Jerome Wild West Tour: History of Copper Mining Town

Unveil the salacious wild west of Jerome on our accredited tour. Explore the rise and fall of the largest copper mining town, encounter famous figures, and discover intriguing historical events.

Duration: 1 hour, 30 minutes
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Audrey Headframe Park - Located right next to Jerome State Historic Park is the Audrey Shaft Headframe Park, which is open daily from 8 am
  • 5 pm. The Headframe Park is managed by the Jerome Historical Society. At the Headframe park visitors can stand on glass above a 1,900 foot shaft. The shaft is 650 taller than the highest point of the Empire…
What's Included
  • Tour includes comfortable travel in an air-conditioned vehicle
Additional Information

Our certified tour leader will escort you in a journey back in a time, unraveling the licentious history of Jerome’s wild west. The topics cover everything from the ascendance and collapse of the world’s biggest copper mining town that yielded over a billion dollars in valuable metals, to renowned figures like Billy the Kid and Wyatt Earp, the notorious…

Location
403 Clark St
Clark Street
We are located in unit B-7 of the historical UVX building. The UVX is located on Clark St between Haunted Hamburger and the Fire Station above the park.
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Kristine
Aug 24, 2025
Affirmative & pleasant - We found the tour to be incredibly interesting & informative about the past generations who first settled there to mine & all their choices they made. Then to learn about all the historical buildings and what the current generation is now. We would say if you’re taking the time to travel to Jerome to definitely take this tour. The tour guide was pleasantly accommodating & knowledgeable.
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93cezanneh
Aug 16, 2025
Great history lesson! - Great information presented well . Enjoyed the extensive history of The presentation . Tour guide was excellent and happy to answer questions.
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539brendap
Jul 27, 2025
Jerome Tour - fun and entertaining! - We had a terrific tour by Courtney! She was very informative and entertaining. We truly enjoyed the stories she told us about Jerome's beginnings and the history of the unsavory characters! Courtney was fun and gave us clear visuals of the times that built and burned Jerome!!
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R
Jul 12, 2025
Great tour highly recommend - Terrific tour. Courtney was extremely knowledgeable of history and a great storyteller. The town was way more interesting than we expected.
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E610fulisam
Jun 7, 2025
great choice! - Very interesting and informative!! Austin was really awesome, he is an expert on Jerome and all the crazy fun facts about the town. Recommend 100%.
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Wayne_w
May 21, 2025
Jerome history - The tour was wonderful. Our guide Courtney was great. She is full of Jerome history. The information has made me look further into Jerome. I will highly recommend this tour to anyone.
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Jerryk390
May 14, 2025
Fun and Informative Tour of Jerome - Very informative and fun tour about the history of Jerome. Our tour guide, Austin, was very knowledgeable and able to answer all of our questions. Fun time!
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Carol
May 10, 2025
Great Wild West tour - Very informative and plenty of good recommendations of places to see. Loved all the gunslinger stories- he really brings history to life. Very knowledgeable
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Erikas
May 6, 2025
The best part of our trip!! A fascinating , historical tour of Jerome! - This was mine and my mother’s first time in Arizona and we booked this tour on our first day. We originally tried for a ghost tour but they were all sold out so I booked the extended 90 minute historic tour instead. It ended up being the highlight of our whole trip!! Our guide, Courtney was kind and considerate of any physical limitations any tour guests had and spoke so passionately about Jerome as a local herself. (I even purchased a book she recommended for anyone wanting to learn more about the towns history). Would recommend Jerome and this tour group specifically to anyone visiting Arizona, the Sedona area.
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Sergio
Apr 28, 2025
Informative - Definitely very informative. Good way to learn about the ups and downs of Jerome. Austin, our tour guide did an awesome job.
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From $60
up to 12 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).