The park had intrigued us because there are an old caboose and a display of mining equipment there that we had seen as we passed. Of course, where there's any sort of retired railroad car, we have to stop to look it over sooner or later. There is also a nice collection of old mining equipment at the site, which features a mockup of a mine entrance with ore cars on a track leading into it. Several pieces of mine equipment, such as pumps, are also on display.Under the lacy trees, it was cool and quiet, except for the many birds flitting about, so we sat a while just to enjoy the shade.
Then it was time to investigate the mine artifacts and the "crummy" (old railroaders' slang for "caboose.")
 In front of the "mine entrance" |
Jamus checks out the caboose
After prowling about the "mine site," we crossed the highway to the cafe and museum. The museum is indeed tiny!
Still, we found quite a few interesting items on display. The museum is a collection of "artifacts of ordinary life" and includes old-time household items, mining tools and
mineral specimens, and other items that catalog everyday life from the Old West days to the present. Outside are several waterfalls and sculptures created from old tires,
a wringer washer, and other bits and pieces.After our visit to the museum, we went next door to the Buckboard Cafe. Its dining room is decorated with so many vintage household items and other memorabilia that it's almost another museum. We chose char-broiled hamburgers and fries; the burgers were, hands down, the best burgers we've had in ages! The owner, Marilyn, who waited on us, tempted us with slices of home-made apple pie, too. We'll definitely be back to sample other goodies from the Buckboard's breakfast and lunch menu.
To learn more about the museum, visit its web site.
 The Buckboard Cafe |
The World's Smallest Museum
The "Re-tired" Waterfall
An exhibit of artifacts in use from the
'20s to the '50s at the old Magma Mine
A memorial for Wyatt Earp's second wife,
Celia "Mattie" Blaylock Earp,
who died alone & penniless in Superior.
She lies there somewhere in an unmarked grave.
A display of Apache Tears -- these round
obsidian stones are found only near Superior
