Tour SouthEast Arizona

Seventy miles south of Tucson lies the twin border towns of Nogales, Arizona and Nogales, Mexico. Nogales is the largest of the Arizona-Mexico border towns. It is the best place to begin a one-day cross border excursion into Mexico.

Located on Hwy-82, south of Tucson is the lush Sonoita Valley and gateway to the Coronado National Forest. Here the cattle-ranching town of Patagonia is home to the Sonoita Creek Bird Sanctuary. Home to a wide variety of birds including, warblers, finches, hawks, kestrels, woodpeckers and cardinals.

Most legendary of all Western Ghost Towns, Tombstone gained its notariety at 2PM on October 26, 1881, Doc Holiday and the Earp Brothers gunned down the Clantons, a band of suspected cattle rustlers in the famous Gunfight at the OK Corral.

Today much of the town, including the OK Corral is preserved as a National Historic Site. The best time to visit is during Helldorado Days in late October.

Up until 1974 Bisbee was home to the world's largest and most profitable copper mine. The Copper Queen Hotel (432-2216) is the centerpiece of this town.