Each tour costs $25 for non-members and $20 for members. Pre-registration is required. tucsonpresidio.com/walking-tours.

According to a news release, the 3/8-mile-long Pioneer Women on Main Avenue Tour focuses on the pioneer women who have contributed to Tucson’s history. Some of the targeted women are:

• Sarah Sorin – First female attorney to appear unaided in the U.S. Supreme Court
• Gladys Franklin – active in historical and artistic activities in Tucson, died at the age of 89 in the same room she was born on Main Avenue.
• Edith Kitt – ran the Arizona Historical Society for years
• Bettina Steinfeld – Wife of Albert Steinfeld, Merchant Prince of the Southwest
• Annie Neil Cheney – built the Cheney House on Main Avenue
• Atanacia Hughes – Married Sam Hughes around age 13 and had 15 children

The next tour is scheduled for March 11th from 10am to noon.

There is also a Walking the Wall of the Original Presidio Tour which is less than a mile long. Attendees will get an idea of ​​just how big the original Presidio San Agustin del Tucson really was, along with the interesting history of some of the buildings and the stories of Tucson’s most prominent citizens, news his release said. says.

Highlights include the site of Old Town Craftsman Sam Hughes’ home, the historic Pima County Courthouse, and the former Presidio San Agustin Cemetery.

Tours run on Thursdays 16th February, 16th March, 13th April and 18th May from 10am to noon. Also on April 13th from 9am to 11am and May 18th from 8am to 10am.

Finally, the Presidio Museum manages the Fort Lowell Museum in Tucson, providing a great opportunity for new tours and events.

The first, according to a news release, is a walking tour of the area with historian and conservationist Ken Scoville. From the Apache Wars to the Development Wars, it explains how physical features, cultural strata, and political decisions have shaped not just the district’s narrative, but Arizona’s development.

The tour runs from 1-3pm on February 22nd and from 10am-noon on March 22nd.