Museums
and Cultural Attractions
Amerind
Foundation Museum
The
Amerind Foundation, Inc. is a private, nonprofit
archaeological research facility and museum devoted to the
study and interpretation of Native American cultures.
Amerind is located in Southeastern Arizona in the beautiful
Dragoon Mountains.
2100
N. Amerind Rd., Dragoon (520) 586-3666
www.amerind.org
Asarco
Mineral Discovery Center
The
center features displays of mining equipment and exhibits
explaining mining and mine reclamation. A multimedia theater
offers presentations, and visitors may take a bus tour to
the Mission Mine and copper mill.
I-19
and Pima Mine Rd., Tucson. (520) 625-7513
Reservation (520) 625-8233
www.mineraldiscovery.com
Bisbee
Mining and Historical Museum
This award winning museum will help you to relive Bisbee's
dynamic, colorful past in pictures, words and unique
exhibits.
5
Copper Queen Plaza, Bisbee (520) 432-7071.
www.bisbeemuseum.org
Bisbee
Restoration and Historical Museum
The
Museum contains artifacts from the Bisbee mining area of the
late 1800s and early 1900s
37
Main St., Bisbee (520) 432-5412
http://www.bisbeearizona.com/www/members/members.php?scat=7
Chiricahua
National Monument
This
eroded landscape was called the "Wonderland of
Rocks" by early settlers. 17 miles of trails are
maintained.
36
miles southeast of Willcox (520) 824-3560
www.nps.gov/chir
Chiricahua
regional Museum and Research Center
The
museum contains native American, cavalry, and mining
artifacts, and a rock and mineral collection
127
E. Maley St., Willcox (520) 384-3971
Cochise
Stronghold
Cochise
and Chiricahua Apaches used this natural granite fortress as
a haven from the U.S. cavalry. It also is believed to be the
tomb of the famous warrior
10
miles west of Sunsites (520) 826-3593
http://www.cochisestronghold.com
Coronado
National Memorial
The
memorial, recognizing the 1540 exploration of the Southwest
by Francisco Coronado, includes hiking trails, picnic areas,
and a scenic drive over Montezuma Pass.
4101
E. Montezuma Canyon Rd., Hereford. (520) 366-5515
www.nps.gov/coro
Douglas
/ Williams House Museum and Genealogical Library
Maintained
by the Douglas Historical Society as a museum for the
preservation of the history of the Douglas/Agua Priesta
area, the home is listed on the National Register of
Historic Places
10the St. and D Avenue - Douglas, AZ, (520) 364-7370
Fort
Bowie National Historic Site
Built
in 1862 to guard the Butterfield Overland Trail and to
protect settlers
Apache
Pass, Bowie (520) 847-2500
www.nps.gov/fobo
Fort
Huachuca Museum and Annex and U.S. Army Intelligence Museum
Fort Huachuca Museum tells the story of the U.S. Army in the
American Southwest. U.S. Army Intelligence Museum traces the
art of military intelligence within the U.S. Army
Hwy
90, west of Sierra Vista (520) 533-3638
usaic.hua.army.mil/History/Html/index.html
Kartchner
Caverns
Kartchner Caverns is the most spectacular natural negative
space to grace the state since the Grand Canyon and is being
listed among the top 10 caves in the world.
Exit
302 off I-10 South, then 9 miles south on Hwy 90
Cave
resevation (520) 586-2283
Park
Information (520) 586-4100
http://www.pr.state.az.us/Parks/parkhtml/kartchner.html
Museum
of the Southwest
Housed in the Willcox Chamber of Commerce Visitor Center,
the museum commemorates the history of the local area.
Chamber office (520) 384-2272.
Patagonia Lake
At two and a half miles long and 250 surface acres,
Patagonia Lake is popular for a variety of recreational
activities, including water skiing, fishing, camping,
picnicking, and hiking. Created by the damming of Sonoita
Creek, the lake is habitat for bass, crappie, bluegill, and
catfish, and is stocked with rainbow trout during the
winter.
