Sights and landmarks in Bisbee

Sights and landmarks in Bisbee

1. See

   Camp Naco

   Fort Naco, Camp Newell

   The only remaining fort on the US-Mexico border, built in 1917 to protect the US border from sustained fighting during the Mexican Revolution. The site is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and some buildings have been partially restored. Due to vandalism most buildings are behind a chain link fence, but they can still be seen from the road.

2. See

   Cochise County Courthouse

   This elegant Art Deco building was designed by Roy Place, and features beautiful copper doors. Several pieces of art created under the New Deal during the Great Depression are housed in the building, including plaster bas-reliefs along the entryway, and a relief map of Cochise County made of hardware and plaster on the second floor landing.

3. See

   Copper Miner

   Iron Man sculpture

   A New Deal Depression-era sculpture by R. Phillips Sanderson, cast in concrete and covered with a thin layer of copper and completed in 1935. Bisbee native Lee Petrovitch posed for the sculpture, which commemorates the copper miners of Bisbee.

4. See

   Copper Queen Mine

   Visitors can take a guided tour of the old mine, which ceased operation in 1975.

   Tours 9AM, 10:30AM, noon, 2PM, 3:30PM·$13 adults

5. See

   Lavender Pit

   A former open pit copper mine, operational from 1950 to 1974. There is a viewing platform with parking places directly by the road.

   Free

6. See

   Muheim Heritage House Museum

   A fully-restored family home, built in 1898 and listed on the National Registry of Historic Sites.

   Fri-Tue 10AM-4PM (closed Wed Thu)·$4

7. See

   Bisbee Mining & Historical Museum

   No. 5 Copper Queen Plaza

   10AM-4PM daily·$7.50 (adults)

Listings from the Wikivoyage guide to Bisbee (CC BY-SA 4.0).