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Mission San Xavier del Bac

The "White Dove of the Desert" is a Tucson mission. Pure white and pristine against a hot desert backdrop, and still heady inside its elaborately colored and muraled interior from centuries of supplication, the Mission San Xavier del Bac was finished in 1797 when Arizona was still New Spain. It has been cleaned and restored by professional art conservators who worked with and trained members of the community.

Address: 1950 W San Xavier Rd
Getting there: Tohono O'odham San Xavier Indian Reservation, 10 miles (16 km) S of Tucson
Website: sanxaviermission.org (opens in a new tab)

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