Whether you partake in the picnic and hiking amenities at Madera Canyon, play a round of golf at one of the area's challenging courses or take a day trip to Tubac or Tumacacori, amenities for living and leisure are close to home including entertainment, dining and specialty shopping.

Stone House is located within minutes of Sahuarita and Green Valley, each of which has a wide array of supermarkets, retail stores and banks to accommodate everyday needs.

Madera Marketplace in Sahuarita, the newest local mall, has banks, a drug store and a Wal-Mart Supercenter, for example. Auto dealerships, a full complement of professional services, specialty shops and some of the areas finest restaurants are also easily accessible from Stone House.

Stone House is literally a stone's throw away from many of Southern Arizona's most popular attractions. Following is a list organized by category.

Air and Space—Titan II Missile Museum Tours are available at this one-of-a-kind museum located on Duval Mine Road in Green Valley.

Pima Air Museum—Includes displays of over 200 aircraft, with emphasis on "boneyard" and historic collections.

Astronomy
Mt. Hopkins/Smithsonian Observatory—Offers tours and lectures. Located on I-19 at the Canoa exit.

Kitt Peak National Observatory—Offers tours and lectures and has picnic areas. Located about 70 miles north of Stone House.

Major League Baseball
Tucson Electric Park—The spring training home of the Chicago White Sox and the Arizona Diamondbacks.

Hi Corbett Field—The spring training home of the Colorado Rockies in Tucson's Reid Park. Also home to the Tucson Toros, an Independent Professional Baseball League team and part of the Golden Baseball League.

Golf
These nine nearby courses are for the neophyte to the experienced golfer:

Canoa Hills Golf Course
Country Club of Green Valley
Desert Hills Golf Club
Haven
Kino Springs Golf Club
Quail Creek Country Club
Rio Rico Resort & Country Club
San Ignacio Golf Club
Torres Blancas Golf Club

Tours and Towns
Colossal Cave—Tour this massive dry limestone cavern in Vail.

Kartchner Caverns—A Benson-based attraction with daily tours, located off I-10.

Tubac—This thriving arts community is 20 miles south of Stone House on I-19.

Bisbee—It's a two-hour drive to this quirky former mining town's galleries, inns and restaurants.

Tombstone—Recapture the old West in "The Town Too Tough to Die", located about 90 miles away.

Historic Missions
San Xavier Mission—Located on I-19, north of Green Valley.

Tumacacori Mission—Located on I-19, about 25 miles south of Green Valley.

Outdoor Pursuits
Madera Canyon—Popular spot for bird watching, hiking, camping, picnics.

Saguaro National Monument East—Hiking, scenic drives, picnics.

Sabino Canyon—Hiking, walking, tours.

Mt. Lemmon—Scenic drives, skiing, biking, hiking and picnics.

Buenos Aires National Wildlife Refuge—Scenic drives, birding, wildlife viewing.

Arivaca Lake—Fishing and scenic drives.

Patagonia Lake—Fishing and boating.

Pena Blanca Lake—Fishing, boating, camping and picnic area at this 52-acre lake near Nogales.

Parks and Museums
Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum—World-renowned zoo, natural history museum and botanical garden showcasing species of the Sonoran Desert.

Tohono Chul Park—Nature, art and cultural center on a 49-acre site on Tucson's northwest side.

Tucson Botanical Gardens—Public gardens, lectures and displays on desert horticulture.