The Fairbank Schoolhouse Museum

Historical buildings were interesting. Great hiking path down to the river. Saw a couple deer in the afternoon.

Great day trip to explore the trails and then cool off inside the interesting exhibits and we'll maintained schoolhouse.

Stopping here to wander along the San Pedro river, we popped in this tiny little museum/shop nestled snugly within the Fairbank historic townsite.It's one room, with a fine selection of regional books and treasures. The building is visually interesting and houses some original pieces from the mining days. There's a chalk board to record your grand thoughts and inspirations, and tiny desks to sit and think about what you've learned. If you're very quiet you can hear the kids calling out to each other, racing in from town, as the school bell sings the morning alarm.

Out of Tucson took 10 East, then 90 south, then 82 east on the way to Tombstone. If you do this like we did you will pass Fairbank on your left. Don't speed or you could pass it. Once there we found the schoolhouse was nice and there was a helpful (and interesting/a little different) employee working there. Beyond the schoolhouse almost the entire town is gone. Unless you ask it is not obvious where the rail lines were or what the layout of the town really was. It is nice that Fairbank is not a mini-Tombstone as nothing similar is needed. We would have walked around more if it is was not 48 outside with wind and rain showers. Some of the other buildings were also closed off, which was disappointing.

We are from Grand Manan, New Brunswick, Canada and would like to recommend Fairbanks Schoolhouse Museum to everyone. We toured in early October, and though we can't remember the guy's name (sorry) who volunteers there we want to tell you to make sure and ask him questions. He made our visit (to the whole of Arizona ) amazing with his historical and personal knowledge. We will definitely stop in again when we are back that way! Thanks again!