While Apache Junction, AZ, which was named for the junction of the Apache Trail and the Old West Highway, has a population of approximately 42,571, Tortilla Flat, AZ has a population of 6. Yes, people really do live there. But mostly it's a tourist site with historic buildings that have been recreated, the originals having been destroyed several times, by a flood in 1942 and a fire in the 1980s. The town is about a half hour northeast of Apache Junction.
Info from their website, which is said much better than I ever could: "Tortilla Flat is an authentic remnant of an old west town, nestled in the midst of the Tonto National Forest, in the Superstition Mountain Range. Tortilla Flat started out in 1904 as a stagecoach stop and freight camp for the construction of the Theodore Roosevelt Dam.
Tortilla Flat has an indoor restaurant that has dollar bills from visitors around the world as it's wallpaper, real saddles as bar stools, and great food. The ribs at the outdoor eatery are some of the best ever! There's also a country store where they make their own ice cream, including world famous Prickly Pear Gelato. The Mercantile/Gift Shop has souvenirs, Indian pottery, jewelry and Tortilla Flat apparel. Tortilla Flat is presumed to be America's smallest community having a U.S. Post Office and a voter's precinct.
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| Dollar bills from all over the world cover the walls. |
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| Saddles as bar stools. |
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