Travel through the once-powerful silver mills and pass the ruins of the historic ghost town of Fairbanks, Arizona. You will see parts of the Old West that can only be accessible by train. With the expert narration, you will hear stories about Doc Holiday, Wyatt Earp, Geronimo, and the Clanton brothers. Starting out in Benson, Arizona you will take a 4 hour round trip train ride through the Old West. – Tucson / 52 San Pedro & Southwestern Railroad There are rides for the kids and great food. You can watch stunts, trick riding, and you might even get a part in a Western film shoot or Saloon musical. In 1995 the town was mostly “lost” due to a fire, but has since been rebuilt and more exciting than ever. In 1939 this town was built for the movie “Arizona” and now years later there have been over 300 productions shot here and more coming. – Tucson / 52 Old Tucson StudiosĪnother very popular attraction in Southern Arizona. There are over 300 different kinds of living animals and over 1300 kinds of plants. There are demonstrations taking place every day to help people understand the relationships between plants, animals, and the environment of the Sonoran Desert Region. This is a mostly outdoor museum located about 14 miles west of downtown. This museum exhibits the living, outdoor world found in the Sonoran Desert Region. Be aware that this requires going up and down a few hundred stairs over the course of the tour.One of Southern Arizona’s most popular attractions. The road leading to the parking lot is in basic disrepair with potholes and cracks but any car should be able to navigate it. There is a gift shop on site for kitschy stuff. We didn't make reservations on line but I could see how that might be necessary. We went on a Monday morning and it wasn't overly crowded. The tour took about 50 minutes and the tours start at the top of the hour. Many of the stalactites have been broken off over the years, either naturally or by humans. Having said that, this is interesting if you don't want to drive out to kartchner. I have been to both and kartchner is much more interesting. I agree with a different submission that says to go to kartchner if you have a choice. Anyone who knows how to use a gps based direction system would take an additional 10 minutes at most. While the road leading to the cave from I-10 is under construction, I disagree with the previous submission talking about 3 hours. Our family truly enjoyed our visit.the love and joy that Joyce has for the desert and animals really shows and was a big part. Also included was the petting zoo, which our daughter loved almost as much as riding Annie, the Norwegian Draft horse she rode through the desert! Bunnies, alpacas, chickens, mini horses, mini donkeys, pigs, goats, sheep.and we were lucky to be there when there were baby bunnies and kittens. So much so, that when helping my husband on Freddie, she reminded him he likes to stop for a snack of grass along the trail, and to not let him! The desert ride was breath taking. She knows each and every horse well, making it easy for her to pair a rider with a horse. She was great with our 10 year old daughter, even allowing her to ride in the ring area after our ride was over, after learning she has been taking riding lessons. Joyce, our guide, was very knowledgeable about the area we were riding through and truly loves what she is doing. The Park also has a riding stable a bit down the road.which we loved! (look on their website under Stables) Our family did a 45 minute ride through the was fabulous. They are doing some renovations, so it will be interesting to see what all goes in. We did get a pizza from the Cafe, which was good. Our guide was young, but very knowledgeable about the cave and its history. We did the regular cave tour and enjoyed it very much.
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