Things to do in and about Kingman Arizona
If you are in the area, go by the new Desert Diamond Distillery at the Kingman Airport off scenic highway 66. The Airport is only about 4 miles off of I-40. Check out the website http://www.desertdiamonddistillery.com/ , and there is directions and a map on there. It's a small family owned business, so they welcome everyone and you are sure to have a good time. They have an old fashioned country feel to it, and it's fun to see the Arnold Holstein still and columns and get a tour from the Distiller's John and Peter. They have a nice retail store to browse in as well. A great thing to do that doesn't cost anything, but it's hard not to buy anything at the store.
Grand Canyon Skywalk
Walk the path of the eagle … 4,000 feet above the natural wonder of the Grand Canyon. Look down through 2.5 inches of crystal-clear glass to the Canyon floor below.
Stand on the edge of an engineering marvel that extends 70 feet over the Grand Canyon’s rim and weighs 1.2 million pounds.
Gaze at the West Rim of the Grand Canyon, one of the world’s natural wonders.
Are you ready to “Walk the Sky?” http://www.grandcanyonskywalk.com/
Oatman is a former mining town in the Black Mountains of Mohave County, Arizona.
In 1921, a fire burned down many of Oatman's smaller buildings, but spared the Oatman Hotel. Built in 1902, the now-Oatman Hotel is the oldest two-story adobe structure in Mohave County, a Mohave County historical landmark and is especially famous as the honeymoon stop of Clark Gable and Carole Lombard[4] after their wedding in Kingman on March 18, 1939. Gable fell in love with the area and returned often to play poker with the miners. The Gable/Lombard honeymoon suite is one of the hotel's major attractions. The other is "Oatie the Ghost." "Oatie," actively promoted by the hotel's current owners, is a friendly poltergeist whose identity is believed to be that of William Ray Flour, an Irish miner who died behind the hotel, presumably from excessive alcohol consumption. Flour's body wasn't discovered until two days after his death and it was hastily buried in a shallow grave near where he was found.
Oatman has undergone a renaissance of sorts in recent years thanks to burgeoning worldwide interest in Route 66 and the explosive growth of the nearby gaming town of Laughlin, Nevada, which promotes visits to the town. Wild burros freely roam the town and can be hand-fed carrots and "burro chow," both readily available in practically every store in town. The burros are descended from pack animals turned loose by early prospectors. Weekends in Oatman can see anything from classic car rallies to mock "Wild West" shootouts right down the middle of old 66. Route 66 souvenirs abound and many tourists have pasted autographed one-dollar bills on the walls and ceiling of the Oatman Hotel's bar and restaurant. Estimates of the number of bills run into the thousands.
Keepers of the wild
A home for animals
http://www.keepersofthewild.org/#!
Keepers of the Wild is a 501(c)3 non profit organization dedicated to the protection of abused, neglected, abandoned and retired captive wildlife. To provide the best standard of care and help enforce the humane treatment of all animals.
The preservation and protection of wildlife and the environment is paramount in our goals.
Through education and public awareness we seek to alleviate all animals suffering and help eliminate use of wild animals as pets and their exploitation in show business.
Keepers of the Wild provides a permanent home and true sanctuary to all the animals it rescues
