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Mary Janes Scooter Club

Mary Janes are an ALL Girl ALL Scooter Club from Tucson, Arizona. They are Hell-bent on furthering the Scooter Revolution.

The Hut
305 N. Fourth Ave. Tucson, AZ 85705

This tropical bar will have you smiling wider than a pineapple and laughing louder than a Macaw.

The spacious outdoor area is one of the most laid-back, best-known places to hang in Tucson. Live music, pool tables, fast friends and fruity drinks can be considered good reasons, too.
~ From Tucson Metromix

The Giant Moai Tiki Head at The Hut

Photo by Joel Smith

This huge three-story sculpture was moved from the now-defunct Magic Carpet Golf Course to The Hut in 2009.

It weighed 42,000 lbs and an additional 10,000 lb frame was constructed to move it from its former home on Speedway Blvd. to The Hut on 4th Ave.

See the Gallery of this architectural feat of moving the sculpture

4th Avenue

Tucson Thrift
Photo courtesy Cia Romano – TucsonUnderground.com

Few cities in the country maintain the spirit of local Indie businesses and the funky artistic charm of Fourth Avenue in Tucson. It hosts an artisans street fair that brings over 200,00 people over a weekend twice yearly.

Bars, coffee shops, vintage clothing shops, a record store, murals galore, and more, all enhance the charm of this rare and unique place.

Now graced by the GIANT Friki Tiki sculpture at The Hut, 4th Avenue truly is a kitsch landmark in the Southwest.

Photo courtesy Cia Romano – TucsonUnderground.com

Friki Facts about Tucson

The sun shines over 350 days a year in Tucson

The average temperature in March is 73

Boasts the only NUDE Dude Ranch in the country

John Dillinger was captured in Tucson when Tucson’ Police still rode horses

Tucson is situated  in the Sonoran desert, surrounded by five minor ranges of mountains:

The high point of the Santa Catalina Mountains is 9,157-foot (2,791 m) Mount Lemmon, the southernmost ski destination in the continental U.S., while the Tucson Mountains include 4,687-foot (1,429 m) Wasson Peak.

Recent archaeological excavations near the Santa Cruz River have located a village site dating from 4,000 years ago.

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