Nogales-SCC Chamber of Commerce Visitor & Tourism Center
Nogales-SCC Chamber of Commerce Visitor & Tourism Center
Nogales-SCC Chamber of Commerce Visitor & Tourism Center
4.5
10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Monday
10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Tuesday
10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Wednesday
10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Thursday
10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
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Melody B
2 contributions
Apr 2023 • Couples
My husband and I were interested in visiting the little border town of Nogales..learn the history and culture. Since the town has its sister city also know as Nogales Sonora Mexico right across the border we wanted to know where to cross and any tips. The woman who helped us was very knowledgeable and kind. She asked if we planned lunch and suggested a restaurant nearby. We had a great day exploring. Had lunch a t local Mexican restaurant which was fabulous. Thanks so much for all your advice and suggestions! Very helpful!
Written April 5, 2023
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An0nyMs
Tucson, Arizona1,397 contributions
Nov 2022
This visitor center is located in a pleasant little park with two new murals. The staff were anxious to be helpful. There was lots of local info. Nogales has some surprising things; this place can help you find them. (One is all of the local history, much of it related to the border. The Pimeria Alta Museum gives a good overview.)
Written November 30, 2022
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kprice90
Lynchburg, VA68 contributions
Nov 2018 • Couples
My husband and I were so pleased with the amazing tips given to us by Maggie at thevisitors center! She provided a clean restroom followed by great tips on where to park, where to go and what to eat when crossing the border! Totally eliminated all of our worries and concerns! All tips were spot on.. La Roca for lunch was a fabulous treat! Thanks Maggie for your help in making our "lunch in Mexico" a great adventure!
Written November 10, 2018
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Thank you for taking the time to give us a kind review! We appreciate your feedback and hope to see you soon.
Written November 18, 2018
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rln07
Rio Rico, AZ1 contribution
Jan 2017 • Couples
We stopped by to find area tourist information and were pleased to find an abundance of it, and with friendly service.
Written January 8, 2017
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Thank you for taking the time in giving us a review and sharing your experience while visiting the Official State of Arizona Tourism Center in Nogales, Arizona. We are more than happy to help and thank you for visiting Nogales, Arizona!
Written January 9, 2017
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Arthur Murray D
7 contributions
Sep 2015 • Family
In the dome of the clock studying of Volunteer Fire Fighters were held on Saturdays. This visit was in 1962 I was 10 with my Father Alderman Arthur Murray Doan Sr. My name is Arthur Murray Doan Jr. This was the best times my Father and I had ever had.
Written September 15, 2015
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Thank you for your kind review and for visiting Nogales-Santa Cruz County!
Written July 27, 2016
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Tim D
Brighton, MI271 contributions
Feb 2015 • Couples
My wife and I toured Arizona from the Four Corners all the way down to Nogales. The visitor center was our first stop. We met Liliana and she is THE source of information on where to go and what to do. She provided us a much needed map of the city and advised us on parking locations. This should be your first stop too if you have not been here before!
Written February 22, 2015
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We are very pleased to hear that you found the information very helpful! We try our best to provide tourists like yourself with up to date information that will be beneficial during your visit to Nogales-Santa Cruz County! We hope to see you soon & saludos!
Written March 10, 2015
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TimoConrad
4 contributions
Mar 2014 • Business
Sonora/Mexico Journal, passing through Kino Park, Nogales, Arizona
Late Spring, 2013: I make a return trip to the Sonoran Desert. My Macbook Air crashes. I lose my smart phone/camera.
1678: Father Eusebio Kino, after many delays, but with the financial support of his single mom and his sisters, arrives to the Sonora Desert, lamenting to his explorer friend Manje:
“There’s nothing easy about this land,” Eusebio Kino said, “there’s nothing soft or dainty about it, or even comfortable. It juts and stabs and trips and bites, and the summer son is so harsh it sears your eyes and broils your flesh. It rarely rains, but when it does, it often rains too much. And when the wind blows, it always blows too long, or sometimes not long enough” [qtd. in Clevenger's The Story of Kino and Manje in the Pimería].
