Places to see at Casas Adobes, Arizona

Best Places to visit in Casas Adobes, Arizona - Best Things to do in Casas Adobes, AZ
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Tohono Chul Park 1.41 3
Urban Environment, Gardens And Parks, Cultural, Interesting Places

Tohono Chul (aka Tohono Chul Park) is a botanical garden, nature preserve, and cultural museum located in Casas Adobes, a suburb of Tucson, Arizona. The words \"tohono chul\" translate as \"desert corner\" and are borrowed from the language of the Tohono O\u2019odham, the indigenous people of southern Arizona. The mission of Tohono Chul is to connect people with the nature, art and culture of the Sonoran Desert region and to \"inspir[e] wise stewardship of the natural world\".

The 49-acre (19.8 ha) site itself offers a setting for Tohono Chul's regional focus. Overlooking the Santa Catalina Mountains, the park is located in a natural desert habitat within existing migratory tracks of several species of native fauna. Thirty-eight species of birds make their permanent home in the park while another 57 migrant species visit seasonally, and a variety of reptiles and mammals, from Gila monsters to bobcats, may be spotted on the grounds.

In 2008, Travel+Leisure Magazine named Tohono Chul one of the Great Botanical Gardens of the World.

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Tucson Arizona Temple 2.89 3
Religion, Churches, Interesting Places, Other Churches

The Tucson Arizona Temple is a temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) in Catalina Foothills, Arizona, just north of Tucson. The intent to construct the temple was announced by church president Thomas S. Monson on October 6, 2012, during the church's semi-annual general conference. The temple is 38,216 square feet (3,550.4\u00a0m2) and is located on a 7.4-acre (3.0\u00a0ha) site.

Dieter F. Uchtdorf presided at a groundbreaking to signify beginning of construction on October 17, 2015. A public open house was held from June 3 to 24, 2017, excluding Sundays. The temple was dedicated on August 13, 2017, by Uchtdorf.

The Tucson Arizona Temple was designed in the art deco style, with Sonoran Desert motifs. The temple features a dome inspired by the 1920s-era Pima County Courthouse, and is notably smaller in height than many other temples due to local zoning ordinances.

In 2020, like all the church's other temples, the Tucson Arizona Temple was closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Tohono Chul Park 1.41 3
Urban Environment, Gardens And Parks, Cultural, Interesting Places

Tohono Chul (aka Tohono Chul Park) is a botanical garden, nature preserve, and cultural museum located in Casas Adobes, a suburb of Tucson, Arizona. The words \"tohono chul\" translate as \"desert corner\" and are borrowed from the language of the Tohono O\u2019odham, the indigenous people of southern Arizona. The mission of Tohono Chul is to connect people with the nature, art and culture of the Sonoran Desert region and to \"inspir[e] wise stewardship of the natural world\".

The 49-acre (19.8 ha) site itself offers a setting for Tohono Chul's regional focus. Overlooking the Santa Catalina Mountains, the park is located in a natural desert habitat within existing migratory tracks of several species of native fauna. Thirty-eight species of birds make their permanent home in the park while another 57 migrant species visit seasonally, and a variety of reptiles and mammals, from Gila monsters to bobcats, may be spotted on the grounds.

In 2008, Travel+Leisure Magazine named Tohono Chul one of the Great Botanical Gardens of the World.

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Tucson Arizona Temple 2.89 3
Religion, Churches, Interesting Places, Other Churches

The Tucson Arizona Temple is a temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) in Catalina Foothills, Arizona, just north of Tucson. The intent to construct the temple was announced by church president Thomas S. Monson on October 6, 2012, during the church's semi-annual general conference. The temple is 38,216 square feet (3,550.4\u00a0m2) and is located on a 7.4-acre (3.0\u00a0ha) site.

Dieter F. Uchtdorf presided at a groundbreaking to signify beginning of construction on October 17, 2015. A public open house was held from June 3 to 24, 2017, excluding Sundays. The temple was dedicated on August 13, 2017, by Uchtdorf.

The Tucson Arizona Temple was designed in the art deco style, with Sonoran Desert motifs. The temple features a dome inspired by the 1920s-era Pima County Courthouse, and is notably smaller in height than many other temples due to local zoning ordinances.

In 2020, like all the church's other temples, the Tucson Arizona Temple was closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Sun Circle 1.69 2
Historic, Monuments And Memorials, Urban Environment, Cultural, Interesting Places, Sculptures, Monuments

The Arctic Circle is one of the two polar circles, and the most northerly of the five major circles of latitude as shown on maps of Earth. Its southern equivalent is the Antarctic Circle.

The Arctic Circle marks the southernmost latitude at which, on the Winter solstice, the shortest day of the year in the northern hemisphere, the Sun will not rise all day, and on the Summer solstice, the longest day of the year in the northern hemisphere, the Sun will not set. These phenomena are referred to as polar night and midnight sun respectively, and the further north one progresses, the more pronounced these effects become. For example, in the Russian port city of Murmansk, three degrees above the Arctic Circle, the Sun does not rise above the horizon for 40 successive days in midwinter.

