Apache Junction, Arizona: Goldfield Ghost Town
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Goldfield Ghost Town
- Address:
- 4650 N. Mammoth Mine Rd, Apache Junction, AZ
- Directions:
- 5 miles northeast of Apache Junction on Highway 88 (Apache Trail), just west of Lost Dutchman State Park at Mammoth Mine Rd.
- Hours:
- Daily 10-5 (Call to verify) Local health policies may affect hours and access.
- Phone:
- 480-983-0333
- Admission:
- Tips for the gunfight, $4-$7 for the mine, $4-$6 for train, etc.
- RA Rates:
- Major Fun
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Goldfield Ghost Town
Gunfights and raucous old west fun are the norm at a replica 1890s ghost town, based on the mining boom version of Goldfield. Museums, mystery spot, train ride, and a kid-friendly brothel.
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Very interesting place, as well as other places right in the area. We made the mistake of going in July however; don't do that, not much is open. We didn't know it was "monsoon" season (our own fault).
[Barbara Salazar, 11/17/2017]Good place to visit. You can walk around for free or pay for the train and the mine tour. Keep going down the Apache Trail afterward to Tortilla Flats for a scenic ride and lunch.
[Butch David, 05/28/2010]Goldfield Ghost Town
The site of a real 1890s ghost town built near the Mammoth Mine. The mine sputtered out after five years, and so did the town. Now it's a tourist stop between Apache Junction and Tortilla Flat, made up of reconstructed buildings built in the 1980s and '90s.
There are restaurants, shops, a church, a kid-friendly brothel, a small museum, a train ride, and a reptile exhibit. There's lots of old rusty mining equipment lying around, and there's a pretty decent mine tour -- ours was led by a knowledgeable guy with a really dry sense of humor.
There's also an hourly street drama involving hookers, the town drunk, and bad guys that ends in a gunfight.
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The original Goldfield ghost town burned down in 1942, thirty years after the local gold mine ran out of gold.