Tubac (Santa Cruz Chili Spice, Wisdom's) ★ 4.5
Tubac is the 1752 Spanish presidio arts village 45 minutes south of Tucson, with Santa Cruz Chili and Spice on the Plaza and Wisdom's Cafe in Tumacacori.
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Sonoita and Patagonia wine country ★ 4.5
Sonoita and Patagonia 90 minutes south of Tucson host Arizona's emerging wine country, with Callaghan Vineyards and Velvet Elvis Pizza in town.
Tombstone (Big Nose Kate's, Crystal Palace) ★ 4.2
Tombstone is the legendary 1881 Western mining town 75 minutes southeast of Tucson, with Big Nose Kate's Saloon and the OK Corral on Allen Street.
Mount Lemmon (Iron Door Restaurant) ★ 4.4
Mount Lemmon's Iron Door Restaurant at Ski Valley is 60 minutes up Catalina Highway from Tucson, the only mountain-altitude dining option here.
Mission San Xavier del Bac ★ 4.7
Mission San Xavier del Bac 20 minutes south of Tucson is Father Kino's 1692 white-domed mission on Tohono O'odham land, with fry-bread tacos.