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Mission San Xavier del Bac

The 'White Dove of the Desert', a dazzling white Spanish mission of 1797 with a painted interior, on the Tohono O'odham Nation.

Official Website
Photo: dconvertini · CC BY-SA 2.0
Open
Every day
Price
Free; donations welcome
Time Needed
1 hour
Address
1950 W San Xavier Rd, Tucson, AZ 85746Google MapsApple Maps
Getting There
About 15 minutes by car south of downtown.

Why Go

Often called the finest example of Spanish colonial architecture in the US, the mission is still an active parish. Tohono O'odham vendors sell fry bread outside.

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