Bisbee is one fun town. It was a big mining town in the late 19th to mid 20th century. They had a ton of copper, some silver, turquoise, etc in them thar hills. Now the mines are closed down, but the town has revitalized itself as a cool, artsy town in the mountains. I would guess the population is about 3000 or so and I think half of those folks are artists of one kind or another. The town, which is built up a hill with meandering narrow streets, is full with art galleries, public art installations and just some cool, wacky stuff. It also considered a haunted town, sort of like tombstone, AZ.
In the middle of town is this beautiful old hotel called the Copper Queen. It was built in the 1800s and still has its original furniture and ambience.
Coltrane and I went on a tour of the defunct bisbee copper mine. It was awesome. We had to don slickers, hardhats and flashlights. Then we took traincars deep into the mountain. Once I got over feeling a bit claustrophobic I had a great time. It was an hour tour, underground. We learned so much. Coltrahe was in awe.
We also ran into occupy bisbee. Although quite small, they had a lot of spunk. There was some cool sculpture art pieces and murals painted in the area where they were peacefully protesting.
Bisbee was so fun. Definitely a town with a ton of character.
Here are some pics of some bisbee sightings.
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