Wild West Experience at Goldfield Ghost Town

Having never visited a reconstructed ghost town before, I wasn’t quite sure what to expect. I was impressed by the amount of work that has gone into restoring and rebuilding this historic mining town. Although most of the buildings are not original, the owners incorporated as much of the original structures as possible to create what visitors see today. Throughout the town, you’ll find relics, photographs, and newspaper clippings that help bring the area’s mining history to life. It’s clear that everyone who works there is passionate about preserving the history of this Superstition Mountain mining town for future generations. There are numerous shops to explore featuring local artists’ work, souvenirs, and other unique finds. The coffee shop and bakery was a particular favorite of mine. The iced coffee I ordered with honey, lavender, and cinnamon was excellent! There is a surprising amount of history packed into such a small footprint. Admission to the town itself is free, although most of the activities and the museum have an additional entrance fee. “Main Street” is dog-friendly, and we saw several happy dogs enjoying the unique environment with their owners. The town also has public restrooms, a dining hall, and a saloon. It makes for an easy day trip from the Phoenix area and offers a fascinating glimpse into what life was like more than 125 years ago. If you’re interested in Arizona history, mining, or simply exploring somewhere a little different, it’s worth a visit.

Neat little old western town with very reasonable gift shops, a fantastic hat shop which I bought a hat for my niece and snack shops. It was obviously a hot day in the dessert in AZ so our time with 2 toddlers was limited. They have gold mining and mine tours (rides) that we didn’t have a chance to do but looked fun.

With over 78,000,000+ views on my Google reviews as a Level 9 expert Google Reviewer, I always aim to give clear and honest feedback. Goldfield Ghost Town was such a fun experience for our family. My dad is 88 years old and made the trip all the way from Canada and this place absolutely did not disappoint. He grew up loving old westerns with John Wayne and all the classic cowboy shows so this was a home run for us. There is so much to see and do around the town and the atmosphere really brings that old western feeling to life. We loved walking around looking at all the shops attractions and scenery. Free to enter with lots of optional attractions if you want to do more. Great assortment of items to buy as well and the food ice cream and coffee were all very tasty. A 5 stars in our books and a wonderful stop for families and anyone who loves western history and cowboy vibes.

My husband and I took our 14 year old son to this ghost town yesterday and we had so much fun! The buildings were old looking and there were tools and mining stuff which was so cool. There is panning for gold, a haunted tour, etc... We just waljed around and took pictures. The gift shops are great! My husband got a poster of Billie the Kid. The Superstition Mountains were beautiful! It was 105 degrees, but inside the buildings had AC. We ended up doing a late lunch at The Saloon. We got to hear live music and see some people dancing. A woman was painting a landscape on the stage, too! We drank a lot of Sasparilla (root beer) and prickly pear lemonade. We had great service and enjoyed the food too!

Better than I ever imagined!!! So many fun things to see! Very affordable. If you do the main 3 attractions, it's only 30 dollars for an adult, 25 dollars for seniors, 20 dollars for kids which includes Train Ride with guided history lesson by a very nice gentleman, Gold mine guided tour by a very informative nice lady, and a mystery shack tour that looks/feels like walking through a vortex. The young gentleman had the coolest voice & dialect that sounded like it was from the western days. Free parking. Free to explore the town of various gift shops, haunted room up the spiral Staircase at the Victorian House, places to eat, they have a zip line for 15 dollars each that goes up super high! And they have an opportunity to do an old time photo shoot like from the late 1800s/early 1900s where you can dress up in a theme. I highly recommend Goldfield Ghost Town. About 30 min. drive from Mesa.