Old Town Scottsdale's Art District: A Self-Guided Tour

Old Town Scottsdale's Art District: A Self-Guided Tour

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2h 30m
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Overview

Old Town Scottsdale is one of America’s most concentrated art districts, also known as ”the West’s Most Western Town.”

On this self-guided audio tour, you’ll discover how a frontier farming community transformed into a sophisticated cultural destination while maintaining its distinctive Southwestern character.

You’ll walk through the historical center, where Native American trading posts evolved into luxury galleries. You’ll weave through Main Street’s gallery corridor and Marshall Way’s boutique district. As you walk, you’ll browse Native American pottery at galleries representing four generations of trading families, and see the city’s first public art installation, Louise Nevelson’s monumental 1973 “Windows to the West” sculpture.

By the end of this two-hour tour, you’ll have explored how Scottsdale became the Southwest’s premier art destination, while still managing to preserve the cowboy culture that earned it legendary status.

Activity location

Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art
- 7374 East 2nd Street
- 85251, Scottsdale, Arizona, United States

Meeting/Redemption Point

Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art
- 7374 East 2nd Street
- 85251, Scottsdale, Arizona, United States

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Old Town Scottsdale's Art District: A Self-Guided Tour in English

2h 30m
Opening hours: Sat 12:00am-11:59pm
English

Travelers

Language options: English

Price details

$9.99 x 1 Adult$9.99

Total

What's included, what's not

Lifetime access to this tour in English before your booking date and after it
Offline access to audio, maps, and geodata
App for Android and iOS
Flexibility to explore at your own pace with a self-guided GPS tour
Directions to the starting point so that when you’re in the right place, the tour will start
Smartphone and headphones
Personal expenses for attractions not included during the tour
Food and drink
Transportation

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Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Activity itinerary

Old Town Scottsdale (Pass by)

Old Town Scottsdale is one of America’s most concentrated art districts, also known as ”the West’s Most Western Town.” It is a frontier farming community that transformed itself into a sophisticated cultural destination while maintaining its distinctive Southwestern character.

Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art (Pass by)

Starting in front of the Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art, you’ll walk through the historical center, where Native American trading posts evolved into luxury galleries.

Old Adobe Mission (Pass by)

You’ll weave through Main Street’s gallery corridor and Marshall Way’s boutique district. I’ll show you Scottsdale’s Old Adobe Mission and the Little Red Schoolhouse, one of its first buildings in the original Mexican-American barrio.

Bischoff's Gallery | Bischoff's At the Park (Pass by)

Step inside Bischoff’s Gallery, housed in a 1952 bank building where the original vaults now protect valuable Navajo rug collections. And explore the site of Sarah Thomas’ 1897 general store – Scottsdale’s first female-owned business – now home to Bischoff’s Shades of the West trading post

King Galleries - Scottsdale (Pass by)

Visit King Galleries, recognized as one of the world’s top five destinations for authentic Pueblo Indian pottery

American Fine Art, Inc. (Pass by)

Discover works by Andrew Wyeth, Andy Warhol, and Pablo Picasso at American Fine Art’s 12,000-square-foot showcase

Sissoko Tribal Art Gallery (Pass by)

Browse Sissoko Tribal Art Gallery’s extraordinary collection of African artifacts assembled by a former Malian gold trader

Sugar Bowl (Pass by)

Experience Sugar Bowl’s ice cream parlor, immortalized in ”The Family Circus” comic strip

Scottsdale Historical Museum (Pass by)

Old Town Scottsdale is one of America’s most concentrated art districts, also known as ”the West’s Most Western Town.” On this walking tour, you’ll discover how a frontier farming community transformed into a sophisticated cultural destination while maintaining its distinctive Southwestern character.

Scottsdale Center For The Performing Arts (Pass by)

By the end of this two-hour tour, you’ll have explored how Scottsdale became the Southwest’s premier art destination, while still managing to preserve the cowboy culture that earned it legendary status.

Civic Center Library (Pass by)

By the time the tour ends at the Scottsdale Public Library and Civic Center Library, you’ll have traced the complete evolution of this desert town through its art and architecture.

Location

Activity location

Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art
- 7374 East 2nd Street
- 85251, Scottsdale, Arizona, United States

Meeting/Redemption Point

Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art
- 7374 East 2nd Street
- 85251, Scottsdale, Arizona, United States

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