400 Patagonia Lake Road, Patagonia , 85624. Phone:
520-287-6965
http://www.go-arizona.com/Patagonia-Lake
Queen
Mine Tours
Located on Highway 80 in Old Bisbee, visitors ride on mine
cars into the mines. Tours are narrated by miners
themselves. Temperatures inside the mines are 47 degrees
year-round. Open everyday except Christmas, Thanksgiving and
the Friday before Mother's Day. Tour Times: 9 a.m., 10:30
a.m., noon, 2 p.m. and 3:30 p.m. Call for reservations. 118
Arizona St., Bisbee (520) 432-2071, toll-free:
1-866-432-2071
http://www.bisbeearizona.com/www/features/attractions.php
Rex
Allen Arizona Cowboy Museum and the Cowboy Hall of Fame
In historic downtown Willcox on Railroad Avenue. The museum
houses memorabilia of the famous cowboy, movie star and
entertainer, Rex Allen. The Cowboy Hall of Fame is a
portrait gallery of local cattlemen and women.
150
N. Railroad Ave., Willcox (520) 384-4583 or (877) 234-4111
San
Pedro Valley Arts & Historical Museum
Unique antique displays and collectibles of Cochise County.
(520) 586-3070.
San
Pedro Riparian National Conservation Area
The
site is inhabited by more than 40 species of mammals and
reptiles and hundreds of species of birds. The area includes
a prehistoric mammoth kill site and more.
8
miles east of Sierra Vista. Bureau of Land Management
(520)
458-3559 or (520) 439-5400
Slaughter Ranch/San Bernadino Land Grant
National Historic Landmark. A tribute to turn-of-the-century
ranch life, named for John Slaughter, a former Texas Ranger
and County Sheriff. The 300 acre site provides pristine
birdwatching and natural springs. Located 17 miles east of
Douglas. (520) 558-2474.
Tombstone
Courthouse State Historic Park
The 1882 Cochise County Courthouse is one of the oldest
territorial courthouses in Arizona. Today an impressive
state park and museum, exhibits and thousands of artifacts
tell of Tombstone's colorful yesterdays. Park Office (520)
457-3311
Tombstone
National Historic Site, City of Tombstone
"The
Town Too Tough To Die," home to Wyatt Earp, Doc
Holiday, The Clantons, OK Corral, Tomstone Courthouse, Rose
Tree Museum, and Boothill Graveyard are some of the popular
tourist stops
Hwy
80, between Benson and Bisbee
Visitor
Center (520) 457-3929
www.cityoftombstone.com
Ghost
Towns and Mining Camps
Charleston
In its heyday, tougher than Tombstone. Located off
Charleston Road, 6 miles east of Sierra Vista. Near the site
of the historic Battle of the Bull.
Contention
City
Located between Highway 80 and St. David, North of Fairbank,
along the San Pedro Riparian Area. Few remains intact.
Courtland
Once a booming copper town; nineteen miles east of
Tombstone. Two remaining buildings and a few foundations.
Dos
Cabezas
Semi-ghost town; 1885 Wells Fargo Station. Fifteen miles
southeast of Willcox.
Fairbank
Fairbank was named for Nathanial Kellogg Fairbank, who
helped finance the building of the railroad and was an
organizer of the Grand Central Mining Company in Tombstone,
1879. Highway 82, northeast of Huachuca City.
Garces
Originally a mining camp of approximately 200 people.
Previously known as Reef and Palmerlee; now vanished. Ten
miles south of Sierra Vista.
Gleeson
Old turquoise mine. Picturesque ruins, cemetery. Sixteen
miles east of Tombstone on Gleeson Road.
Hamburg
A mining community of about 150 people. Nothing left today
of the original community. Sixteen miles south of Sierra
Vista in Ramsey Canyon.
Johnson
Headquarters of the Peabody Company in 1883. Concrete
foundations and some headframes. Nineteen miles northeast of
Benson by Russelville.
Middlemarch
Located midway on the military route between Fort Bowie and
Fort Huachuca, hence its name. Rock walls, steam boiler,
debris and dumps still exist. Nine miles west of Pearce.
Millville
Established to process the ore from the Tombstone silver
mines. Adobe ruins still exist. Eight miles southwest of
Tombstone on the San Pedro River opposite the town of
Charleston.
Paradise
Early 1890's mining town. Part of town still privately
owned. Six miles northwest of Portal.
Pearce
Mining Camp. One of the richest gold diggings in southern
Arizona. Original store and post office. South of Sunsites,
off of Highway 191.
Russelville
In the Little Dragoon Mountains north of Dragoon.
Cochise
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