June 1, 2013: I ride my bike to the Ogden Front Runner Station to start my 800 mile trip to teach EFL in Nogales and volunteer for Los Samaritanos, a first-aid response team providing water, food, and medical care for migrants in the Sonoran Desert. I’ve got a waterproof backback & tent and a portable solar Sherpa 50 charger, awarded by WSU for years of service.
July 9, 2005: Shanti Sellz and Daniel Strauss, student volunteers of a humanitarian group of young people called “No More Deaths,” are patrolling the Sonoran Desert just outside Arivaca, a small town near the Nogales, Mexico border, 60 miles from Tucson. They are arrested by Border Patrol Agents, criminally charged with felonies after they medically evacuate three dehydrated migrant men lying in the desert in critical condition, sickened from drinking water from a contaminated cattle trough.
July 5, 2013: On a back road outside Arivaca, my Samaritanos team encounters a Guatemalan lost, robbed, dehydrated and confused, refusing a 911 call. He was told Los Angeles was “tras la loma.” We know there is a “No More Deaths” camp nearby. He gets into the back seat of our SUV.
July 21, 2013: I join the Kino Initiative’s Comedor [Dining Room] in Nogales, Mexico, which provides food, clothes, and phones for homeless migrants, some from as far away as Tierra del Fuego. Arturo, a 28-year old husband and father, has just been captured and deported, all of his personal belongings confiscated. He wants to reach his wife and two daughters in Dallas, Texas. He’s planning another trek through the desert.
In 1965, a statue of Kino was donated to the United States Capitol's National Statuary Hall collection, one of only two statues representing the heroes of Arizona. An immigrant from Italy, Kino lived for 33 years in the Sonora from 1678 until his death in Magdalena, Mexico in 1711 (where his bones are now displayed, discovered by Mexican historian & archaeologist, Dr. Jorge Olvera). Kino was a priest, linguist, mathematician, map-maker, and agriculturalist who opposed the slavery and forced labor of the indigenous population. Historian Dr. James Dolph, Weber State University, took me on a tour of 1600s pueblos established by Kino in Northern Mexico.
August 15, 2013: Say my goodbyes to my EFL students at the Kino Park Chamber of Commerce, The Family Resource Center of Arizona/Nogales, and La Educación Municipal in Nogales, Mexico; among the many stories:
Jesús: ten-year-old Taekwondo specialist who comes to see me in the evenings to swap ghost stories
Jackie: 10-year-old hired by her taco-stand boss because of her personality and English language skills, which attract American tourists. She’s trying to save enough money to go to La Universidad de Monterrey and become an airline pilot.
Roberto y Adriana: a Romeo & Juliet couple who met at an Hermosillo business class. He’s a waiter at the Denny’s on the Arizona side of Nogales. She lives on the Mexican side.
Maricela: a 12-year-old who loves Avril Lavigne’s interpretation of John Lennon’s “Imagine.” It’s the only English she knew at first.
Ernesto: an engineering graduate of Instituto Tecnológico de Nogales with an unpaid internship at a maquila hoping to get hired on but wishing he could work on the U.S. side. Maquilas pay 8 dollars a DAY in Nogales/Mexico while in Arizona the mínimum wage is almost 8 dollars an HOUR ($7.90).
August 21, 2013: The Road Home: Gunnison to Payson, Utah. 70 miles in one day: I know, I know…people run 100 miles in a day. But for me, it was my fastest, longest stretch, and I just make the last Utah Transit Authority Bus at 7:52 pm, connecting to Front Runner Light Rail from Provo to the Ogden station. Enjoy swapping stories with others on the special car designated for bikers.
Late Spring, 2013: I make a return trip to the Sonoran Desert. My Macbook Air crashes. I lose my smart phone/camera.
