Tombstone, Arizona

They did a pretty good job. It had the wooden sidewalks in front of the stores and cars were not allowed on the streets

The infamous Bird Cage Theatre. It was a combination theater, saloon, parlor and brothel. It operated from 1881 to 1889.

Big Nose Kate's Saloon. It started as the Grand Hotel. See the next photo.

"The Town to Tough to Die."  That might have been true in the late 1800's, but not by the way it looks today.  They have fixed up part of it to look like an old West town, but it's off the main road.  If you were just driving by, you would never know you were in 'The' Tombstone.  I thought for sure there would be a neat 'Welcome to Tombstone' sign, but they only had your standard town limit signs and billboards.

Everything you wanted to know, but were afraid to ask...

A stained glass tribute to Tombstone inside the saloon.

This is where they stage the reenactment of the famous gunfight that took place on October 26, 1881. The gunfight was actually in a vacant lot near the rear entrance of the OK Corral.

Boothill Graveyard.  Not quite what we expected. We figured it would look more like it did in the 1880's. As you will see in the next 3 photos, it has been cleaned up.

They did have the graveyard well marked and provided a pamphlet that described each known grave site. It is believed to hold over 300 persons, 205 of which are recorded.

We liked the saying on this one !

The three 'bad' guys killed at the gunfight.