We stopped by to learn the history of Jerome and surrounding area. The view was gorgeous.

We stopped by to learn the history of Jerome and surrounding area. The view was gorgeous.
This was well worth it. The home was great to view and the gentleman who gave a talk was very knowledgeable.
The lost town and its ghosts are good for an aftenoon trip... I don't know about staying overnight....
The museum had an informative film about this old mining community as well as mineral samples, mining equipment, and household items from the mine's heyday. A very interesting piece of history.
But maybe that's because I'm highly sensitive to energy? (Isn't everyone in Sedona?) This was a white knuckle drive for an east coaster in a rental car but the day was gorgeous, although I felt creeped out the entire time I was in the park. It felt like there were a number of unhappy spirits hanging around. This was clearly...
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If you see a shadow going by you and there is no one there it might be one of the local ghosts.
My husband and I took a day trip to Jerome and visited this state park! The mansion was donated to the state in 1962 and has been converted into a museum with each room dedicated to telling the story of a once great mining town. The film takes you through the last 125 years of this small, but interesting town's...
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The museum once was a mansion to the family that headed the mining of this town. There is a bit of history there that you may have not heard about before. It's very interesting and it faces the cool little old mining town of Jerome, AZ.
Make sure you watch the video. Gives great history of Jerome and surrounding area. $5 per person. 1 and half hour easily does it all.
If you are in Jerome make time to visit this museum. It gives an excellent insight into what life was like in the mining days of this city. The displays have a lot of the original documents from the past as well as the history of several families that ran the town during the mining days. The museum is actually...
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