1678: Father Eusebio Kino, after many delays, but with the financial support of his single mom and his sisters, arrives to the Sonora Desert, lamenting to his explorer friend Manje:
“There’s nothing easy about this land,” Eusebio Kino said, “there’s nothing soft or dainty about it, or even comfortable. It juts and stabs and trips and bites, and the summer son is so harsh it sears your eyes and broils your flesh. It rarely rains, but when it does, it often rains too much. And when the wind blows, it always blows too long, or sometimes not long enough” [qtd. in Clevenger's The Story of Kino and Manje in the Pimería].
June 1, 2013: I ride my bike to the Ogden Front Runner Station to start my 800 mile trip to teach EFL in Nogales and volunteer for Los Samaritanos, a first-aid response team providing water, food, and medical care for migrants in the Sonoran Desert. I’ve got a waterproof backback & tent and a portable solar Sherpa 50 charger, awarded by WSU for years of service.
July 9, 2005: Shanti Sellz and Daniel Strauss, student volunteers of a humanitarian group of young people called “No More Deaths,” are patrolling the Sonoran Desert just outside Arivaca, a small town near the Nogales, Mexico border, 60 miles from Tucson. They are arrested by Border Patrol Agents, criminally charged with felonies after they medically evacuate three dehydrated migrant men lying in the desert in critical condition, sickened from drinking water from a contaminated cattle trough.
July 5, 2013: On a back road outside Arivaca, my Samaritanos team encounters a Guatemalan lost, robbed, dehydrated and confused, refusing a 911 call. He was told Los Angeles was “tras la loma.” We know there is a “No More Deaths” camp nearby. He gets into the back seat of our SUV.
July 21, 2013: I join the Kino Initiative’s Comedor [Dining Room] in Nogales, Mexico, which provides food, clothes, and phones for homeless migrants, some from as far away as Tierra del Fuego. Arturo, a 28-year old husband and father, has just been captured and deported, all of his personal belongings confiscated. He wants to reach his wife and two daughters in Dallas, Texas. He’s planning another trek through the desert.
In 1965, a statue of Kino was donated to the United States Capitol's National Statuary Hall collection, one of only two statues representing the heroes of Arizona. An immigrant from Italy, Kino lived for 33 years in the Sonora from 1678 until his death in Magdalena, Mexico in 1711 (where his bones are now displayed, discovered by Mexican historian & archaeologist, Dr. Jorge Olvera). Kino was a priest, linguist, mathematician, map-maker, and agriculturalist who opposed the slavery and forced labor of the indigenous population. Historian Dr. James Dolph, Weber State University, took me on a tour of 1600s pueblos established by Kino in Northern Mexico.
August 15, 2013: Say my goodbyes to my EFL students at the Kino Park Chamber of Commerce, The Family Resource Center of Arizona/Nogales, and La Educación Municipal in Nogales, Mexico; among the many stories:
Jesús: ten-year-old Taekwondo specialist who comes to see me in the evenings to swap ghost stories
Jackie: 10-year-old hired by her taco-stand boss because of her personality and English language skills, which attract American tourists. She’s trying to save enough money to go to La Universidad de Monterrey and become an airline pilot.
Roberto y Adriana: a Romeo & Juliet couple who met at an Hermosillo business class. He’s a waiter at the Denny’s on the Arizona side of Nogales. She lives on the Mexican side.
Maricela: a 12-year-old who loves Avril Lavigne’s interpretation of John Lennon’s “Imagine.” It’s the only English she knew at first.
Ernesto: an engineering graduate of Instituto Tecnológico de Nogales with an unpaid internship at a maquila hoping to get hired on but wishing he could work on the U.S. side. Maquilas pay 8 dollars a DAY in Nogales/Mexico while in Arizona the mínimum wage is almost 8 dollars an HOUR ($7.90).
