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Shakespeare Tours:
The guided tour of the buildings
takes about 2 hours. Visitors may then walk the marked trails to see other foundations, stage trail and Spring
Well. They may climb the small hill to view the town as a whole and see the mines to the south.
BE SURE TO BRING
YOUR CAMERA!
Regular Tour Admission
$4.00 Adult - $3.00 Ages 6 Through 12
Living History, Shootings, Re-enactments
and Special Event Admission (Red
Dates)
$5.00 Adult - $4.00 Ages 6 Through
12
Regular and Living
History Re-enactments
2008
TOUR DATES
TOURS BEGIN 10:00
AM and 2:00
PM ON:
2008
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March 8 & 9
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April 12 & 13
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April 26 & 27
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May 10 & 11
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June 7 & 8
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June 21 & 22
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July 12 & 13
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August 9 & 10
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August 23 & 24
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September 13 & 14
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October 11 & 12
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October 25 & 26
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November 8 & 9
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December 13 & 14
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Special Living History Performances
& Re-enactments are held on red dates only
SPECIAL TOURS:
We will be glad
to work with educational institutions, civic groups, camera clubs, bus tours, private organizations or individuals
to arrange a special tour.
Please call (505) 542-9034.
Admission: $10.00 per person or contact
us for special group rates.
Film Companies, Movie
Studios, Public Relation Firms, Other Media, Contact us Directly
SHAKESPEARE
is open only during regularly scheduled tours, or by appointment.
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LIVING
HISTORY RE-ENACTMENTS
In addition to our regular tours, we have Living
History re-enactments four times a year.
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JANALOO HILL
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RE-ENACTMENTS PERFORMED
include:
"Just One Diamond" -
During the diamond swindle days
Curley Bill
killed one of his hired fighting men in a fight started by a Dance Hall Girl.
"Death Over An Egg" - In 1879 Ross Woods was shot and killed in the dining room of the Stratford Hotel by Bean
Belly Smith.
"Happy Bob Passes On" - Happy Bob Fambro was killed by bartender Jim Caroll in a fight over mining claim boundaries.
"Right Here To These Timbers" - Sandy King and Russian Bill were hanged to the timbers of the Grant House dining room for reasons rooted in the violent
past.
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"The Hanging Of Arkansas Black"
Robert Black, who had been visiting a certain lady,
was strung up three times in an effort to make him leave town.
"The Silver Nuggets Visit Shakespeare"
Beautiful Can Can girls greeted with riotous enthusiasm
by rowdy cowboys and miners.
"Death Of A Government Contractor"
Curly Bill Brocius and a Mexican Outlaw argue with
a Government Contractor over a cattle deal.
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THE OLD STAGE STATION
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SHAKESPEARE GHOST
TOWN
The West's Most Authentic
Ghost Town
TOURS BEGIN AT 10:00 AM and 2:00
PM ON TOUR DAYS - (See Dates, Below)
ASK ABOUT OUR "SPECIAL NIGHT TOUR"
Saturday Evening 7:00 PM ONLY - (See Dates, Below)
View the town by lamp
and candle light.
Hear Ghost Stories.
See an exciting gunfight in the dark by the Pistoleros.
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SEE!!!
Hopper Shannon, Historical Blacksmith making authentic iron work in the
Blacksmith Shop.
SEE!!!
Living history by Fort Seldon Military Committee
and Ladies of Fort Seldon. Authentic costumes, a glimpse into the past.
SEE!!!
Gunfights of the Old West by Paso
Del Norte Pistoleros. Lots of Excitement.
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Would you like to help SHAKESPEARE
and at the same time keep up with what is happening here? If so, join the "FRIENDS OF SHAKESPEARE". You will receive, among other benefits, free admission
on tour days and a quarterly newsletter. The rest of your contribution will go directly to the building fund.
 Join the Friends of Shakespeare
WANT TO READ MORE ABOUT SHAKESPEARE?
Visit our Books
in Print Section
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