Jackie Kinman Butterfly Garden

This midtown parklet has trees and plants that butterflies and other pollinators like:

The Blenman-Elm Neighborhood Association opened it in 2022.

There are close-ups of the mural in today's post Mural at midtown butterfly garden on The Tucson Murals Project blog. (That second link leads to the blog's front page.)

LOCATION: Northeast corner of Waverly Street and Treat Avenue. (If you want a street address, the park is near 2803 E. Waverly St. and 2807 E. Waverly St. GPS coordinates are 32°14'45.9"N, 110°55'51.3"W.)

HOURS: Sunrise to sunset (it's in the middle of a bunch of homes, so you might wait until 9 AM or so)

PARKING: Street parking

Alex's Little Free Library

Little Free Libraries tend to be as creative as some mailboxes. David Aber photographed this one on January 8, 2020:

We thought that a statue of Alex the dog was next to the bench. But Andrea corrected us. As her comment (below) says: “Alex's Little Free Library is name after the steward 1st daughter Alexandra and not a dog. Someone left a toy cat next to the bench. Feel free to stop by, bring a book and take a book.”

LOCATION: Northeast of 5th & Alvernon

HOURS: Sunrise to sunset (It's directly in front of a home, so please be extra-respectful and quiet… maybe wait until 9 AM or so)

PARKING: Street parking

2419 North Orchard Avenue: Spacey Little Free Libraries

Little Free Libraries tend to be creative places built by creative people. But this one (actually two), which David Aber found on August 28, 2021, tops all of the ones I've seen:

If you're planning to stay a while, note that the bench is on the west side of Orchard, so it'll be shaded somewhat during the afternoon.

Here's a photo looking south along Orchard Avenue on February 1st:

Location: Just northeast of the corner of Grant & Columbus

Hours: Sunrise to sunset

Parking: Street parking