August 21, 2013: The Road Home: Gunnison to Payson, Utah. 70 miles in one day: I know, I know…people run 100 miles in a day. But for me, it was my fastest, longest stretch, and I just make the last Utah Transit Authority Bus at 7:52 pm, connecting to Front Runner Light Rail from Provo to the Ogden station. Enjoy swapping stories with others on the special car designated for bikers.
Written February 22, 2015
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Thank you providing your helpful insight! Future tourists will appreciate your feedback!
Written March 10, 2015
This response is the subjective opinion of the management representative and not of Tripadvisor LLC.
Dawn55Zonie
Green Valley, AZ35 contributions
Feb 2020
I travel often to Santa Cruz County, and always stop in to learn what is new in the area. They are connected with local organizations, and often have information on activities that might not be advertised in popular venues.
Written August 20, 2020
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Thank you for the kind review! We are happy to hear that we were a valuable resource and pleased to hear that our insight was helpful. We hope to see you again!
Written August 23, 2020
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2-Lane-Traveler
Savage, MN948 contributions
Feb 2020
Worth the visit, if nothing else to see the border. Just be careful when you explore the area close to the border. Very few tourist sites.
Written March 9, 2020
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Thank you for sharing your travel experience with us. We hope you can consider visiting Nogales-Santa Cruz County where you can see firsthand many tourist sites that make this area an enjoyable place to live and travel through. For additional details or travel options, please don't hesitate in contacting us at visitus@thenogaleschamber.org.
Written March 10, 2020
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Jeffrey P
Indianapolis, IN31 contributions
Jan 2020
Though having international travel experience, there are nuances about whether to drive a rental car into Mexico, where to get the best currency exchange rates, etc. which we learned here. This outlet, billed as an Arizona Tourism Office, opens at 10:00 a.m. Lacy, their staff on duty, was very courteous and provided solid information She also was pleased to have learned we had breakfast in Rio Rico at one of their chamber member's establishments.
Written January 31, 2020
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Thank you for taking the time to give us a kind review and we are happy to hear that you had a wonderful experience at our visitor center! We appreciate your feedback and hope to see you soon.
Written February 2, 2020
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Me and my husband are thinking about visiting and would like to vist mexico while we are in the area. Our question is how safe is it to travel to the border town of negales mexico?
Nogales-Santa C... C
Nogales, AZ17 contributions
Hi there! Thank you for your inquiry! Many tourists come for the first time to Nogales, Arizona and Nogales, Sonora Mexico because they have heard positive remarks on the area and many return because they had a great experience. We just remind tourists to please have a valid visa or traveling passport if they are interested in traveling to Mexico. If you would like more information, please call us at (520) 287-3685.
warmbloods
Edmonton3 contributions
I have a brochure advertising a train to Nogales Tubac, Patagonia, and other points. It is out of date
warmbloods
Edmonton3 contributions
I have a brochure advertising a train to Nogales Tubac, Patagonia, and other points. It is out of date
Nogales-SCC Chamber of Commerce Visitor & Tourism Center - All You Need to Know BEFORE You Go
Frequently Asked Questions about Nogales-SCC Chamber of Commerce Visitor & Tourism Center
- Nogales-SCC Chamber of Commerce Visitor & Tourism Center is open:
- Mon - Thu 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
- Hotels near Nogales-SCC Chamber of Commerce Visitor & Tourism Center:
- (0.09 mi) Time Motel
- (0.16 mi) El Dorado Inn
- (0.22 mi) Arroyo Motel
- (0.49 mi) Quality Hotel Americana Nogales
- (1.57 mi) Best Western Sonora Inn & Suites
- Restaurants near Nogales-SCC Chamber of Commerce Visitor & Tourism Center:
- (0.17 mi) La Cabana
- (0.31 mi) Cocina La Ley
- (0.23 mi) Finitos
- (0.36 mi) El Zarape
- (0.39 mi) Denny's