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Museums in Jerome

Everything in Jerome is about copper, and these three tell that story at three very different scales and prices.

Jerome State Historic Park is the Douglas Mansion, built in 1916 by James S. Douglas above his Little Daisy Mine and now a museum about the town and the family. Photographs, artifacts, minerals, a film and a three-dimensional model of the town with its mines underneath it, plus a picnic area with the whole valley laid out below. Open 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. daily. $10 for adults 14 and over, $5 for ages 7 to 13, free under 7.

Jerome Mine Museum, on Main Street, is run by the Jerome Historical Society. Open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., seven days, and admission is $2, with children under 12 free. It is one room and it is the best two dollars in the valley.

Gold King Mine & Ghost Town is up Perkinsville Road, out of town, and it is outdoors: machinery, vehicles, buildings and equipment rather than cases and labels. Wear shoes you do not mind ruining.

How to do all three

The state park and the ghost town are both a short drive from the middle of town, in different directions and both uphill. The Mine Museum is in the middle of Main Street, so it folds into a walk rather than needing its own trip.

Parking is the constraint, not time. Jerome charges $5 for the day in its paid lots from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., paid by card at a kiosk, and the free option is the 300 Level lot on Perkinsville Road with a shuttle into town on Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays and holidays. Park once and walk, because the streets are steep, narrow and not built for hunting a space twice.

The whole town is a National Historic Landmark, so the walking between these three is part of the visit rather than an interval in it.

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Gold King Mine & Ghost Town

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Out on Perkinsville Road above Jerome, Arizona, this is an open air site of old mining buildings, vintage vehicles and a working sawmill, with gold panning for visitors. It opens Wednesday through Monday and is closed Tuesdays. From March through November the gates are open from 9 to 5, and from December through February from 10 to 5. Admission is $12 for ages 13 to 79, $7 for ages 6 to 12, and free for children 5 and under and for anyone 80 or older. Call (928) 634-0053 to check the hours before a long drive.

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Jerome Mine Museum

Museums

Run by the Jerome Historical Society, this museum sits at 200 Main Street in Jerome, Arizona. The displays cover mining, the work that built the town. Doors open daily at 10 in the morning and close at 5 in the evening. There is an admission fee, so bring a way to pay. The building is wheelchair accessible. Call (928) 634-5477 to ask what a ticket costs, or to arrange a group or a school visit. Times can shift around holidays, so a quick call before you drive up the hill can save a wasted trip. The website has more on the collection.

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Jerome State Historic Park

Museums

The park sits at 100 Douglas Road in Jerome, Arizona, on ground about 1501 meters above sea level. Its centerpiece is the Douglas Mansion, and the displays inside cover the mining that built the town. Doors are open every day from 9 in the morning until 4:30 in the afternoon. There is a fee to enter, so bring a way to pay. The building is wheelchair accessible. Arizona State Parks manages the site. Call (928) 634-5381 to ask about current fees, tours or a group visit before you drive up the hill, since times can change around holidays.

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