Strolling Through This Historic Arizona Courthouse Plaza Feels Like Stepping Onto A Cinematic Movie Set

A courthouse bell chimes every half hour over a lawn where a 1971 cult film once shot a fight scene. That alone makes me want to grab a blanket and go. The building behind that bell is pale granite, finished in 1916, and listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Bronze figures and towering elm trees keep it company on every side of the square. I like how the whole block looks staged for a Western, yet real life keeps happening there. Dogs stroll the paths, concerts fill summer evenings