The position of the Arctic Circle is not fixed and currently runs 66\u00b033\u203249.5\u2033 north of the Equator. Its latitude depends on the Earth's axial tilt, which fluctuates within a margin of more than 2\u00b0 over a 41,000-year period, owing to tidal forces resulting from the orbit of the Moon. Consequently, the Arctic Circle is currently drifting northwards at a speed of about 14.5\u00a0m (48\u00a0ft) per year.

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KCMT-FM (Green Valley) 2.68 2
Architecture, Towers, Interesting Places, Other Towers

KCMT (92.1 FM) is an American Regional Mexican radio station that serves Tucson, Arizona. KCMT is licensed to broadcast from Green Valley, Arizona (a southern suburb of Tucson), and broadcasts on the frequency of 92.1\u00a0MHz. KCMT is owned by small radio company Lotus Communications. Its studios and transmitter are located separately in Northwest Tucson.

KCMT has been the highest-rated Spanish-language radio station in the Tucson radio market in the Arbitron ratings.

On March 21, 2014, KCMT moved from 102.1 FM to 92.1 FM, swapping frequencies with alternative rock-formatted KFMA.

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Sun Circle 1.69 2
Historic, Monuments And Memorials, Urban Environment, Cultural, Interesting Places, Sculptures, Monuments

The Arctic Circle is one of the two polar circles, and the most northerly of the five major circles of latitude as shown on maps of Earth. Its southern equivalent is the Antarctic Circle.

The Arctic Circle marks the southernmost latitude at which, on the Winter solstice, the shortest day of the year in the northern hemisphere, the Sun will not rise all day, and on the Summer solstice, the longest day of the year in the northern hemisphere, the Sun will not set. These phenomena are referred to as polar night and midnight sun respectively, and the further north one progresses, the more pronounced these effects become. For example, in the Russian port city of Murmansk, three degrees above the Arctic Circle, the Sun does not rise above the horizon for 40 successive days in midwinter.

The position of the Arctic Circle is not fixed and currently runs 66\u00b033\u203249.5\u2033 north of the Equator. Its latitude depends on the Earth's axial tilt, which fluctuates within a margin of more than 2\u00b0 over a 41,000-year period, owing to tidal forces resulting from the orbit of the Moon. Consequently, the Arctic Circle is currently drifting northwards at a speed of about 14.5\u00a0m (48\u00a0ft) per year.

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KCMT-FM (Green Valley) 2.68 2
Architecture, Towers, Interesting Places, Other Towers

KCMT (92.1 FM) is an American Regional Mexican radio station that serves Tucson, Arizona. KCMT is licensed to broadcast from Green Valley, Arizona (a southern suburb of Tucson), and broadcasts on the frequency of 92.1\u00a0MHz. KCMT is owned by small radio company Lotus Communications. Its studios and transmitter are located separately in Northwest Tucson.

KCMT has been the highest-rated Spanish-language radio station in the Tucson radio market in the Arbitron ratings.

On March 21, 2014, KCMT moved from 102.1 FM to 92.1 FM, swapping frequencies with alternative rock-formatted KFMA.

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Northwest Community Friends Church 0.58 1
Religion, Other Temples, Interesting Places

Calvary Oro Valley 0.65 1
Religion, Other Temples, Interesting Places

Casas Adobes Congregational Church 1.14 1
Religion, Other Temples, Interesting Places

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints 1.52 1
Religion, Other Temples, Interesting Places

Faith Church 1.54 1
Religion, Other Temples, Interesting Places

Northside Church of Christ 1.56 1
Religion, Other Temples, Interesting Places

Muslim Community Center of Tucson 1.62 1
Religion, Other Temples, Interesting Places

Mountain View Christian Church 1.68 1
Religion, Churches, Interesting Places, Other Churches

AMC Foothills 15 1.71 1
Cultural, Cinemas, Theatres And Entertainments, Interesting Places

Foothills Mall was an indoor regional shopping mall located in Casas Adobes, Arizona, United States, with a Tucson postal address. Foothills Mall had capacity for over 90 stores and outlets, along with 8 restaurants and an AMC Theatres Foothills 15. As of 2023, the mall is undergoing partial demolition, with plans to convert the existing mall into a mixed-use project.

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Ascension Lutheran Church and School 2.02 1
Religion, Other Temples, Interesting Places

Grand Cinemas 2.4 1
Cultural, Cinemas, Theatres And Entertainments, Interesting Places

Oracle View Cinemas 2.48 1
Cinemas, Cultural, Theatres And Entertainments, Interesting Places

Warren Edward Buffett ( BUF-it; born August 30, 1930) is an American business magnate, investor, and philanthropist. He is currently the chairman and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway. He is one of the best-known fundamental investors in the world as a result of his immense investment success possessing a net worth of $104 billion as of March 2023, making him the fifth-richest person in the world.

