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The Atlas Obscura Guide To Yavapai County

2 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Yavapai County, Arizona

Updated April 2, 2019

Unusual Attractions in Yavapai County

Yavapai County, Arizona

Montezuma Castle

Ninety feet off the valley floor is an ancient dwelling put under protection of the U.S. government by Teddy Roosevelt.

Yavapai County, Arizona

Verde Hot Springs Resort

A once popular resort—said to be the vacation spot of gangster Al Capone—now remains abandoned in the woods of Arizona.

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Prescott, Arizona

Old Governor's Mansion

Arizona's first government hub is a rustic cabin now preserved as part of a historical museum.

7 miles from Yavapai County

Jerome, Arizona

Gold King Mine Ghost Town

Once the product of an inexplicable gold strike, this ghost town is now home to one man and his love of classic machines.

18 miles from Yavapai County

Jerome, Arizona

Abandoned Jerome Post Office

On the outskirts of a reborn ghost town, a decaying post office remembers the bad old days.

18 miles from Yavapai County

Jerome, Arizona

Puscifer the Store

Inside this store, a mysterious statue draws visitors from the world over.

19 miles from Yavapai County

Jerome, Arizona

Jerome's Sliding Jail

A Wild West jailhouse that slid down the mountainside.

19 miles from Yavapai County

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