Every city has its own oddball laws. Tucson’s most surprising? Well, let’s just say that messing with a saguaro might get a little prickly. Cutting down a cactus in Tucson can net you a whopping 25 years in prison! Ouch.

Tucson is full of rocket scientists, college professors and horse specialists. Of the city’s top employers, Raytheon Missile Systems tops the list with over 11,000 employees. In a close second, the University of Arizona clocks in with about 10,300 employees. At the university alone, over 20 faculty members are associated with the school’s equine center.