With a history deserving of its National Landmark status, it is only fitting that Bisbee’s past be captured and reflected in a museum like no other. The Bisbee Mining & Historical Museum takes you and your family back in time to the days of the Arizona Territory, telling the story of a copper-mining town’s role in the industrialization of America, a history of your grandparents’ generation. An Affiliate of the Smithsonian Institution, the Museum offers an interactive trip back in time for the whole family. The American Industrial revolution not fun to learn about? Think again! Why copper? Find out! The Museum offers the stories of how people reacted to family and social issues through the last 125 years and how their responses helped shape the city, the state, and the nation
Bisbee Mining & Historical Museum, located in Copper Queen Plaza Park
Urban Outpost on the Frontier, permanent exhibit telling the story of how Bisbee grew from a small mining camp in the 1880s to a thriving urban center at the beginning of the 20th century
Urban Outpost on the Frontier detail
Digging In: Bisbee\'s Mineral Heritage, permanent exhibit telling Bisbee\'s copper story, designed by Smithsonian Exhibits
Digging In: Bisbee\'s Mineral Heritage exhibit detail of underground \"mucker\" of the late 19th century
Digging In: Bisbee\'s Mineral Heritage exhbit composite highlighting the minerals that made Bisbee famous
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- O.K. CORRAL Tombstone (20.8 miles) - The actual site of Tombstone’s legendary Gunfight at the O.K. Corral®–the subject of numerous H...
