Bonelli House — Attraction in Kingman

If you pay $10 to get into the Mohave Museum and the Route 66 Museum, this house is included. However, when we went in, the guy at the front desk did not ask if we had tickets or anything. He was just going to take us in for free! There was no guided tour. He just gave us a brief background on the family that used to live in it, and he told us to look around ourselves. He was available for questions if we wanted. He was very knowledgeable. He seemed eager to go home... We arrived a few minutes before 2:30, thinking that 2:30 was the last guided tour, and he said they were about to close. At 2:51 or something like that, he locked up right behind us, even though there were still a few minutes for someone else to walk in and look around quickly if they wanted to. I always have a pet peeve of employees locking up or cleaning up early, because sometimes I'm that person who comes in hoping I can look around for 5 minutes!

Overall, the house was definitely a nice thing to see for free. Fun to see the old artifacts, but it would have been nice to have that guided tour we were expecting.

Even my 5-year-old enjoyed walking around looking at...

I arrived at the Bonelli house and was a couple minutes behind another couple. But when I got to the door there was a sign that stated tour in progress, wait on bench. I was only about 90 seconds behind the other couple, but I sat and waited on the bench. Its 53° and windy after about 15 minutes I was cold and went back to my car. I waited. When a couple people left the house, i asked them if the tour was over and they confirmed it was. The sign hadn't changed, but they had just left. I walked up to the house and opened the door where a rude man blocked my entrance and insisted I couldn't come in. I said I just talked to the couple they said the tour was over and he stated he was just finishing up and I had to leave. Honestly, I get trying to do these things with limited manpower, but I have a very low tolerance for rude people. And that man was very rude. I just left without waiting around. There are 2 other museums in town that employ polite knowledgeable people and I would recommend heading in...

One of the interesting attractions in Kingman is the historical Bonelli House ($2 suggested donation) which was built in 1915, representing an example of Anglo Territorial Architecture. Opening Hours 11am to 3pm (Monday-Friday).

This century old homestead was built out of local tufa stone by George Bonelli and was used by the Bonelli family until 1973 when it was purchased by the city of Kingman.

The exterior of the house is very interesting to see if you enjoy architecture. You can also tour the inside of the Bonelli House, being led by a local volunteer who will take you through various rooms of the house, explaining the period furniture available to be seen.

Overall, this is a neat building to see both on the inside and out and is worth 30-45 minutes of your time if sightseeing in the...