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Arizona Museum of Natural History vs Taliesin West
Taliesin West and Arizona Museum of Natural History are both rated highly by reviewers writing for major publications. Overall, Taliesin West is preferred by most reviewers compared to Arizona Museum of Natural History. Taliesin West ranks #5 in Phoenix with accolades from 6 publications such as Frommer's, Lonely Planet and Fodor's.
Arizona Museum of Natural History
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53 N. MacDonald Street, Mesa, AZ 85201
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Fodor's
"Kids young and old get a thrill out of the largest collection of dinosaur fossils in the state at this large museum where you can also pan for gold and see changing exhibits from around the world."
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Travel + Leisure
"Located in the neighboring city of Mesa, this kid-friendly museum explores the Arizona’s natural and cultural history with plenty of hands-on, interactive, sound-and-light, try-this-on exhibits."
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"The history of Arizona and the world is relayed through such activities as gold-panning, viewing old caves and the Peralta Stone maps."
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Travel + Leisure
"Explore the Southwest’s rich natural and cultural history, from sparkly minerals and prehistoric fossils to a reconstructed Native American village and territorial jail."
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Frommer's
"This is one of the best museums in the Valley, and its wide variety of exhibits appeals to people with a range of interests. There are some animated dinosaurs...there’s also a Hohokam village."
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Taliesin West
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Lonely Planet
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12621 North Frank Lloyd Wright Blvd., Scottsdale, AZ 85259
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Fodor's
"Wright and apprentices constructed a desert camp here using organic architecture to integrate the buildings with their natural surroundings."
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Concierge
"Even people who are not interested in architecture or Wright's style should walk around the buildings just to see how one of this country's most influential style-makers lived and worked."
Frommer's
"Wright believed in using local materials in his designs, and this is much in evidence at Taliesin West, where local stone was used for building foundations."
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Lonely Planet
Top Choice
"Frank Lloyd Wright was one of the seminal American architects of the 20th century."
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Travel + Leisure
"Known as one of architect Frank Lloyd Wright’s masterpieces, Taliesin West was built in 1937 as Wright's winter home."
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