It’s December 3rd and the weather is a sunny, mild 62 degrees (but actually feels warmer in the sun). The sweltering days of Tucson’s 100 degree plus temperatures are over and so I can see the allure of a winter home here. I decided to check out the multiple neighborhoods on my list to see. Tucson is easy to navigate with it’s wide, grid streets. One thing I notice immediately is how clean everywhere I go is with not a speck of trash anywhere. It’s impressive. The second thing I observe is murals are plentiful and tell the story of the rich culture in Tucson.

I start at Barrio Viejo. This is a neighborhood of post Civil War adobe and brick homes. They are small, simple and gorgeous. This neighborhood is walkable and right next to downtown.

I then see Menlo Park/Mercado San Agustin and the MSA Annex. This is another cool area that is a new development but built to look old and fits in nicely to the Tucson aesthetic.

I also drove to the Sam Hughes neighborhood, Blenman-Elm and West University areas. Beautiful, historical homes that I love.

Lunch was then in order so I stopped at Boca Tacos. I tried three tacos, a boca ball and a salsa flight which included a garbanzo bean option, basil black bean and an avocado version. They were all excellent.