Globe Arizona Cemetery Tour 2022

230 South Broad Street,Globe AZ 85501

13 August, 2022

Description

A full moon lit evening of adventure in historic Globe, Arizona. With temperatures on average 12 degrees cooler than Phoenix, enjoy a 90 minute+/- historic walking tour of a portion of Globe's oldest cemetery, depicting an Old West time period gone by. Guests will start with a short walk & talk from the 1916 Train Depot in downtown Globe, then be shuttled to the 1876 founded cemetery via some of the locations of where their stories took place. Upon arriving at the historic cemetery, guests will walk up historic "Bones Street" renamed after the first undertaker, F. L. Jones. The undertaker will start you on your path through the stately row of iconic cypress cemetery trees. The hilly paths will be filled with theatre & musical performers in period style, depicting former residents with tales of their lives they once led and details, all unforgettable, of their untimely deaths. Guests are in for a fun, live theatrical treat of the dead. Walking from buried resident to resident on foot throughout the tour, it is the perfect outside evening adventure. Please stay on the paths for safety and bring your own flashlight for comfort. After the tour, shuttles will escort guests back to the 1916 Train Depot Complex. Tour tickets also include a bonus opportunity to visit the 1910 Territorial Sheriff's office & jail, before or after the main tour. This famous territorial jail in located only a block away from the tour ticket booth. Cemetery tour groups depart from 6pm until 8pm. Limited handicapped parking available at the cemetery, stop by the event ticked booth for more information. Brought to you by the Globe Downtown Association 501c-6 non-profit, and its partners. Special thanks to the Cobre Valley Center for the Arts, Copper Cities Community Players, the City of Globe, Copper Mountain Transit, the 1916 Train Depot Complex, the 1910 Gila County Sherriff's Office and Jail, countless volunteers and supporters, and you, our guests for your financial donations via ticket purchases. We appreciate you!