The Great American Road Trip Challenge~4.5 years · 48 states · one loop
The Desert Southwest

Stop 12 · Days 384–385

Jerome

Jerome, AZ

A copper-boom town that nearly died and came back as an artsy 'ghost town' clinging to a mountainside above the Verde Valley.

Where to stay

  • The Jerome Grand Hotel

    A (reputedly haunted) former hospital on the hill.

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You gotta eat this

  • Verde Valley wine

    Jerome's tasting rooms pour local vintages.

The days here

Each day opens its own hour-by-hour page

  1. 384Day 384 — The Ghost TownFull day · 4h planned
  2. 385Day 385 — North to UtahDrive day · 4h 30m drive

What this stop is made of

  • Museums & History
  • Quirky Americana & Roadside Oddities