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For a true taste of the Wild West, there's no town like Tucson. Granted, its Main Gate Square, a pedestrian-focused shopping and dining district; Pima Air & Space Museum; and Titan Missile Museum are thriving studies in modernity, but its colorful past shines as brilliantly as the stars seen from the world's largest observatory in nearby Kitt Peak. Take a trip back to 1692 with a visit to the still-operational Mission San Xavier del Bac, the oldest European structure in the state, poetically nicknamed the "White Dove of the Desert." Fast- forward to 1882 by stopping by the Tombstone Courthouse building, where silver miners, outlaws, and bandits faced justice in "The Town Too Tough to Die" before having their stories set in stone in Boothill Graveyard. Or, write your own adventure in the Santa Catalina Mountains and the Coronado National Forest, home to America's southernmost ski destination. The Sabino Canyon Recreation Area is another popular outdoor site, with beginner-level trails for aspiring hikers and the progressively challenging six-mile Finger Rock Trail for accomplished ones. Seven Falls Trail is another route with breathtaking views, but instead of the city skyline, its prize perspective is of Bear Creek, Seven Falls, and the clear pools that invite you to take a dip along the way. THE WESTIN LA PALOMA RESORT & SPA O O O O O This resort in the foothills of the Santa Catalina Mountains offers 487 guestrooms and suites. Amenities include a 27-hole golf course, a Red Door Spa, tennis and health center, seven restaurants, five pools, swim-up bar, waterfall, 177-foot water slide, car rental, florist, concierge, and the Westin Kids Club Discovery Room. AAA Four Diamond. 1 0 1/2 miles 0 1/2 km 10 10 10 19 77 77 77 Arizona- Sonora Desert Museum Saguaro National Monument (West) Catalina State Park S O U T H T U C S O N O R O VA L L E Y R I L L I TO K I N O J AY N E S O L D T U C S O N E. 22nd St. W. Ajo Way W. 22nd St. E. Broadway Escalante Rd. Golf Links Rd. E. Speedway E. Grant Rd. W. Grant Rd. River Rd. W. Roger Rd. W. Ina Rd. W. Lambert Ln. W. Lambert Ln. E. Ina Rd. W. Orange Grove Rd. Sunset Rd. Sunrise Dr. Campbell Ave. N. Craycroft Rd. N. Swan Rd. S. Wilmot Rd. Tangerine Rd. Coronado National Forest Mount Lemmon Ski Valley T U C S O N Kinney Rd. Tucson Mountain County Park S an t a C r uz R . 6th Ave. N. 1st Ave. W. Ove rt o n R d. Gat e s P a s s Rd. W . S pe e dway E l C a m i n o de Cerro O r ac le R d. 1 TUCSON 2 20 Tucson This fine hotel is also available: 2 LOEWS VENTANA CANYON RESORT O O O O H