VULTURE CITY TOURS The Ghost Town of Vulture Mine The legendary Vulture Mine offers visitors a glimpse of a vanished world, the chance to meet some ghosts, and an object lesson in the grim cost of striking it rich. Although the Vulture was the largest producing gold mine in Arizona, it never paid off for its investors or its discoverer, Henry Wickenburg.  Now, it is a popular tourist attraction, luring visitors from nearby Wickenburg, the town named for the hapless Henry. To reach the Vulture Mine, take Route 60 west two and one half miles out of Wickenburg to the Vulture Mine Road. Turn south on the road and travel twelve miles to the mine. For more information, call 1-602-859-2743. Wickenburg is an Art Oasis in the Sonoran Desert   • Del E. Webb Center for the Performing Arts features world-class performances from October through April in its 600-seat theater. • Desert Caballeros Western Museum  is graced with 1 of the finest collections of Western art in the country. • Friends of Music hosts free downtown concerts with top regional artists throughout the winter. • Wickenburg Art Club provides an artistic outlet for approximately 200 artists with shows and classes for every skill level. ArizonaRealCountry.com 27 February 2018 Rockin U Photography Vulture Peak Steve Bingham, ghost-town-photography.com Tony the Marine Above: Vulture Mine Assay Office, built in 1884. Right: Vulture City ghost town houses. Installed in 2015, the Giant Spurs are located where US-60 meets US-93. The Legend of the Hassayampa states that those who drink its waters never tell the truth again. At the corner of US-60 (Wickenburg Way) and Tegner Street, there is a 200-year-old mesquite tree located that served as the town jail with outlaws chained to the tree.