The cactus wren is the state bird of Arizona. The bride has white spots on a brown body as well as a curved beak and white “eyeliner” along their eyes. They are found in and around Tucson, frequently making their homes within cactus for protection from their predators.

Mexican food lovers rejoice! Tucson has both nationally acclaimed Mexican food and affordable housing for the Southwestern gourmand. Try restaurants such as El Charro Café. Open since 1922, El Charro Café is Tucson’s oldest Mexican restaurant and, reportedly, the site of the world’s first chimichanga.