Tombstone, Arizona
The Town Too Tough To Die

TOUR THE WORLD'S MOST FAMOUS GUNFIGHT SITE

Walk where Wyatt Earp, "Doc" Holliday, Virgil Earp and Morgan Earp fought the Clantons and McLaurys stand beside life-size replicas of the nine gunfighters poised on the very spot where the 1881 shoot-out began. Hear what caused the 30-second showdown that left three cowboys dead, Virgil and Morgan Earp wounded. Tour C.S. Fly's Photo Gallery. See his world-famous 1886 photos of the Apache chief GERONIMO, and his historic photos of 1880s Tombstone life. Walk through the OK Corral as it appeared in the 1880s

Tombstone, Arizona began as a dare and grew into a legend. A town that didn't just spawn tall tales, but became one itself, Tombstone saved itself from an early grave by embracing its legendary past, and using its colorful history to entice and entertain tourists from all over the world.

Tombstone lies about 70 miles southeast of Tucson, 20 miles east of the San Pedro River (picture below), and 15 miles southwest of the Dragoon Mountains.

Tombstone was founded in 1877, originally as a mining camp called Goose Flats, when prospector Ed Schieffelin found silver in the nearby hills. The town was later renamed Tombstone in reference to a remark made to Schiefflin that all he would ever find near the Dragoon Mountains was his own tombstone

Tombstone has ghost towns that are worth seeing and has many original buildings and cemetery plots.

The town that grew up around the silver mines has become famous for its early freewheeling, frontier days. Wyatt Earp and Doc Holliday and their gunfight with the Clantons at the OK Corral epitomizes the Wild West. Apache battles, border outlaws two huge fires and finally underground flooding that closed the silver mines raged through the town. But Tombstone doggedly persisted, earning it the slogan "The Town Too Tough to Die."

Tombstone today preserves its colorful history and architecture. As you walk down Allen Street's wooden boardwalks, watch out for 19th century gamblers tumbling out of the saloon doors or outlaws shooting it out in the middle of the street. Daily Old west reenactments like these complement the striking old buildings, museums, trading posts and stage coach rides. Tombstone offers a glimpse of the real Wild West in Arizona.

Tombstone, Arizona, began as a dare and grew into a legend. A town that didn't just spawn tall tales, but became one itself, Tombstone saved itself from an early grave by embracing its legendary past, and using its colorful history to entice and entertain tourists from all over the world.

Tombstone lies about 70 miles southeast of Tucson, 20 miles east of the San Pedro river (picture below), and 15 miles southwest of the Dragoon Mountains.

Tombstone was founded in 1877, originally as a mining camp called Goose Flats, when prospector Ed Schieffelin found silver in the nearby hills. The town was later renamed Tombstone in reference to a remark made to Schiefflin that all he would ever find near the Dragoon Mountains was his own tombstone.