The University of Arizona: Old Main, New Directions in Desert Landscaping

What makes the Old Main building so important?

It’s the first building on the University of Arizona campus and has been a place of education and learning for over 130 years. But it’s also the site of beautiful and water-wise landscaping, combining the best of desert and adapted trees and plants with water conservation practices suitable for our hot and dry climate.

Join us to see how it’s done.

Tours start at the University of Arizona Berger Memorial Fountain, west of Old Main at 8:00 am in September, October, April and May and 9:30 am in November-March. The tours last 60-90 minutes. Campus visitor parking is available in campus parking garages at a cost of $2 per hour.