Historic Jerome Arizona Haunted Mining Ghost Town -HWY 89A 

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This is honestly one of the most beautiful dash cam videos I’ve ever seen!!! Fantastic ❤️

WAS NICE TO SEE THIS AGAIN THIS WAY. I DROVE IT BACK IN EARLY 2000. IT HASN'T CHANGED. MY MOTHER WAS WITH US AND SHE STILL TALKS ABOUT HOW SCARED SHE WAS. THINK MOST OF THE CARS MUST HAVE HAD TO GET THEIR BRAKES REDONE AFTER GETTING TO THE BOTTOM. I USED SECOND MOST OF THE WAY. THE VERDE RAILROAD IS A NICE TRIP TO TAKE. IT'S ABOUT 4 HOURS ON A NARROW GAUGE TRACK. BEAUTIFUL SCENERY

I think it was mostly copper that was mined there. Was there in 1974 on our way to Sedona for our honeymoon. Sure looked a lot different then! Now looks like one big tourist you- know- what! But then, there's not a lot of mining going on now days, so they have to make a living somehow. Thanks for the memories. It is a beautiful drive!

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We visited Jerome on December 27th last year! A great place to get out and look/shop around. Thanks Russ, keep em coming!

Great video! Glad you were driving. I enjoyed the ride. Be safe!

I have to get my fix on your channel each morning. you have the cleanest camera and front windshield I've ever seen. Great tone of voice and it's a pleasure to listen to you talk and learn from you.

What a great little town is Jerome, definitely put that on the agenda for my next trip to the US. Safe travels.

Looked like a really 'white knuckle' ride! I'm sure it was worth it!

Thank you so much for taking this ride. It was one I had requested. I drove up/through here in August. What a hair-raising tour for this flat lander Michigander!😆

Really nice day for sight seeing Jerome. The homes close to the road but, the one with the balcony on the 2nd floor hung out to the road. The driveways, to narrow, some had poor visibility for exiting once pulled in. If you ever wanted a maintenance free yard, that would be the perfect place to live. A few really nice homes. Great views of the mountains. I agree, they have some beautiful sunrises.

Been to Jerome many times. Great historical and fun town! I love it. Thanks Russ for the drive through!

Memories of road trip 1993. Thank you Russ.

Brings back memories of my visit to Jerome last year. Gorgeous scenery and weather. It’s a cool refreshing place to visit on a hot summer day, and the views all around are fantastic. Overall, northern Arizona is one of my favorite places to visit.

I've travelled through this whole area over many years. Camped in Dead horse state park several times in my tent. Also wild camped atop Mingus mountain, watching the hand gliders take off over Cottonwood vicinity . So atmospheric and uncommercialised compared to lots of other small towns. Long may it remain the same. Oldtimer Englishman from Shropshire reliving some past adventures.

Jerome has 3 museums. New State Motor Company, Jerome Historical Society Museum, and the Douglas Mansion down below town. I'm a local artist and tour guide in Jerome.

Yes, the Mingus Mountain Road with 158 switchbacks. A BIG congratulations to you for being willing to drive it! Especially in a large vehicle. My GF and I visited that part of AZ back in October 2005, and she did the Mingus Mt Rd drive to Jerome. Jerome is 5000 feet in elevation. My GF's sister lives in Skull Valley, which is outside of Prescott and the locals pronounce it PRESS - kuht, rather than Press-scott. After visiting Jerome, we went over to Sedona and spent the afternoon there and then, drive up to Flagstaff. If you haven't been there already, visit Virginia City, NV, which is in the mountains east of Carson City. It's a historic mining town sort of like Jerome. Virginia City is 6200 feet in elevation.

