Tombstone, Arizona Will Make You Believe in Ghosts!

On the Trail of Ghosts in Arizona

Arizona is full of ghost towns and ghost stories. Years ago, I was part of a ghost-hunting team called Ghost Patrol with Donovan. We had a great time getting together and searching possibly haunted places across Arizona.

Our team had meters, flashlights, and recording equipment, and we even had a spirit medium that could communicate with the ghosts. We had experiences we couldn't quite explain on a lot of our adventures.

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One of the team's favorite places to search for ghosts and entities was Tombstone. A wide range of miners, cowboys, entertainers, and outlaws roamed the dusty streets of the "Town Too Tough to Die," leaving behind the energy of stories and legends just waiting to be uncovered.

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Exploring the Bird Cage Theater in Tombstone

One of our favorite places to explore was the Bird Cage Theater, a relic of the Wild West on Allen Street in Tombstone that opened in 1881. Initially, the theater intended to host respectable family shows, but it quickly shifted to more risqué performances that catered to the rowdy crowd.

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Walking in, you can't help but notice the bullet holes in the painting of the exotic belly dancer Fatima. The painting hangs in the theater lobby, and it's been there since Wyatt Earp walked the dusty streets. It's a visible reminder of the violence and mayhem that took place in the storied venue.

On one adventure, our ghost-hunting team took the equipment into the lower part of the theater. Sound, video and other detection equipment didn't seem to pick up much, but we couldn't shake the eerie feeling that something was watching us.

When we looked at the photos, Donovan noticed an eerie image.

Here's the image he captures. Was it a ghost? See the photo for yourself. As Donovan used to say, "You WILL believe"!

Sources: Wikipedia | tombstonetraveltips.com | Tombstone Bird Cage