Tombstone Courthouse State Historic Park

Soooooo Coooool!!! We visited this wonderful historic place on MLK Day and it was free 😍 to AZ residence. The courthouse now turned museum gives you so much history on your self guided tour. Two floors. And, you walk up a grand staircase to get to the second floor. Not sure if there's an elevator. Take your time walking through and really immerse yourself in this historic. time period. Breath in this history and feel the historic vibes from those who lived before you. There's so many artifacts and pictures and stories being told.

Historic building dark streets ... sky full of stars .. can't wait to go back

Free admission for the Christmas celebration. Nicely decorated with staff in period clothes. Fascinating exhibits laid out well to allow people to move around them easily. Mexican ballet folk dancing was beautiful and fun to watch. This was our first time visiting the courthouse and we were lucky we chose the Christmas event day to go.

I have a great imagination, and I look/read everything at a museum. First, the 7 minute movie I was watching was ruined by the sound of a jackhammer right outside the window. Then, my museum experience was ruined yet again because the staff felt it was important to store current day goods next to or in the midde of the displays. Because of disruption and ruination of my experience, I thought the fee was a little high, but understand that money is needed to protect our history. There is a sign on the door that warned of noisy construction, but nowhere was there a sign that said, "As your thoughts take you back in time, and your daydreaming about court house shenanigans in the 1800's, never mind the 2025 polo shirts hanging out next to the judges desk." Now, imagine my eye roll.

We took a day to visit Tombstone prior to meeting up with friends in Tucson. This is a beautiful venue that is packed with history from the OK Corral shootout to displays of the area from the early days. While there walk around the downtown and enjoy the sights, shopping and dining.