Hey Russ Jerome reminds me of my home county in West Virginia! McDowell County once produced more bituminous coal than any county in the state. In the 1920’s it was home to over 100, 000 people of all nationalities and races. Today the deep mines are gone and coal is dying as a fuel source, even though will find the ravages of early mining everywhere. Homes and business were built right up against the road and on the side of the mountains. Today there are RV camp grounds and Airbnb’s available for the tourist. Railroads are right beside the highway and provide ample opportunities for viewing a working railroad system. Come visit in the summer or autumn! My wife and I drove. Our thirty-one foot C class motorhome through Jerome in the autumn of 2018. It was an exciting drive to say the least! 👍🤠🇺🇸🙏✝️

Fantastic video, it’s videos like these that make me proud to wear a RVerTV sticker on my motorhome!

Wow, Russ, talk about carving the town right out of the hillside. Perhaps not one-of-a-kind, but decidedly different. Glad you opted to drive through, thanks for the visit.

Stunning blue skies, beautiful area.

Jerome is such an intriguing town. The mountain it sits on is hollow from a myriad of mine shafts. There is the constant concern that it could all collapse. People were allowed to move there for free years back just to care for the homes and commercial buildings.

Hey Russ! Very cool!

Jerome..tuve la oportunidad de estar 10 días en ese lugar..muy bonito, me trataron mas que bien..muy feliz de haber conocido ARIZONA..un saludo grande desde Salto ( plena llanura pampeana-) Pcia de Buenos Aires..Argentina.---

Did this on a motor cycle with my wife about 1995. Was part of a 7600 mile ride. Loved it.

I live in Az. Been to Jerome many times. Awesome place🤠

Big biker destination...really interesting town with some ghostly history...

Rental SUVs are nice for vacationers, but I want one I can customize to my liking...😳. Stay safe Russ and thanks for taking those of us stuck in brick and mortar places. We will continue to live through your travels.

Old Jerome Hotel has parking , sits up higher, nice restaurant and ghost stories and of course a great view...

I don't think I would label Jerome AZ as a "ghost town". It's quite a vibrant small town. Very good quality on the video. Love the drive up 89A. Great drive in a sports car.

Last time I drove that highway there was snow on the hills and about 3 ft of the white stuff at the summit. Beautiful!

That road is a lot better than it used to be. My dad lived in Jerome as a child. He was living there when the jail slid down the hill during one of the earthquakes. He said the kids would rock the school bus on those roads through Mingus Mountain. The road in the early sixties was bad enough... they were worse. He drove us on the old road going south from Prescott to 93. This was when they were starting the new road. It was like those films you see of cliff hugging roads from other countries you see today. We used to drive through the Salt River canyon every year and the game was to see who could find the most new burned out vehicles on the side of the mountain that went over the edge the year prior... that and slug bug. The old road was worse than any scary movie. Especially when riding with my dad or an uncle that has driven that road as many times as they have. There was a reason the lines behind trucks on those road got so long. People knew better than to try and pass. Not my elders. I looked at the satellite view of the new roads. They look so tame. I as driving through the Salt River Canyon one time with a friend at night. I asked if I should drive faster and he replied "SURE!". I stopped at an overlook and asked again. After his eyes adjusted and he saw the steep sides and still couldn't see the bottom it was "SLOWER, SLOWER!!!!". The last time I drove that road you were on was '85. Funny how they say Jerome is haunted now. It was never known for that before. I was laughing as you drove through Jerome. Most of those buildings are new; made to look old. I was hopping you would stop at the old museum if it was still there. They had 3d models of the old mineshafts with information about the materials mined out. The amount of copper and gold was insane. The town is built on a fault and the blasting was causing earthquakes and shifting.

Amazing! Thanks so much for sharing! Safe travels!

Really pretty road. Jerome, a pretty city. Russ with his best friend, The Sun, taking beautiful images. Congrats once more

I couldn't agree more! One of the best ever dash cam videos! Jerome is now on my bucket list of places in Arizona I want to see. Unable to travel right now due to Covid concerns so this is the next best thing. I feel like I'm almost there myself with such great footage. Keep up the good work Russ!

Such a beautiful area I love the open road 💙 - thank you for sharing Russ 🎉 - Ray

Love this video Russ! Jerome is such a cool town! Years ago saw it on a VCR tape where the owner of the Gold King Mine took a drive thru Jerome in his IH Diesel truck called "The Other Woman" and his 36 Ford pickup truck. Would love to see Jerome and Gold King Mine someday!👍😃

Thank you very much for sharing this... More memories!

