Overnight in Bisbee the temperatures dropped into the mid- to high-twenties! This is ridiculously cold for us Californians.
We began the day by walking down to the Queen Mine and made reservations for tomorrow for the mine tour. Then we walked into Old Bisbee and explored. Since most businesses were not open it was very quiet. We walked up and down hills, looking at anything that seemed interesting. It’s a great little town!
There is the “Copper Man” sculpture, in honor of copper’s importance to the town, sharing a small plaza with a telephone pole…
There are several churches, this one seeming to be the most prestigious…
The County Courthouse…
The County Administration Building…
Lynda found a comfortable chair at a gas station-turned-restaurant…
The old cinema is now an event venue…
The Grand Hotel…
What we found very interesting were the number of stairs leading up and down the hills, providing shortcuts between streets and access to houses far above or below the street…
Adjacent to the stair pictured above was this lovely sculpture garden, or some such thing. It appears to be a private space…
There are quite a few partially demolished buildings, but with remnants of walls, doors, and fireplaces remaining…
After our walk around town we returned to the Villa and drove to Tombstone, about 25 miles away. It contained all the requisite tourist venues, and lots of historic buildings…
The main street is nicely car-free… the streets around town are very busy and parking is hard to find, even on this mid-week day…
You can take a tour around town in a stagecoach; (we didn’t…)
In its heyday there were over 110 saloons and many 24 hour gambling parlors…
You can watch a “humorous gunfight re-enactment”; (we didn’t…)
We saw the County Courthouse from the days before the county seat moved to Bisbee…
You can have lunch and drinks at Big Nose Kate’s Saloon; (we did…!)
After lunch we returned to the Villa and relaxed for the rest of the afternoon; about 4:30 we walked back into Bisbee and had cocktails at two of the town’s many bars…
First was Room 4 Bar, located in the Silver King Hotel. It has room for four! It bills itself as Arizona’s smallest bar. Great fun. For most of the time we were the only patrons there, and then three others came in. It was packed!
Next stop was the Copper Queen Hotel…
It was fun and relaxing. We walked back to the Villa, enjoyed a light supper, and retired early once again…
And an enjoyable time was had by all…
Adventures in the Villa 