Tubac Attractions

Tubac was established in 1752 as a Spanish Presidio. Today it is an artist colony featuring over 90 galleries, shops and studios. It has become a popular tourist destination, at least for day trips, drawing people who come here mainly to shop. Despite this, the town itself is very small and has the feeling of being less commercial than many of Arizona town's.

The ruins from the late 17th C are visible in Arizona's oldest European settlement.

Juan Bautista de Anza National Historic Trail

The Juan Bautista de Anza National Historic Trail runs from Tubac south to Tumacacori Mission. This is part of the route traveled by the captain of the Tubac presidio and 240 settlers on their way to San Francisco.

Tips

There is no official Anza Trail visitor center. Several sites along the trail have visitor services and facilities.

Tubac Center of the Arts

The Tubac Center of the Arts offers a series of exhibitions, performing arts presentations and educational programming. There are three galleries of exhibit space, a performance stage, Art Library, and gallery shop.

Hours

September 5 to May 13

	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun
Open	Closed	10:00	10:00	10:00	10:00	10:00	13:00
Close		16:30	16:30	16:30	16:30	16:30	16:30

Always closed on:

New Year's Day (January 1)
Memorial Day - USA (last Monday, May )
Labor Day - USA (1st Monday, September)
Thanksgiving - USA (4th Thursday, November )
Christmas - Christian (December 25)
New Year's Eve (December 31)
Christmas Eve - Christian (December 24)
Easter Monday - Christian (Apr 09)

Facilities

Gift shop

Tubac Ironworks

The Tubac Ironworks are an industrial attraction featuring interior and exterior metal arts including customized home furnishings and designer apparel.

Address

Tubac Ironworks
217 Plaza Road
Tubac, AZ 85646
United States

Phone 1 (520) 398-2163

Fax 1 (520) 398-2319

Hours

	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun
Open	10:00	10:00	10:00	10:00	10:00	10:00	10:00
Close	17:00	17:00	17:00	17:00	17:00	17:00	17:00

Tubac Presidio State Historic Park (closed March 29, 2010)

The Tubac Presidio State Historic Park and Museum was Arizona's first park, with historical exhibits including the first schoolhouse and newspaper in the state.

Address

Tubac Presidio State Historic Park
Box 1296
Tubac, AZ 85646-1296
United States

Phone 1 (520) 398-2252

Fax 1 (520) 398-2685

http://azstateparks.com/Parks/TUPR/index.html