Wickenburg is a small town with a population of around 6,500 100km northwest of Phoenix located at Hassayampa River. It was once of the transportation of traffic in Arizona before the Interstate 10 & 17 freeways were built, as it is where US 91 meets US 83 and US 60.
It is a typical Western mining town in the Sonoran high desert. It has a small downtown with Western-theme shops and Desert Caballeros Western Museum that talks about the history of the town. The museum is a good starting place for Wickenburg as it tells its visitor the origin of the town and their mining history.
Wickenburg has a famous dude ranch that allows visitors to stay over for a weekend. It also has a Vulture Mine that is located half-way between Buckeye and Wickenburg. I have not visited there but it might be interesting to those who likes ghost towns.
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