
Tucson (Mexican food capital)
- ★ 4.6
- About 2 hours by car
- Day trip from Phoenix
Tucson is the first US UNESCO City of Gastronomy, a two-hour drive south for Sonoran hot dogs, El Charro's century-old carne seca and deep Mexican cooking.
Checked by Elliot Marsh against its source.
The trip
- Famous for
- Sonoran hot dogs, carne seca and UNESCO-recognised Mexican cooking
- Getting there
- Drive south on I-10 from Phoenix
- Distance
- About 2 hours by car of Phoenix
Make a night of it
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