Green Valley, AZ Road Trips
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2
Longest Drive
283 mi
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4h 37m
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Green Valley, AZ by the Numbers
Recent demographic snapshot from the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey.
Population
21,581
Median Income
$58,268
Median Home Value
$264,300
Median Age
73.3
Source: US Census Bureau ACS 5-year (public domain). See our methodology for details.
Traveler Guide to Green Valley, AZ
Green Valley is a small city in South Central Arizona. Along with the neighboring town of Sahuarita, it is known primarily as a retirement community and as the home of a Titan missile silo.
1 Titan Missile Museum, 1580 W Duval Mine Rd, Sahuarita (30 minutes south of Tucson), ☏ +1 520-625-7736. Oct-May: daily; Jun-Sep: Th-M; hours: 9:45AM-5PM, first tour starts 10AM, last tour starts at 4PM; closed Thanksgiving and Christmas. Former US Air Force Titan-II ICBM site (complex 571-7) preserves a Cold-War-era underground silo housing an unarmed Titan-II ICBM, the only remaining Titan Missile silo in the US. Part of 54 Titan II missile sites, this was one of the places from which nuclear war on the Soviet Union would have been waged. Visitors can take a tour of the underground facilities where USAF crews spent decades living underground waiting for the launch order which never came. Online reservations "strongly encouraged". Adult $16.50, senior $15.50, child 5-12 $12, child under 5 $1; $7 for topside-only self-guided tour. (updated Dec 2023) 2 ASARCO Mineral Discovery Center, 1421 W Pima Mine Rd, Sahuarita (Exit 80 off of I-19), ☏ +1 520-625-7513, +1 520-625-8233 (tour reservations), fax: +1 520-625-4756, [email protected]. Tu-Sa 9AM̠-5PM (exhibits); mine tours on Sa only at 9:30AM, 11AM, 12:30PM, 2PM, 3:30PM. The center has exhibits illustrating the history and modern practices of mining, and conducts tours of their active open-pit mine (reservations recommended). There is also a gift shop onsite with arts and crafts using silver and copper, by local and Native American artisans. Mine tour: $8 (adults), $6 (seniors), $5 (children 5-12), free (children under 5); exhibits and theater: free.
1 Desert Diamond Casinos & Entertainment, 1100 W Pima Mine Rd (San Xavier Indian Reservation, just N of Sahuarita), toll-free: +1 866-332-9467. Daily 24 hrs. Operated by the Tohono O'odham Nation, the casino has an onsite hotel, three restaurants, and a bar. (updated Feb 2017) There are many golf clubs and courses in this area. 2 Canoa Ranch Golf Club, 5800 S Camino Del Sol, ☏ +1 520-393-1966, [email protected]. (updated May 2016) 3 Desert Hills Golf Club, 2500 S Circulo De Las Lomas, ☏ +1 520-648-1668, [email protected]. 4 Haven Golf Course, 110 N Abrego Dr, ☏ +1 520-625-4281, fax: +1 520-648-2884, [email protected]. 5 San Ignacio Golf Club, 4201 S Camino Del Sol, ☏ +1 520-822-8313. 6 Torres Blancas Golf Club, 3233 S Abrego Dr, ☏ +1 520-625-5200.
1 Country Club of Green Valley, 77 E Paseo de Golf, ☏ +1 520-625-8806. 7am-5pm. American-Italian cuisine.
1 Vagabond Inn - Executive Green Valley Sahuarita, 19200 S I 19 Frontage Rd, ☏ +1 520 625-0900, [email protected]. Indoor pool, breakfast, cheaper than some around here. ̩$93 (Mar 2022).
1 Enterprise Rent-A-Car, 1030 W Duval Rd, ☏ +1 520-399-1221, toll-free: +1 800-736-8222. M-F 8AM-5PM. (updated Feb 2017)
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