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Tucson, AZ Tidbits

Tucson, a city in Arizona, is known simply as the home of Arizona's most prominent university. It is also known as a major cultural center, according to a national magazine in 2009. A lifestyle magazine also placed it on the 20th place of the top 25 destinations for artists among the country's big cities.

As a mega-trend city, Tucson is well-known for its rich culture, history, and love for the arts. It is also one of the oldest cities in the entire United States of America and has been continuously inhabited by different settlers for over 12,000 years.

It began as a settlement for local tribes and was called "Cuk Son", which meant "at the base of the hill". When the Spanish inhabitants came, they called it "Tucson". August 20, 1775 is officially considered the city's foundation day, and its founder is the governor of Mexico who later became the new governor of Texas, and then the Spanish Viceroy of New Spain. The following year, Spanish settlers began arriving in droves.

Tucson is presently the seat of Pima County, but years ago it was the capital of the Arizona Territory from 1867 to 1877. Tucson boasts a unique experience filled with historic Spanish colonial buildings, authentic Mexican dishes, and both ancient and present indigenous cultures. Tucson is one of the few cities in the country with its own ballet company, professional theater company, and its own opera and symphony group. There are more than two hundred art groups and around 35 galleries in the city. The downtown area is an especially popular place for tourists.

Since it's located in the Sonoran desert, Tucson offers several outdoor activities. It is also home to copper mines, which has long been known as one of the greatest copper mines in the whole world. The mines closed in 1975, but it had been in operation for over a century. The mines were known for mining metals valued at over $6.1 billion during the late 1900s. The tour guides are all local miners who have worked in the mines for many years.

Tucson is also home to several museums. One of them has 30-year collection of various antiques. A part of that is a huge number of 275 miniature houses and room boxes. The museum, on 4455 E. Camp Lowell Drive, has different galleries of mini houses that existed in the 18th and 19th centuries.

The historical gallery shows miniature houses, complete with furnishings, which were made as early as the late 1700s. One residential structure was created to house miniature furnishings and the lives of people in 18th century Europe. It was restored in 1988. There's also a mini house built in Malden, Massachusetts sometime during the early 20th century. The mini collections didn't just show off residential structures. Some of them display stores and shops.

One of the most interesting doll houses in the collection is an automated house, which was created in 1885. These doll houses showcased the lifestyle of Swiss people living in small villages in the 19th century. The houses were patterned after the typical three-story hotel-style look of many houses in Basel, Switzerland. The figures or dolls on each floor come to life when the key is turned. It's a beautiful craft that preserves the lifestyle, culture, and artistry of the early European settlers and their home countries.