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The Bird Cage Theatre

Tourist attraction Museum

One of the Best Places To Visits in Tombstone


Address

535 E Allen St, Tombstone, AZ 85638, United States

Website

www.tombstonebirdcage.com

Contact

+1 520-457-3421

Rating on Google Maps

4.70 (2K reviews)

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Working Hours

  • Sunday: 9 am to 6 pm
  • Monday: 9 am to 6 pm
  • Tuesday: 9 am to 6 pm
  • Wednesday: 9 am to 6 pm
  • Thursday: 9 am to 6 pm
  • Friday: 9 am to 6 pm
  • Saturday: 9 am to 6 pm

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  • 4/5 Robin S. 11 months ago on Google
    Ghost tour was AWESOME! Danielle was GREAT! Super informative! Very funny! Seeing all the interesting things made you feel like you could actually visualize what it was like there back in the day. Definitely worth the money! Didn't catch anything on camera but heard some cool stuff an some equipment they had kept going off. All and all it was a hit! A must see if you're ever in Tombstone Arizona!
    4 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Jeanne W. 2 years ago on Google
    Always a fun experience. Took my daughters on the ghost tour they had a great time. They also have the self guided tour that is cheaper but we enjoyed learning all about the birdcage and tombstone. So much history. Staff is very friendly. Trish knows so much of the history and it is always great to hear everything. Thank you so much for the wonderful experience.
    4 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Jennifer M. 10 months ago on Google
    Great place for going back in time and seeing the various rooms and objects at the Bird Cage Theatre. The people were friendly and the tour was great! A lot to look at and enjoy if you like historical items. Who knows, you may even come across a ghost being that it is haunted!
    3 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Jimmy S. 1 year ago on Google
    A must visit site when in Tombstone, AZ. The museum is $15 per adult, but well worth the cost. There is lots to see inside and very informative descriptions of what you are seeing. This is a self guided tour, so take your time and take plenty of photos. This is the place where Doc Holliday and Johnny Ringo had their famous "duel" by the Faro table. The Faro table is still here.
    3 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Karethra B. 2 years ago on Google
    This was a fun tour! The tours are an hour and a half long, including the 30 minutes darkness time to 'welcome the ghosts to make their presence known'. Our guide, Karen, was knowledgeable, humorous and a delight. Highly recommend this tour. The history of the Bird Cage is interesting and you'll even see evidence of some of the lawlessness from history (1880's bullet slugs in walls and the bar).
    3 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 FRANK R. 2 years ago on Google
    Amazing place to hang out and take a guided tour. So much to look at and learn about. It's like going back in time to the late 1800's. Our tour guide was awesome and you could tell she loves her job! 1.5 hours and a great bargain for the history lesson. The amount of original artifacts is mind blowing. You could easily spend a day here and not see everything it has to offer. Very knowledgeable staff. Make sure you use the restroom before going on a tour as there are no public restrooms. It's said to be quite haunted and while we didn't experience much activity the kid had a great time and the lights out period of the tour was really cool! I highly recommend this if you are into history. Great value for the money and one of the coolest things we did while in Tombstone !!!
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Rudy M. 1 year ago on Google
    I did a ghost tour here with my kids during the summer. It was a very cool experience! The guide was awesome, the stories, seeing genuine artifacts was great and we had some experiences during the lights out session. Definitely a must try if you're in Tombstone.
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Emily R. 1 year ago on Google
    What an amazing time capsule- literally the stuff of legend. So much to look at and take in, all preserved and some left in its original state. The best and worst of the Wild West could be found there, and I'm thrilled I got to visit! Short introduction in the front bar area and then a paid self guided tour through the rest of the building.
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Katrina V. 1 year ago on Google
    A place I have always wanted to go, and I definitely will go again. The customer service was awesome, the people that worked there knew the history and just made the whole experience 110%! Thank you Birdcage Theater for making my husband and my experience over the top. Tombstone is a must see, Birdcage Theater is hands down my favorite place in Tombstone! We will be back next time we visit AZ.
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 L A. 1 year ago on Google
    We did not do the ghost tour due to time, wish we could have though. The cowboy working there gave us a detailed history of the building and we purchased some souvenirs. This is one of the original buildings that survived the fire and earthquake. As soon as you walk in you can feel how old it is.
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Michael H. 2 years ago on Google
    When you pull into town around 6 pm, and leave before most places open at 10 am, you don’t get much of a chance to sightsee. But that’s the repercussions of trying to cram Grand Canyon, Painted Desert/Petrified Forest and Tombstone into one three-day weekend. We obviously missed out on a lot of attractions. Consequently, saved a lot of money by not going to said attractions! My wallet was so happy! Bird Cage Theater is the only place I regret not having been able to visit, since it’s one of the few authentic buildings around. And what a history! A theater, saloon, gambling parlor, and my favorite, brothel! Read about the soiled doves who would ply their trade in the bird cages during a performance. Fun times!
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Kevin T. 9 months ago on Google
    Best part about tombstone, absolutely amazing history in this building. You can feel it when you walk in.. most things are original. I was here from NJ for a few days, definitely worth the tour.
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Cody P. 2 years ago on Google
    Some people come here for the haunted experiences but I came here for the general history (to my understanding, I didn't see any ghosts). The place is nearly all original with the original foundations and man does it show. It was also fun looking for all of the bullet holes scattered throughout the building, most of them being on the ceiling and upper walls, 1 on the bar counter too. There's an attendant who will tell the story of the building every couple of minutes to people who just wandered in, and they'll answer any questions you may have. Beyond the entrance room requires $15 per person to tour the rest of the building, which I felt was a little steep but I suppose it goes to maintenance and conservation. Pictures and video is allowed, if not encouraged (they like seeing the "ghost pictures"), and you're allowed as much time as you want. There is a gift shop at the very end.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Candace R. 9 months ago on Google
    If you love history and want to know more about Tombstone's wild past the tour is perfect. There is so much to see! I spent a lot of time walking through and enjoying the ambiance. This was my favorite place to visit in Tombstone.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Ladycherrybomb �. 2 years ago on Google
    Highly suggest you make a stop here! Historical building & get a tour $14 per adult. Money well spent if you are a tombstone enthusiast like me!!
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Bernadean A. 2 years ago on Google
    We really enjoyed our visit at The Bird Cage. So awesome to see all of history about the old west. I will recommend all my friends and family to come and see it.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Sonny W. 2 years ago on Google
    Love the history of this place and one of my favorite places to go when we are here.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Lisa P. 2 years ago on Google
    Pretty cool. The history that this place contains is fascinating. The pieces inside that have been collected and put on display are remarkable! The barrels in the basement are pretty creepy but very cool. The carriage is a great piece of history as well!
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Lauren 1 year ago on Google
    Loved all the history here. I felt completely transported back to the past. Do the ghost tour in the evening!! You learn so much about the theater and the time period, plus, sitting in the dark in such a historic place is really spooky. I don't think we saw any ghosts but that didn't diminish how extremely interesting and entertaining this museum is. One of the best things I did in Tombstone

