Kingman’s turquoise jewelry store, on Beale Street.

Why Kingman is the place to buy turquoise

Kingman sits in the high desert of northwest Arizona, on Route 66, about a hundred miles southeast of Las Vegas and a hundred and fifty miles west of Flagstaff. It's also fifteen miles from the Mineral Park mine in the Cerbats — the largest turquoise mine in the country, and the source of the bright blue, black-matrix stone most people picture when they hear "Kingman."

That matters. Most "turquoise" sold to tourists in Sedona, Vegas, or Old Town Albuquerque isn't from Kingman, and a lot of it isn't turquoise at all. It's dyed howlite, magnesite, or stabilized stone from China. Buying turquoise in the Kingman area is the cleanest way to know you're getting the real thing.

Where we are

407 E Beale Street, Kingman, AZ 86401. Beale Street runs through the historic downtown core, one block north of Andy Devine Avenue — the signed Route 66. We're at 4th and Beale, a few blocks from the Powerhouse Visitor Center and the Arizona Route 66 Museum inside it, with the Kingman Railroad Museum in the old depot practically behind us. Free street parking out front. Hours are Monday through Saturday, 11 AM to 5 PM. Closed Sundays.

Phone: (928) 263-1502. We answer it ourselves during shop hours.

What's in the shop

Our case rotates fast. On any visit you'll find:

• Turquoise rings — single stone, cluster, inlay; sterling silver and the occasional 14k gold
• Necklaces and pendants — drops, layered cluster pieces, full squash blossoms
• Bracelets and cuffs — heavy-gauge silver, authenticated stones
• Earrings — studs, dangles, hoops, and statement drops
• Indigenous artisan pieces — signed Navajo, Zuni, and Hopi work
• Custom design — bench work built around your stone or ours

A full-service jeweler, not just a turquoise counter

People find us searching for a Kingman jewelry store and then realize we do more than turquoise. There's a working bench in the shop: ring sizing, stone setting, soldering, restringing, and watch batteries, most of it quoted in five minutes at the counter. If you need a jeweler in Kingman for a repair, a custom piece built around a stone you already own, or a gift that didn't come out of a mall case, that's us.

For locals

If you live in Kingman, Golden Valley, Valle Vista, Chloride, Hackberry, or anywhere else in Mohave County, you're our home market. We see neighbors every week — for an anniversary gift, a custom build, or just to add to a stack. Stop in. We're not commission-based, we don't push, and we'll give you an honest opinion on whether a piece suits you.

For visitors driving through

Kingman sits on the Route 66 corridor. Most of our out-of-town customers are passing through on day trips:

• From Las Vegas, NV — about 1 hour 40 minutes northwest
• From Laughlin, NV — about 40 minutes southwest
• From Bullhead City, AZ — about 40 minutes west
• From Flagstaff, AZ — a little over 2 hours east
• From Prescott, AZ — about 2.5 hours southeast

If you're driving from Vegas to the South Rim, we're directly on the route. (Grand Canyon West is different — that turnoff is Pierce Ferry Road, about 28 miles north of town on US-93, before you reach us.) Worth the fifteen-minute stop in downtown Kingman — and if you've got an hour, here's what's within a few blocks of us on Beale Street and Route 66.

Before you shop

A few guides worth reading before you spend money on turquoise anywhere in Kingman:

• Where to buy turquoise in Kingman, AZ — what separates a real shop from a tourist trap
• How to tell real Kingman turquoise from the fakes
• A short background on the Kingman mine and stone grades
• How to care for turquoise jewelry so it lasts decades