TravelAwaits
May.10.2021
It might seem implausible today, but Cold War dramas played out all across the hot desert of Arizona in the 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s.
And the stakes couldn’t have been higher. For the United States Air Force personnel who manned top-secret sites like the Titan II missile site near Green Valley, Arizona, nuclear war was a possible outcome.
Of course, it never came to that, and the disarmed nuclear missile site south of Tucson now serves as a museum and National Historic Landmark a testament to the era when Arizona’s schoolchildren were instructed on how to duck and cover in the event of a nuclear attack.
7 Reasons Snowbirds Love Adorable Green Valley, Arizona
Mar.4.2021
Situated just 25 miles south of Tucson, charming little Green Valley, Arizona, offers the best of both worlds: quiet residential streets in a stunning desert setting coupled with easy access to a vibrant, bustling city.
Factor in gorgeous weather from fall through spring, and you have a combo that has long been irresistible to retirees and the âsnowbirdsâ who visit in the winter to escape the cold weather of northern locales.
Indeed, Green Valley, an unincorporated community of about 21,000 people, is known largely as a retirement community. It is made up of a series of subdivisions, many of which are restricted to people 55 years and older.