Join us for a trip back in time as we visit Tombstone, Arizona – an authentic Old West mining town, where lawmen clashed with the lawless, and gunslingers had shootouts in the streets.
We will leave the Bridges Clubhouse at 8:00 and arrive in Tombstone in time for lunch at one of the rustic, old west themed, restaurants. After that we will have a few hours to walk around town and visit some of the attractions like the Good Enough Silver Mine, or watch a re-enactment of the Shoot Out at the OK Corral – an actual historical gunfight between old west lawmen and outlaws back in 1881.
We arrive back in Tempe between 6:00 and 7:00.
Cost
The cost is $15 for the ride. You will need to be pay for your lunch (approximately $15-$20) and the various attractions you choose (an additional $25 – $40). Total, including your ride, could be between $40 and and $55 depending on what attractions you go to. Or maybe you would rather spend your time shopping in the Old West themed stores. Here is a list of some of the attractions options:
- $15 – 45 minute guided walking tour of the Good Enough Silver Mine – https://goodenoughsilvermine.com/
- $5 – Experience the beauty of the World’s Largest Rose Tree and the museum dedicated to one of Tombstone’s oldest families (not currently in bloom). https://tombstonerosetree.com/
- $10 – Reenactment of the 1881 Gunfight at the OK Corral and admission to the historic complex museums –http://www.okcorral.com/
- $14 Self-guided tour of the Birdcage Theater – https://www.tombstonebirdcage.com/
- Free – Visit the Tombstone Epitaph newspaper printing office – 1880s museum of Arizona’s oldest continuously published newspaper. http://www.tombstoneepitaph.com/
- $5 Gunfighter Hall of Fame
Priority will be given to those who attend the Bridges International Graduate Student meeting, Friday 8/30. If there are spaces remaining after that meeting, we will include information here about how to pay so you can get a chance to fill one of the remaining seats.
Things to bring:
- Sunscreen
- Hat
- Water bottle
- Sun glasses
- Money for meal and attractions