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All the United States Arizona Green Valley

The Atlas Obscura Guide To Green Valley

2 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Green Valley, Arizona

Updated August 18, 2015

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Titan Missile Museum

America's only nuclear missile silo open to the public.
I-19, America’s Only Metric Interstate

Green Valley, Arizona

I-19, America's Only Metric Interstate

After a short-lived attempt to bring America in line with the rest of the world, this road was left in metric.
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Abandoned Longhorn Grill

Amado, Arizona

Longhorn Grill and Saloon

This giant steer-skull edifice refuses to die.
9 miles from Green Valley

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ASARCO Mission Mine and Mineral Discovery Center

One of the largest open-pit copper mining operations in the entire country.
10 miles from Green Valley
Mission San Xavier Del Bac

Tucson, Arizona

Mission San Xavier Del Bac

This church on a Tohono O'Odham reservation has stood since 1797.
17 miles from Green Valley

Tucson, Arizona

San Xavier Co-op Farm

Run by members of the Tohono O'odham Nation, this community farm nurtures traditional desert cultivars.
17 miles from Green Valley
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Tucson's Retro Airport Control Tower

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