Barrio Viejo
A 19th-century adobe neighborhood just south of downtown, where pastel Sonoran-style houses line the streets. It is Tucson's most photogenic historic district.
Barrio Viejo, also called Barrio Libre, is one of the best-preserved clusters of 19th-century Sonoran adobe buildings in the United States. Flat-roofed row houses are painted in pink, turquoise, mustard yellow, and other colors, and the doors, windows, and courtyards have a distinctly Mexican character. El Tiradito, the "Wishing Shrine," is a small roadside shrine tied to a legend of lost love, where people light candles and make wishes. Nearby, El Charro restaurant is one of the oldest family-run Mexican restaurants in the United States. The neighborhood is best explored on foot. Please respect residents' daily lives and do not enter private homes.
Opening hours
All day
Nearby sights
- Mission Garden
- Fourth Avenue
- Sentinel Peak (A Mountain)
- Tucson Botanical Gardens
- Reid Park Zoo
- Mission San Xavier del Bac
- Gates Pass
- Tohono Chul