Jerome Arizona

We are headed to what is called the ghost town in Jerome. Stay tuned...........

I guess we're pretty close to the top of the town.

A one road town. The road just goes round and round.

I took a picture of this store because I have a cousin in California named Nellie and I've seen several stores that she might own that she doesn't know about. One is in Seward Alaska.

These roads are very windey, steep and very narrow. We did see a motorhome come down that road. It is not recommended that they do. I would of been having a cow if we had come up that road. I bet if there was a woman in that RV, she was having a cow and maybe the man was too. I felt sorry for them cause there was also construction on top of it all.

They have the immaculately maintained Douglas Mansion, which is home to the State Historic Park and its museum devoted to the mining history of the area.

We headed on up the road.

I tried to pitch some pennies in the bowl but it was too high and I was afraid to break something and Tommy would have to pay for the damages.

Tommy wasn't afraid of no ghost.

Down the hall, they were trying to get Tommy arrested for harassing Marilyn.

Marilyn Monroe wouldn't let Tommy take a picture with her.

A lot of old theater memorabilia.

Elvis Presley was in town so I decided to take a picture with him just so you could see the sighting. He's still around, you have to go to Jerome AZ to find him.

This is the town hall at Jerome. I wonder if any of the senators ever had town hall meetings here?

There are several museums in Jerome.

Today, Jerome is a thriving artist and tourist community with a population of 450.

Jerome was once the most talked-about mining camp in America, boasting vast deposits of copper. Its population plunged from 15,000 in its roaring heyday to a "ghost town" of fewer than 50 people.

Close to the entrance of where the town begins, we got welcomed by all kinds of different stuff which, all little groups, had their sayings.

Clinging to a steep hillside, Jerome has several nicknames such as "The City in the Sky," "American's Most Vertical City" and "Largest Ghost Town in America." Whatever you may call it, you'll want to plan a visit.

We went round and round the steep hills.

These are some of the houses that are at the top of the hillsides.

On our way from Sedona we decided to keep on going south to see if we could find the little town of Jerome that friends told us to be sure to visit.