Tucson Barrio Viejo Tucson Walking Tour & Scott Avenue with Guide

We begin discussing our St. Augustine Cathedral, why it has this name, and how Tucson was founded as the Presidio San Augustine del Tucson in 1775 as a Spanish Colonial Fort!

ding the Scottish Rite Cathedral, a beautiful Masonic Temple.

We learn about our historic Carnegie Free Library, today our Children's Museum, designed by Henry Trost!

We learn the storied past of the stunning Temple of Music and Art, today managed by the Arizona Theatre Company.

We visit the Barrio Viejo Neighborhood, today the largest collection of mud adobe structures found in a single neighborhood anywhere in the United States! We discuss the melting pot of cultures who lived in this neighborhood, learn how our Sonoran Row Houses were built for our harsh desert climate, and hear the lively tales of life in the Barrio!

We pass by several boutique shops that have opened in our historic Sonoran Row Houses as we explore the Barrio Viejo, discussing how historically this neighborhood had a rich and lively mix of retail and residential!

We pass by this photography gallery making note of the revitalization taking place in this historic Barrio Viejo.

We pass by Bahti in the Barrio Viejo. We learn why this intersection was very prominent in the mid to late 1800s in the Barrio Viejo!

We hear the fascinating tale of Juan Oliveras and his sexual sinful ways in the 1870s...and how some good comes from his sinful ways a century later! Ohh - This is a good story!