Almost everyone we talked to in southern Arizona said "...you've got to go to Bisbee". It's an old mining town established in1880. Since the mine closed in 1975 the town has transformed into a tourist stop. After spending time in Ajo, a charming little community in the Sonoran desert, I wasn't really expecting much more. Bisbee, however, has a lot more going for it. It's situated in the Mule Mountains at 5538 feet with a lot of quaint old architecture that's been turned into a eclectic mix of color and texture.
They grow'em big in Bisbee!
Before we had the below map, we came across this series of multi level steps. Thinking it would be fun to see where it went, we started climbing. When we reached what we thought was the top, there were more steps with no visible end. Not knowing where they led, we decided to go back the way we came.
After geting the map we decided to approach the steps we'd climbed (#3) from the top. As it turned out the top step was within site when we turned around, only 47 steps away out of 181, if we'd only known.
Royale theater, offering live stage performace as well as films.
To top the day off, we stopped in the Old Bisbee Brewing Company for a glass of Mayan Stout.
We really enjoyed our day just walking around Bisbee. I'm sure we'll be back someday to explore more of it's history and culture... and more great beer!
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