Buffett was born in Omaha, Nebraska. He developed an interest in business and investing during his youth, eventually entering the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania in 1947 before transferring to and graduating from the University of Nebraska at 19. He went on to graduate from Columbia Business School, where he molded his investment philosophy around the concept of value investing pioneered by Benjamin Graham. He attended New York Institute of Finance to focus on his economics background and soon after began various investment business partnerships, including one with Graham. He created Buffett Partnership, Ltd in 1956 and his investment firm eventually acquired a textile manufacturing firm called Berkshire Hathaway, assuming its name to create a diversified holding company, and later as the company's chairman and majority shareholder in 1970. In 1978, Charlie Munger joined Buffett as vice-chairman.

Since 1970, Buffett has presided as the chairman and largest shareholder of Berkshire Hathaway, one of America's largest holding companies and world's leading corporate conglomerates. He has been referred to as the \"Oracle\" or \"Sage\" of Omaha by global media as a result of having accumulated a massive fortune derived from his business and investment success. He is noted for his adherence to the principles of value investing, and his personal frugality despite his vast wealth.

Buffett is also a noted philanthropist, having pledged to give away 99 percent of his fortune to philanthropic causes, primarily via the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. He founded The Giving Pledge in 2010 with Bill Gates, whereby billionaires pledge to give away at least half of their fortunes.

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AMC Oracle 4 2.53 1
Architecture, Historic Architecture, Cinemas, Cultural, Theatres And Entertainments, Interesting Places, Destroyed Objects

Sonya Cassidy is a British actress.

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Saguarohenge 2.67 1
Historic, Monuments And Memorials, Interesting Places, Monuments

Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church 3.07 1
Religion, Other Temples, Interesting Places

Northwest Community Friends Church 0.58 1
Religion, Other Temples, Interesting Places

Calvary Oro Valley 0.65 1
Religion, Other Temples, Interesting Places

Casas Adobes Congregational Church 1.14 1
Religion, Other Temples, Interesting Places

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints 1.52 1
Religion, Other Temples, Interesting Places

Faith Church 1.54 1
Religion, Other Temples, Interesting Places

Northside Church of Christ 1.56 1
Religion, Other Temples, Interesting Places

Muslim Community Center of Tucson 1.62 1
Religion, Other Temples, Interesting Places

Mountain View Christian Church 1.68 1
Religion, Churches, Interesting Places, Other Churches

AMC Foothills 15 1.71 1
Cultural, Cinemas, Theatres And Entertainments, Interesting Places

Foothills Mall was an indoor regional shopping mall located in Casas Adobes, Arizona, United States, with a Tucson postal address. Foothills Mall had capacity for over 90 stores and outlets, along with 8 restaurants and an AMC Theatres Foothills 15. As of 2023, the mall is undergoing partial demolition, with plans to convert the existing mall into a mixed-use project.

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Ascension Lutheran Church and School 2.02 1
Religion, Other Temples, Interesting Places

Grand Cinemas 2.4 1
Cultural, Cinemas, Theatres And Entertainments, Interesting Places

Oracle View Cinemas 2.48 1
Cinemas, Cultural, Theatres And Entertainments, Interesting Places

Warren Edward Buffett ( BUF-it; born August 30, 1930) is an American business magnate, investor, and philanthropist. He is currently the chairman and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway. He is one of the best-known fundamental investors in the world as a result of his immense investment success possessing a net worth of $104 billion as of March 2023, making him the fifth-richest person in the world.

Buffett was born in Omaha, Nebraska. He developed an interest in business and investing during his youth, eventually entering the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania in 1947 before transferring to and graduating from the University of Nebraska at 19. He went on to graduate from Columbia Business School, where he molded his investment philosophy around the concept of value investing pioneered by Benjamin Graham. He attended New York Institute of Finance to focus on his economics background and soon after began various investment business partnerships, including one with Graham. He created Buffett Partnership, Ltd in 1956 and his investment firm eventually acquired a textile manufacturing firm called Berkshire Hathaway, assuming its name to create a diversified holding company, and later as the company's chairman and majority shareholder in 1970. In 1978, Charlie Munger joined Buffett as vice-chairman.

Since 1970, Buffett has presided as the chairman and largest shareholder of Berkshire Hathaway, one of America's largest holding companies and world's leading corporate conglomerates. He has been referred to as the \"Oracle\" or \"Sage\" of Omaha by global media as a result of having accumulated a massive fortune derived from his business and investment success. He is noted for his adherence to the principles of value investing, and his personal frugality despite his vast wealth.

Buffett is also a noted philanthropist, having pledged to give away 99 percent of his fortune to philanthropic causes, primarily via the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. He founded The Giving Pledge in 2010 with Bill Gates, whereby billionaires pledge to give away at least half of their fortunes.

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AMC Oracle 4 2.53 1
Architecture, Historic Architecture, Cinemas, Cultural, Theatres And Entertainments, Interesting Places, Destroyed Objects

Sonya Cassidy is a British actress.

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Saguarohenge 2.67 1
Historic, Monuments And Memorials, Interesting Places, Monuments

Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church 3.07 1
Religion, Other Temples, Interesting Places