Tombstone

While in Tombstone, you’ll have a chance to visit both sides of this ‘colouful’ town. The original gathering spots for outlaws and gunmen who strolled into town where Big Nose Kate’s Saloon and Bird Cage Theatre. The Bird Cage Theatre, which had the reputation as ‘the wickedest nightspot between basin Street and the Barbary Coast’, was a saloon, gambling parlour and theatre show that provided entertainment 24/7, 7 days a week, for 8 years to anyone beave enough to enter. For those men and women who were ‘overly brave’ and fell afoul of the law, they had to make a visit to the Tombstone Courthouse. Included in your tour will be entrance to the museum at the Tombstone Courthouse, which pays homage to the brave souls who did their best to keep the peace in this rough and tumble town. True to the reputation of the Wild West, gunfights and stand-offs were a weekly occurrence. For those souls unfortunate enough to be on the losing end of those gun battles, they were buried with ‘their boots on’ at the infamous Boot Hill Cemetery, in which epitaphs such a ‘Two Slugs from a 44, nothing less, nothing more’ and the like are common place.

Returning to Phoenix, we visit the mission of San Xavier del Bac. Founded in 1692, the mission is still in operation and allows guests to marvel at the ornate craftsmanship showcasing both Spanish and Native influences. Original frescoes and statuary are still on display with the mission.