Tombstone Day Trip from Phoenix: OK Corral & Allen Street

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Duration11h

GroupUp to 5

LanguagesEN

PickupAt your hotel

Guns, Graves & Storefronts: A Day in Tombstone's 1880s West

You'll ride in an air-conditioned vehicle from Phoenix to Tombstone with a group of no more than five people, spend time exploring Allen Street's shops and restaurants, visit the OK Corral and Birdcage Theater, tour the Courthouse Museum to understand the 1880s shootout history, and walk the graveyard where the victims are buried. Bottled water is included, and the pace gives you room to linger at each stop instead of moving through on a schedule.

11h

Step-by-step itinerary

Explore Tombstone historic sites and shops

Visit OK Corral and gun show
Explore western shops and historic storefronts
Eat at local food options
Visit Tombstone Courthouse Museum
Walk old graveyard and see shootout graves

The Experience

Someone steps out of an air-conditioned vehicle onto Allen Street, the main drag of Tombstone, Arizona, and the heat hits different when you're standing where the Clantons and McLaurys once walked. The Tombstone day trip from Phoenix runs seven days a week, and the groups stay small — never more than five people — which means you're not shuffling through crowds at the OK Corral or waiting for someone else's photo at the Birdcage Theater. The drive from Phoenix takes a few hours, but the vehicle is cool and you get bottled water for the road.

The itinerary moves through the sites that made Tombstone famous. You'll see the OK Corral, where the shootout happened in 1881, and there's an option to catch the gun show or visit the museum if that's your thing. Then it's time on Allen Street itself — the heart of the old west, according to the tour notes — where you can browse Western-themed shops, duck into historic storefronts, grab food, or just stand and let the place sink in. Big Nose Kate's is there. The Birdcage Theater is there. You're not rushed through any of it.

The Tombstone Courthouse Museum comes next, and it's where the timeline clicks into focus — the 1880s silver mining boom, the justice system that tried to keep order, the names and dates of the shootout victims. After that, the graveyard. Walking the grounds where the OK Corral casualties are buried is quieter than the street, and it's the kind of moment that doesn't need a guide talking over it. You just walk, read the stones, and think about what happened here.

Book this if you want the main Tombstone sites in one day without arranging your own transport or timing — the small group size and fixed schedule handle both, and you're back in Phoenix by evening.

What’s included

Your day includes round-trip transport from Phoenix in an air-conditioned vehicle, visits to the OK Corral, Birdcage Theater, Big Nose Kate's, and the Tombstone Courthouse Museum, a walk through the historic graveyard, and time to explore Allen Street's shops and storefronts. Bottled water is provided throughout the day.

Good to know

Easy physical levelStroller friendly

Operated by Arizona Scenic Tours

Is this one for you?Choose this if you want to see Tombstone's main 1880s sites without driving yourself or coordinating multiple stops — the small group and fixed itinerary handle the logistics, leaving you free to absorb the history at your own pace.