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No one can visit Tombstone, Arizona without seeing a Gunfight at the O.K. Corral re-enactment. Learn all about the lore and tales of the famous shootout between Wyatt Earp, Doc Holliday, and their allies and the Cowboys centered on the Clantons while in America's most famous ghost town.
At the O.K. Corral, one will see the Wild West just as it was in the 1880s. Tombstone is the stereotypical Old West boomtown with cowboys, mines, lawlessness, gambling, countless salons, and the desert close to the border with Mexico. See this exciting boomtown - one of the last boomtowns of the American frontier and a town "too tough to die." After Tombstone visit Vulture City - Arizona's eeriest ghost town.
What To Know About O.K. Corral Gunfight Reenactments
Today visitors can visit the O.K. Corral Historic Complex - it is home to the actual site where the famous Gunfight at the O.K. Corral took place.
One of their central attractions is their gunfight reenactments. While this may be the site of the most famous shoot-out in the history of the Old West, no weapons are permitted (due to insurance requirements).
Their reenactments happen daily at the historic complex and happen three times a day. The shows last around 30 minutes. One should book their tickets in advance (at least 2 or 3 hours early) - they often sell out.
- Reenactment Time Table: 11.00 am, 1.00 pm, 3.00 pm
- Photo: Take A Picture With The Gunfight Re-enactors
After the gunfight show, everyone can take their pictures next to the reactors. Get one's picture with Doc Holliday and Wyatt Earp.
- Open: Every Day
- Hours: 10.00 am to 5.00 pm
- Closed: Thanksgiving and Christmas Day
Conveniently, they also have free parking located between 3rd and 4th Streets. The O.K. Corral is also handicap accessible.
- Admission With Reenactment: $10.00
- Admission Without Reenactment: $6.00
The admission ticket grants all-day admission.
Exhibitions & Attractions At The O.K. Corral
The O.K. Corral Historic Complex has more than just gunfight reenactments - they also have historic Old West exhibits. See a fact 1880s Phaeton buggy and plenty of cowboy equipment. These exhibits are best seen before the gunfight shows.
At their O.K. Corral stables, one can see period buggies, saddles, and other equipment. Visitors can also sit in some of their buggies.
At their Office Museum, one can learn about the history of the O.K. Corral and the murders that happened there. Also, see how local medicine was used by Dr. Goodfellow - a doctor famous for treating gunshot wounds.
While at the site, listen to a narration of the gunfight that left three cowboys dead and Virgil and Morgan Earp wounded.
Learn about the history of Tombstone another 26-minute multimedia presentation by actor Vincent Price at the O.K. Corral Historic Complex's Historama. The show runs every hour on the hour from 10.00 am to 4.00 pm.
O.K. Corral Historic Complex Displays
The O.K. Corral Historic Complex has eleven displays - so there's plenty to keep everyone busy!
- Site Of The Gunfight: The Actual Site With Life-Sized Gunfighter Figures Where Wyatt Earp Himself Described Them
- Theaters: Where The Reenactment Takes Place
- O.K. Corral 1880s Stables: See Buggies, Saddles, and Fire Equipment Of The Period
- Blacksmith Shop: See Tools Of The 1880s
- Office Museum: Learn About Life In The Corral
- Boarding House: See Visit Doc Holliday's Room And Exhibits of the Surrender of The Apache Warrior Geronimo in 1887
- Photographic Studio: See Original Photographic Equipment
- Cowboy Bunkhouse: See Cowboy Paraphernalia
- Hearse: A Period 1880s Hearse
- Mining Sluice: Learn About Gemstone Mining (The Economy Of Tombstone)
- Prostitute's Crib: Learn About Tombstone's "Soiled Doves"
One of the main exhibits just outside the O.K. Corral is the Epitaph Museum. There one can see reports of the gunfight and learn about the history of newspapers in the Wild West. The Tombstone Epitaph is the oldest newspaper in Arizona and is still published today.
- Opening Hours: 12.00 pm to 5.00 pm
- Admission: Free
- Tip: Subscribe To The Oldest Arizona Newspaper
There are plenty of things to see and do while in Tombstone and one will feel like really stepping back in time. Be transported back to the 1880s and learn about the showdown that inspired countless Hollywood movies and shaped the perception of the Wild West.