Western Spirit: Scottsdale's Museum of the West — Scottsdale, Arizona

Address3830 N. Marshall Way, Scottsdale, AZ 85251

HoursMondays-Saturdays 9:30 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sundays 11 a.m.-5 p.m.; Extended Thursdays (Nov-Apr) to 8 p.m.; Closed Mondays (Memorial Day-Labor Day). 2026 holiday closures: New Year's Day, Easter Sunday, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day; closing at 2 p.m. Nov 26 (Thanksgiving), Dec 24 and Dec 31; Christmas Day closed. Hours may change.

PricesAdult $28

Price notesSenior $25; Military $25; Youth/Student $12; Child (5 and under) FREE. Discounts/free programs published on the museum's own visit page: Museums for All - discounted admission with a valid EBT card and photo ID (the page does not publish the discounted amount); Act One Culture Pass - library cardholders can check out a pass from participating libraries for free general admission for two people (ticketed/special events not eligible); Blue Star Museums - free admission for active-duty military including National Guard and Reserve and their families during the annual program period; Bank of America Museums on Us - one free general admission on the first full weekend of each month with an active Bank of America/Merrill/Bank of America Private Bank card and photo ID; NARM & ROAM reciprocal programs - present a current membership card at check-in.

Age notesTickets page tiers: Youth/Student $12; Child (5 and under) FREE. No youth age range is published on that page, so ages are the free-child tier plus school-age/teens chosen on content basis (Western art and history museum with docent tours).

BookingNot confirmed - the visit page links to online tickets but does not state that advance booking is required or that walk-up tickets are unavailable.

Suggested timeAbout 2 hours

AccessibilityThe museum's own accessibility page: 'SMoW is architecturally barrier-free, and there is an elevator that services the two levels of the museum. Accessible restrooms and drinking fountains are located on each level.' ADA-accessible parking spaces are also stated on the visit page. No stroller, sensory or quiet statement was found, so those are not claimed.

ParkingFree parking in the City of Scottsdale's underground parking garage, accessible from the driveway just south of Main Street on the north side of the museum building; ADA-accessible spaces in the garage; additional accessible parking at the southeast corner of Marshall Way and First Street.

Verified perk: Act One Culture Pass - free admission for two with a library checkoutThe museum's own visit page states: library cardholders can check out an Act One Culture Pass from participating libraries for free general admission for two people; ticketed and special events are not eligible.

Verified perk: Museums for All - discounted admission with an EBT card (amount not published)The museum's own visit page states that discounted admission is available through Museums for All on presentation of a valid EBT card and photo ID at check-in; the museum does not publish the discounted amount on that page, so no amount is recorded here.

Verified perk: Bank of America Museums on Us - one free admission on the first full weekendPer the museum's own visit page: one free general admission on the first full weekend of each month with an active Bank of America, Merrill or Bank of America Private Bank credit or debit card and photo ID.

Verified perk: Blue Star Museums - free admission for active-duty military families (summer)Per the museum's own visit page: free admission for active-duty military, including National Guard and Reserve, and their families during the annual Blue Star Museums program period.

Verified perk: NARM and ROAM reciprocal admissionPer the museum's own visit page: NARM and ROAM reciprocal programs are honored - present a current membership card at check-in.