The Skywatcher's Inn featuring four bedrooms and baths. Within an hour's drive of the Tucson International Airport, the Skywatcher's Inn offers guests kitchenettes, a science classroom and a planetarium. The inn shares a building with the private astronomical observatory. Exceptionally equipped for stargazing, the Skywatcher's Inn maintains a collection of tripod-mounted giant binoculars, a small planetarium and telescopes of all sizes -- the largest, housed in an electronically-controlled dome, which can be used for astrophotography at night. Private instruction from an astronomist is also offered. The Skywatcher's Inn offers breakfast on the solarium with views of surrounding mountain ranges and is located wtihin close proximity to Benson, which is 50 minutes from Tucson.
Location:
1311 South Astronomers Road, Benson Arizona 58602
Telephone
520-615-3886
Other Bed and Breakfasts and Country Inns nearby:
(Tucson) Agave Grove Bed & Breakfast
(Dragoon) And The Horse You Rode In On Bed and Breakfast
(Pearce) Apache Country Bed and Breakfast
(Tucson) Araibi Place Bed & Breakfast
(Tucson) Arizona Bed and Breakfast Association
(Tucson) Armory Park Guesthouse
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06/09 Coming to The Benson area
Arizona Renaissance Festival Apache Junction AZ March30-31 In addition to village street and pathway events, the Festival has twelve stages of ongoing shows performing every half-hour. From the daily opening ceremony to the closing cannon shot, every Festival minute and every Festival acre is filled with mirth, merriment and marketplace exhibitions.
Marana Main Street Festival Marana AZ April6 Located downtown at Marana Main Street and Civic Center Drive, between the Marana Municipal Complex and the Marana Health Center. There will be:
Kids activities,
Entertainment,
Food,
Vendors,
Bed races,
Concert (Saturday night),
Pancake breakfast (Sunday), and
RV boondocking (Friday-Sunday).
Prickly Pear Festival Superior AZ August24 The historic copper mining town of Superior hosts a new prickly pear festival featuring a morning “how to pick and juice ‘em” class by Jean Groen.
Tucson Greek Festival Tucson AZ September26-29 Of course, there is live Greek music, dancing, and our exquisite food. But there is even more for you to explore. There are different cooking demonstrations every day so that you can learn to replicate our pastries and delicious meals at home.
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