Such a Beautiful area Jerome is! I'll bet the ride from there to Sedona is awesome too!!

Great video. We've driven that road a few times, fun. In Jerome they were mining copper.

What a scenic ride! I looked up Jerome on the map and it's a place you couldn't discover by accident. It's not on the way to anywhere. What a place to live! You certainly wouldn't get around on a bicycle!

Being new to your travels channel, I can see the places you just visited! Mingus Mountain, & Jerome... I was there in July 1997, before you could drive! Appreciate your dash cam views!

I like you taking us along for the drive ,keep on doing your videos ,look forward to watching them

Jerome is an interesting place! I have never seen a city/town built on the side of a hill or mountain! This is my first time seeing a place like this!

drove through there 3 months ago on an all day drive. really nice. but a tourist trap. very crowded even during covid. i imagine it would be amazing with some snow.

We love the scenic videos!

John Philp, The first time I drove through Jerome was in a 1936 Plymouth 4 door thanks for the memories

Good job with the camera and the description of the areas you were passing through. Well done and it has me wanting to get on the road. Thanks for sharing this.

Two friends and I did a road trip. Went to Grand Canyon then to cottonwood where we stayed and then did day trips around there and one big one up to page. We drove home through Jerome and Prescott back to So Cal. It as a fantastic trip. I love road trips.

What beautiful places thank u for the video!

Great place to visit. My first trip up there was over 45 years ago. Incidentally, Jerome does not qualify as a ghost town since it never lost its incorporation.

still catching up on some of your older videos....this one is beautiful drive with those lack of siderails, etc. at that elevation. "yeh!"

Cottonwood was a nice town. We camped at Dead Horse State Park in May of '16. Drove through Jerome and couldn't find a place to park the pickup. Driving around was like parking wars for spots. Crazy. Wished we could have walked around town. Did get to do the Verde Canyon Railroad trip as well as visit a lot of native American places in the area.

Was here in early September. Nice to see this route again when I’m not driving. Thank you for the video!

After VN I went AWOL for a couple weeks in Oak Creek Canyon and Jerome, and then took care of business. Great place great video Russ.

Hi Russ ! Thumbs up !

Hi Russ from New Jersey - took a quick peek at this particular and hey, changed our itinerary to check out Jerome on our way up to Sedona and then double back to 17N for Montezuma's Castle on 17N. OMG just some great views and love the switchbacks - planning lunch too at Haunted Hamburger! Safe Travels!

Beautiful drive, very scenic. The view of Verde Valley so pretty. Jerome does look like a cool little place. Historic for sure. Thank you Russ for entertaining us with these really cool traveling Vlogs. Oh look fall colors, pretty. ✌❤🤗

Jerome is one of my favorite places to visit when I'm in Ar. Didnt get to visit last month though. ❤❤❤

Good evening Russ, That town Jerome is quite the place , I didn't see any RV parks. Thanks for the drone views. Enjoy all the videos,you do such a great job Larry&Linda

I remember many years ago the entire town (couple hundred) including the sheriff were busted for pot. Now its residents are rich hippies. Alot of cool shops and cafes there. Beware parking is very limited but if u get the chance its worth the trip. Very pretty at xmas but road can be icy and its a winding trip and keep in mind theres nowhere to pull over

Excellent video Russ! 👍👍😎

Russ, outstanding road trip! Those narrow roads on city streets remind me of a few cities in NC and Virginia...... Super Cool 😎.

I like your videos tremendousy. Very much so. Keep it up.

JUST ANOTHER AWESOME DRIVE!!! Thank you for sharing!!! :)

Actually Russ! That is a nice van. Lol. Thanks again. 🍍🍍

We used to go up to Jerome after playing ball in Cottonwood to get something to eat and drink. 🍻🍻🍻🍺🍺🍺🍺🍔🍔🍔🍔🍔

At 10:55 if you look at that hill side, you were scanning there is at least two or three wooden structures you can see where the mine shaft enter-exit the hill side.

