This beautiful old mission-style Episcopal Church is a place of quiet contemplation for visitors who seek shade for their spirits. Wrought-iron gates fashioned with simple crosses open to corridors leading pedestrians to a Meditation Room, a small gift shop, a series of classrooms and enclosed vegetated courtyards, one with a brick lily pond at its heart. The church and scenic grounds are open to the public weekdays until sunset. Services are observed on Saturdays and Sundays. With doors that are often open, and a series of community programs, this picturesque sanctuary shares its message with those who seek a brief reprieve from the busy world outside.
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Located in Saguaro National Park's eastern Rincon Mountain District, this 8-mile scenic drive treats visitors to vista after vista of Saguaro cacti. The forest of magnificent and majestic succulents is also one of the park's best kept secrets since most visitors tend to visit the western part on the other side of Tucson. The drive provides scenic outlooks where visitors can get a glimpse of what this particular desert was like before the incursion of people and the development of the city. If visitors arrive on bike, by horseback or just want to hike, Cactus Forest provides one of the best multi-use trails in all of Tucson.
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