The Movies Were Legendary, the Locations Are Real
Choose the Movie YOU'D Like to Step Into on your Western Movie Location Tour
EXPLORE MOAB & GERONIMO'S LEGEND
Step inside the landscape that defined the American Western. Our Monument Valley movie location tours take you onto the ground where John Ford created some of cinema’s most unforgettable images, exploring the filming locations of The Searchers, She Wore a Yellow Ribbon and Cheyenne Autumn.
Stand where John Wayne rode through those towering red-rock landscapes, discover how Ford used Monument Valley to transform Western filmmaking, and see famous scenes through a director’s eyes. More than a movie-location tour, this is an immersive journey into John Ford’s Monument Valley, the stories behind the films, and the extraordinary landscape that became Hollywood’s vision of the West.
The Searchers is at the heart of all tours based in Monument Valley.
Choose an in-depth one-day tour, one day exploring 2 classics, or two days discovering all 3 movies.
Explore the spectacular red-rock landscapes of Moab, Utah, where director Walter Hill created the sweeping cinematic world of Geronimo: An American Legend. Inspired by John Ford, Hill chose these towering cliffs, canyons and desert vistas over the historically accurate landscapes of southern Arizona and Sonora, putting cinematic storytelling ahead of geography.
Our Geronimo movie location tour in Moab takes you into the landscapes where Wes Studi, Jason Patric, Gene Hackman and Robert Duvall brought the story to the screen. Stand where Geronimo makes his escape, follow the country crossed by Crook's troops and Apache scouts, and visit the location Hill transformed into Fort Bowie for Geronimo's surrender.
Along the way, we explore how Walter Hill used landscape to tell the story, visit movie artifacts at Red Cliffs Lodge, and separate Hollywood storytelling from the extraordinary history that inspired the film.
2026 Tours: Sept, Oct, Nov,
2027 Tours: May, June, July - Sept, Oct, Nov (no Aug tours)
Walk the dusty streets where some of the greatest Westerns ever made came to life. From the legendary Mescal Movie Set and Old Tucson Studios to Empire Ranch and the real town of Tombstone, Southern Arizona is silver-screen hallowed ground, where Hollywood history and the mythology of the West have collided for generations.
Our Southern Arizona Western movie tours take you inside the making of Tombstone, The Outlaw Josey Wales, Tom Horn and Rio Bravo. Walk in the footsteps of Clint Eastwood, John Wayne, Val Kilmer, Steve McQueen, Kurt Russell and other Western legends, and stand in the exact locations where unforgettable scenes were created.
Depending on the movie, you'll explore historic film sets, visit the landscapes where cameras rolled, and continue into the real places behind the legends. We'll follow the movies wherever their stories take us.
Stand where Josey Wales delivered “Are you gonna pull those pistols or whistle Dixie?”, follow Steve McQueen's Tom Horn from Mescal to Empire Ranch, or explore Tombstone movie locations before heading into Tombstone itself.
Tours Available : Dec, Jan, Feb, Mar, April, May
Tours Available : Dec, Jan, Feb, Mar, April, May
Oh, the places you'll go (with your film director at your side!)
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