  • 5/5 Jamilla C. J. 7 months ago on Google
    My curiosity started with that one ghost adventures episode, we entered the town & i recognized the building & just had to check it out. It was such a cool experience. We didn’t experience anything spooky for my knowledge but would definitely recommend! A lot of history and originality

  • 5/5 Chance E. 9 months ago on Google
    It cost my girlfriend and I 30 dollars to enter but the back room, but in the front the explain the some history and point out different locations of bullet holes in the building for you. The experience is worth it and going in the back to the theatre part and the poker game is really interesting and fun! There are a lot of items on display along with the beauty and history of the building itself!

  • 5/5 Bernadette M. 7 months ago on Google
    It's absolutely one of the best tours I've gone on in a long time. Highly recommend their ghost tour.

  • 5/5 Aly M. 9 months ago on Google
    We did the self guided tour. It's a building that is full of history and amazing things to learn. I highly suggest the self guided tour. It is considered one of the most haunted buildings in America, so if that is something that interests you definitely check it out. We really enjoyed learning all the history that came with the Birdcage theater. It is the original building from 140 years ago, it survived both fires in Tombstone, so please go take a look. It's amazing!

  • 5/5 Andrzej K. 11 months ago on Google
    The museum is even more exciting because of its original place. It's a real witness of history. The guides have huge knowledge and describe the place in a very interesting way. It's so much to see and feel the spirit of its past time. Only for this museum, I would travel even from Europe which I did a few days ago. It's not only for those who love the Western world but for all history lovers.

  • 5/5 Andy B. 2 years ago on Google
    Historic and great fun! Thank you for the Magic! Keeping this Historic place alive is the most noble of causes. #templemastery

  • 5/5 Anna W. 2 years ago on Google
    The only authentic building remaining on that street. It was worth $47 for our family of 4 to go inside and see the original theater with all its 140 bullet holes. Some racy photos in there which my husband enjoyed 🤣. That plus Johnny Ringo grave about an hour away were the highlights of our trip to Tombstone. However, we missed the shooting reenactment at OK Coral. Maybe that would be the highlight…. We did hiking at Chiricahua National Monument and Johnny Ringo grave, which was only 28 mins away from Chiricahua NM.

  • 4/5 Kevin O. 2 years ago on Google
    Took a bunch of girl scouts to the theatre for some ghost hunting. They had a blast, even the ones that weren't quite brave enough to stay for the lights out portion.

  • 5/5 Joe P. 2 years ago on Google
    In my opinion the best museum in town, because it's the only original building left standing. Great people that work here as well.

  • 5/5 AJ R. 2 years ago on Google
    Did the ghost tour with the manger and his wife (sorry forgot the names) and it was awesome! I came a bit skeptical but after what I felt and pictured I left a little more convinced that there is something else out there. I’ll let my photos do the talking. (No, these are not reflections, we took multiple photos and this didn’t show in any other pics.)


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Amenities


  • Accessibility
    • ✓️ Wheelchair-accessible car park
    • ✓️ Wheelchair-accessible entrance

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