Tombstone, Arizona – Small Town of the Week

There is so much for you to see and do here in Tombstone, AZ. Dozens of quaint shops for unique shopping opportunities, historic attractions, tasty restaurants, and historic saloons all surrounded by the living history of the True West – in The Town Too Tough to Die.

Tombstone is a town in southeastern Arizona, known for its Wild West history. Exhibits at the Tombstone Courthouse State Historic Park include a replica gallows. On historic Allen Street, the O.K. Corral outdoor theater re-enacts an 1881 cowboy gunfight. Resident ghosts are said to haunt the bullet-riddled Bird Cage Theatre. Outlaws are among the local townsfolk buried at the 1878 Boothill Cemetery.

A visit to Tombstone, AZ is like stepping back into history. Tombstone, AZ otherwise known as the “Town too Tough to Die” is the home of the infamous Gunfight at the OK Corral, Boothill Graveyard and the World Largest Rose Bush. Tombstone, AZ boasts a mild year round climate, many wonderful shops, gunfight shows, re-enactments and museums. Our guests can learn Tombstone’s history while taking a scenic ride on a stagecoach or on one of the area’s Trolley’s.

Tombstone is a city in Cochise County, Arizona, United States, founded in 1879 by prospector Ed Schieffelin in what was then Pima County, Arizona Territory. It became one of the last boomtowns in the American frontier. The town grew significantly into the mid-1880s as the local mines produced $40 to $85 million in silver bullion, the largest productive silver district in Arizona. Its population grew from 100 to around 14,000 in less than seven years. It is best known as the site of the Gunfight at the O.K. Corral and presently draws most of its revenue from tourism.

Tom McLaury, Frank McLaury, and Billy Clanton, killed in the O.K. Corral shootout, are among those buried in the town’s Boothill Graveyard. Of the number of pioneer Boot Hill cemeteries in the Old West, so named because most of those buried in them had “died with their boots on”, Boothill in Tombstone is one of the best-known

The Bird Cage Theatre opened on December 26, 1881. It was owned by Lottie and William “Billy” Hutchinson. Hutchison, a variety performer, originally intended to present respectable family shows like he’d seen in San Francisco that were thronged by large crowds. After the Theatre opened, they hosted a Ladies Night for the respectable women of Tombstone, who could attend for free. But the economics of Tombstone didn’t support their aspirations. They soon canceled the Ladies Night and began offering baser entertainment that appealed to the rough mining crowd.

The walls of the Bird Cage were riddled with gunshot holes from gunfighters and the local Miners of the American frontier.

There were 12 balcony boxes where prostitutes worked.Still inside is the infamous Bird Cage Poker Table where the longest poker game was played.

Longhorn Restaurant 501 E Allen St, Tombstone, AZ

The Longhorn Restaurant is the oldest continually operated restaurant in Tombstone. An historical building, The Longhorn Restaurant is located in what used to be the Bucket of Blood Saloon, the Holiday Water Company and the Owl Cafe and Hotel. The best BBQ Smoked Pork Ribs and Steaks in the West!

Big Nose Kate’s Saloon 417 E Allen St, Tombstone, AZ 

Big Nose Kate’s Saloon first got its start as The Grand Hotel opening in September 9, 1880. The Grand Hotel was declared as one of the finest hotels in the state, the hotel was luxuriously furnished, provided thick carpeting, and its walls were adorned with costly oil paintings.