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Stop by the “Pimeria Alta Museum” located in the Old Nogales City Hall and Fire Station built in 1914. This is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The history exhibits include: Camp Little/Buffalo Soldiers, African American Nogales-born jazz musician Charles Mingus, the U.S.-Mexico Fresh Produce Industry and many more.
The 1904 Santa Cruz County Courthouse houses the Cowbells and Rangers Museum, which provides information on local heritage and offers public tours. Nogales-Santa Cruz County has 200 historic properties included in the National Register of Historic Places.
Take a stroll through downtown Nogales, Arizona. The self-guided walking tour takes you through the commercial and residential sections of the city’s center, where legends abound. It is rumored that Pancho Villa hid in secret compartments of houses along Crawford Street.
The Juan Bautista De Anza National Historic Trail begins in Nogales, travels to San Francisco, California, and continues east around the San Francisco Bay. The national trail celebrates the route followed by Anza in 1775-76. Anza, a tough frontiersman who spent much of his life in Sonora, led a party of 30 soldiers and their families to found a presidio and mission on the San Francisco Bay.
Local events include:
Charles Mingus Jazz Festival - April
Fiestas de Mayo - May 4th of July Celebration
Fiestas Mexicanas - September
Santa Cruz County Fair - September
Annual Sonoita Horse Races
Anza Days at Historic Canoa Ranch Oct.
Day of the Dead - Nov.
City of Nogales Annual Holiday Light Parade
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