Planning a trip to Bisbee

Getting There

Bisbee is on Ariz. 80, which begins at I-10 in the town of Benson, 45 miles east of Tucson.

Visitor Information

Contact the Bisbee Visitor Center, 2 Copper Queen Plaza (tel. 866/224-7233 or 520/432-3554; www.discoverbisbee.com).

Special Events

Bisbee puts on coaster races (similar to a soap-box derby) on the Fourth of July. September's Brewery Gulch Daze, a celebration of Bisbee's bawdy past, includes live music, an art-car show, and a pet parade. In October, there is the Bisbee 1000: The Great Stair Climb, a race up and down the town's many public stairways.