Every city has its own oddball laws. Tucson’s most surprising? Well, let’s just say that messing with a saguaro might get a little prickly. Cutting down a cactus in Tucson can net you a whopping 25 years in prison! Ouch.

People have called Tucson home for over 12,000 years. Native Americans originally called the area “Stook-zone,” or “water at the foot of black mountain.” Today, explorers can discover the lands outside of Tucson which are still pristine with the aid of their cherished horses.