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Fodor's names Tucson to list of 52 locales that inspire travel in 2019

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Perhaps because of views like this, Fodor ' s editors picked Tucson as one of 52 places to inspire travel in 2019.
Perhaps because of views like this, Fodor's editors picked Tucson as one of 52 places to inspire travel in 2019.
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Linda Ronstadt is among Tucson ' s greatest treasures. Sure may have left in part because she found some local attitudes to be offensive, according to her memoir " Simple Dreams. " But she was born in Tucson, so that ' s that.
Linda Ronstadt is among Tucson's greatest treasures. Sure may have left in part because she found some local attitudes to be offensive, according to her memoir "Simple Dreams." But she was born in Tucson, so that's that. 
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Tucson boasts Saguaro National Park, so vast it had to be split into two areas. That ' s one more national park than is in Phoenix.
Tucson boasts Saguaro National Park, so vast it had to be split into two areas.  That's one more national park than is in Phoenix.
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Unlike rivers in and near Phoenix, this stretch of the Snta Cruz River in Tucson actually has water. A nice plus.
Unlike rivers in and near Phoenix, this stretch of the Snta Cruz River in Tucson actually has water. A nice plus.
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Tucson knows hot dogs, as the Sonoran hot dog from El Guero Canelo won a prestigious James Beard Award. While El Guero Canelo does have a Phoenix location, it has four locations and its headquarters in Tucson.
Tucson knows hot dogs, as the Sonoran hot dog from El Guero Canelo won a prestigious James Beard Award. While El Guero Canelo does have a Phoenix location, it has four locations and its headquarters in Tucson.
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Tucson ' s Fourth Avenue is lined with an eclectic assortment of restaurants, bars and boutiques in an area that continues to resist gentrification.
Tucson's Fourth Avenue is lined with an eclectic assortment of restaurants, bars and boutiques in an area that continues to resist gentrification.
Fourth Avenue Street Fair
Among its many microbreweries and brewpubs, Tucson features the Public Brewhouse, a funky drink-ery just off Fourth Avenue.
Among its many microbreweries and brewpubs, Tucson features the Public Brewhouse, a funky drink-ery just off Fourth Avenue.
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For those keeping huge-tiki-head score, it ' s Tucson 1, Phoenix 0. This one looms over The Hut on Tucson ' s Fourth Avenue.
For those keeping huge-tiki-head score, it's Tucson 1, Phoenix 0. This one looms over The Hut on Tucson's Fourth Avenue.
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For the past few holiday seasons, Tucson has been the only place you could dine in a gingerbread house, thanks to the bakers at Ritz-Carlton, Dove Mountain.
For the past few holiday seasons,  Tucson has been the only place you could dine in a gingerbread house, thanks to the bakers at Ritz-Carlton, Dove Mountain.
Ryan Hammond/Ritz-Carlton, Dove Mountain