Beautiful Country ' I have been all through their Back in the seventies

Wow, what a fantastic ride, Russ! I can’t wait to drive it myself this winter, now that you’ve shown the way!

Have visited Jerome many times when beeing on vacation to Arizona from Sweden. My last visit was 2018. Jerome is a fantastic place and i hope to visit again.

been running to Jerome before I was legal to drive. Do it on a Harley or hyper speed in a Corvette during the week. Jerome is a great place to stay. Ghost City Inn is my favorite. all the folks in town are wonderful.

Obviously heck of a lot more people there now since my mid-1950's visit. Only a couple 100 people back then, and many abandoned buildings.

I have a difficult time being at higher elevations, so I am very aware of the elevation of places: Jerome Arizona is roughly 5066 ft Prescott Arizona is 5367 ft

The ghost town is further up the mountain away from the main part of town where you drove thru. What is the Ghost town is where the mining village was. I went there years ago and toured it. It had Dr. office, dentist, numerous other buildings including the old machinery used in the mining process. It also had a souvenir shop. Very interesting. If you make the drive you must visit the mining village which is the Ghost town.

Wow! What a drive! I don't think I could live on a cliff. Ha! Really enjoyed it!

Great video, thanks a bunch. 🙄❤️

I loved the drive thru Jerome. Certainly not like I remembered it but that was many moons ago! Am going to do a google search on it. Thanks again for a great ride.

So great to ride along!Stay Safe! Thanks.

Spent 48 hrs snowed in at Flagstaff in a big rig once.All roads closed.Russ is right it sure can snow out there.

Jerome in '75 was something to behold! Spirit Room Still a good time.

Still so interesting to hear camp Verde on RU-vid. Lol I’ve watched several of your videos now, it would be cool to meet.

Hey RVerTV just joined, love travelling along.. And the drone shots are awesome..

Hi Russ, great video and drone views. Just wanted to let you know there is a Mine Museum with plenty of parking and the most awesome views of the Verde Valley. The Mine Museum shows a video of the history of Jerome, which is narrated by a ghost...very entertaining and interesting. Safe travels! Thanks for sharing!

I lived in flagstaff for many years. I'd take day trips to Sedona, Jerome, Williams, Cottonwood, Mormon Lake ect. If I wanted to stop in Jerome it took several passes through town to find a parking spot. Looks like a lot of construction sites blocking parking spaces

The road next to the fire station leads to a very spacious parking lot. And from there walk down. Cost the Cooperstown coffee shop, and the bordello rest.

Thanks for the tour ..... I never been there

Ooooo been there lots stayed at many of the hotels including the Grand. The Conner is by far the most active in paranormal activity I mean it's almost non-stop! Creepy stuff oh by the way Mile Hi restaurant has world famous bread pudding it's amazing!!! 😛

Jerome reminds me of randsburg Calif. A living ghost town for tourism but awesome places

One crooked road, we drove it in the opposite direction. Got your sticker from Curt.

Best place to drone vid is lot behind fire station you passed .thanks for doing this one loved it : )

Wonderful video....saving this for future travels library!

awesome video .at least they have guard rails there. Colorado no guard rails

Love the ghost tours..been on many..love this video......

Thise tailings you passed are the remains of the Verde Central Mine, one of several mines in the Jerome area. Freeport-MacMoRan owns the land.

Now I know! I don't want to bring my 30' trailer that way. I appreciate the ride along..always do. I just moved camp to Quartzsite for a month, so when you get back I have a cup of coffee with your name it, maybe I could meet at Game Store?

Amazing 😍

Love this area! Jerome has some pretty good Pie! White stuff on the north faces will last awhile! I’ve ridden this area on a Motorcycle which is real fun!

Actually the mines around Jerome were mostly copper. There are still a few historic buildings in Cottonwood and the massive slag pile in the middle of town are remnants from the mining.