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Jul 27, 2022

Our biggest, baddest Best of the Valley ever includes 561 of the most laudable people, places and things in Greater Phoenix…. Thank you to all our PHOENIX magazine readers and online users for a record vote turnout on Best of the Valley 2022.

 

And the winner is:
Best Museum You Probably Don’t Know About
Western Spirit: Scottsdale’s Museum of the West

One of Scottsdale’s best-kept secrets is this 43,000-square-foot celebration of history, art, and stories of the 19 states comprising the American West. Ever-changing exhibitions of Western art and historic artifacts and an outdoor sculpture garden are described in video kiosks and the inspirational film Spirit Is.

Source: Phoenix Magazine, July 2022

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