Boothill Cemetery in Tombstone (408 AZ-80, AZ 85638)
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Boothill Cemetery is located in Tombstone (Arizona state) on the street of 408 AZ-80. If you want to ask about something we recommend contacting this place by phone. The Phone number is +15204572540. The coordinates that you can use in navigation applications to get to find Boothill Cemetery quickly are 31.719916, -110.070600. Scroll down to find out opening hours, reviews and other important information about Boothill Cemetery.
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Johnny Cash made the observation in his song "The Ballad of Boot Hill" (1965) - "Just one look will tell you that this town was real." Boot Hill is about as real as it gets. We visited in the extreme heat of late May. Somber but also witty markers are meant to capture your attention. I suggest grabbing a brochure at the front desk when you pay your $3.00 (cash only) to get in. The brochure breaks down information on each marker and provides some more detail where it is available. My favorite is the Frank Bowles epitaph. It's hauntingly existential warning reads: As you pass by remember that as you are so once was I and as I am you soon will be. Remember me. There are about 250 internments in this graveyard. Among the most famous are Marshal Frank White, Old Man Clanton, Billy Claiborne, and Billy Clanton and the McLaury's from the OK Corral gunfight.
06.2022Emily
Really great stop in Tombstone; gives you a real sense of the dangers and tragedy in the old west. Cash admission only but there is an ATM in the gift shop. Nice booklet provided with information on everyone interred to reference while you tour. Go early in the day to avoid afternoon heat since there is no shade in the actual graveyard.
06.2022L
This is worth the $3 entrance. The booklet comes with the entrance fee & has the stories behind each grave. It’s well kept and interesting to walk through. The gift shop is very nice as well, with a sweet clerk to welcome everyone.
05.2022Cody
If you go to Tombstone I feel like you need to see Boothill Cemetery. It's only $3 per person to get in, and you're given a little information booklet about all the graves there. We spent close to an hour here, though we prioritized the more famous and unique graves. Some people could spend less or more time here and still feel like they got what they wanted out of their visit. The reviews that dismiss this place as "fake" irritate me - this is a real graveyard that houses the final resting place for many of Tombstone's founding and famous citizens. This place definitely has a tourist attraction touch to it, hence some of the occasional more comical tombstones (which is most of what these reviews are referencing), but they're still real graves, and you're still expected to be respectful when you visit.
03.2022My
If you have kids they will get a kick out of it. If your a visitor who has never seen a real ghost town cemetery you'll enjoy this place. It's costs money to get in and it is mostly fake. Just keep that in mind. For us, it was a waste of time and money. Don't get me wrong........it's worth it for most people. We have been to too many real old west cemetaries and this is a place for tourists first and foremost. Go and see the real one as well.
01.2022Jim
As an old west aficionado you can't go to Tombstone AZ and not visit Boot Hill Cemetery. It's exactly what you would expect from an 1870s burial site. There are a few other notable grave markers besides the ones I posted pictures of.
08.2021Kelsea
I've never paid to visit a graveyard, so this is my first. The admission fee was $3 but if you are 16 and under you get in free. They give you a pamphlet on the history of the deceased. It is very well maintained & clean. There is a gift shop you can visit after you are finished.
07.2021Bruce
We swung by and visited on our way out of Tombstone. An important slice of history of the area to visit, and you can either take your time really absorbing it, or make it a short visit, as even in 15 minutes or so it still carries the weight of what it all means. There’s very little shade of any kind, so it was good going by in the morning, before it got too hot. Yes, there’s a gift shop.
07.2021John
Boot Hill Cemetery is famous for witty and (in) famous grave markers from the 1880's. Not so well known: an idyllic location with a great view of the mountains. Inexpensive, a nice final stop before you leave Tombstone.
07.2020Thomas
Great historical site fill it fun and weird information about Arizona and Tombstone. The majority of the grave markers at the cemetery were made before political correctness was a glimmer in anyone's eye. That being said, it's all done in fun and just makes it that much more authentic. They do charge admission, if I remember correctly it was $3 per person. Well worth it!
07.2019