Experience Arizona’s Wild West at Goldfield Ghost Town – One of the Fun Things to do in Phoenix this week
A fun things to do in Phoenix this week would be explore the historic wild west of Goldfield Ghost Town at Apache Trail!
Some fun things to do in Phoenix this week includes the Goldfield Ghost Town at Apache Trail. The town has many historic buildings with the 1890’s architectural design. This is open daily for families to explore this gold mining town.
Fun things to do at Apache Trail, Phoenix, This Week
There are various attractions that you can explore in the Goldfield Ghost Town.
Some of these attractions include:
- Superstition Zipline: The newest attraction in town. You can view the entire town from up above.
- Superstition Narrow Gauge Railroad: The gauge train consists of a Plymouth diesel pulling a passenger car and a caboose. The journey will last for 20 minutes that circles the town. The engineer will narrate the history of Goldfield, the Superstition Mountains, and the desert southwest in general.
- Goldfield Mine Tours: This is an underground guided tour for around 25 minutes. The guides will narrate the history of the mine, town, gold mining equipment and procedures.
- Apache Trail Tours: It offers a variety of rugged off-road and smooth, scenic guided tours. Learn about the plants animals, legends and lore of this historic territory.
- Superstition Reptile Exhibit: Enjoy the animals on live display whether seasonal or year-round.
- Goldfield Gunfighters: Witness the gunfights and all the daring antics of the cowboy and cowgirl characters as a bunch of town folks try to steal the Wells Fargo strong box.
- Eagle Eye Shooting Gallery: Enjoy shooting interactive targets that come to life.
- Goldfield’s Historic Museum: It has interesting exhibits on the history of the area particularly the Lost Dutchman gold mine. The second floor is a movie museum dedicated to famous westerns.
- and a lot more!
For more details about the attractions in the town, click on this link.
There are other shops that you can visit. One of these is the infamous Mammoth Steakhouse & Saloon where you can dine in.
To know more about the Goldfield Ghost Town, click on this link or on the image above.
