movie set tours and family rides. Old Tucson Studios is a working movie set that’s also been turned into a Western theme park.

The studio started life as a replica of 1860s Tucson for the 1939 movie Arizona. Since then, some of Hollywood’s most famous television Westerns such as Bonanza and High Chaparral were filmed here, as were movies including Gunfight at the OK Corral and Rio Bravo with John Wayne and Dean Martin. Among the other famous actors who once walked these dusty streets are Clint Eastwood, Elizabeth Taylor and Leonardo DiCaprio.

Walk through this movie town and in and out of homes, stores, saloons and the bank where many stars of the big screen have delivered lines. Discover how movie stunts are performed by watching demonstrations at the Grand Palace Saloon. Enjoy the spectacles of a live gunfight and stunt show on the town’s streets. The mock battle is based on the 1995 movie, The Quick and the Dead, filmed at Old Tucson. Go to Rosa’s Cantina for a video tribute to John Wayne that features stories about the four films he made here.

For a few dollars more than the general admission price you can climb on a horse for a trail ride around the 40-acre (16-hectare) property. Let your young children enjoy rides including a carousel, pony rides and the Iron Door Mine Adventure, a mini-coaster.

This re-creation of the old American West is 14 miles (23 kilometers) from downtown Tucson, close to interstate highways. On-site car parking is free. There is no public transportation access near the attraction.

You can easily spend a day watching the shows and films and touring the sites. Old Tucson Studios has several snack bars and restaurants serving fast food, ice cream, Old West treats and pizzas. Opening hours vary by season; for details visit the theme park’s website.

Guide to Exploring around Old Tucson Studios

Tucson Museum of Art

A celebration of three millennia of art is spread over an entire block in one of the city’s historic districts.
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Saguaro National Park

Hike, bike or drive through fields and forests containing one of the most recognized cactus plants in the world.
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Kitt Peak National Observatory

Located high above the Sonoran Desert, this observatory gives you the opportunity to see the cosmos through its renowned telescope collection.
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Fox Tucson Theatre

The glamour of the 1930s comes alive in a restored movie palace that’s now a popular downtown arts venue.
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Tucson Botanical Gardens

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Coronado National Forest

Just a short drive from the arid deserts, these spectacular ranges are home to lush trails, caves, lakes and snowy mountains.
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Titan Missile Museum

Once one of the United States’ most secretive locations, this former missile site was converted into a museum toward the end of the Cold War.

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Mission San Xavier del Bac

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Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum

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St. Augustine Cathedral

Capture photographs of the Baroque spires of this impressive cathedral and watch a mariachi band performing traditional songs at a Spanish Mass.

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Sabino Canyon

Experience the natural beauty and wildlife of a large desert canyon on foot, by car or on a narrated tram tour.
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