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Taliesin West vs Mystery Castle
Both are rated highly by professional reviewers writing for major publications. On balance, Taliesin West is the choice of most writers compared to Mystery Castle. Taliesin West comes in at #5 in Phoenix with praise from 6 publications including Afar Magazine, Fodor's and Lonely Planet.
Taliesin West
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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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Mystery Castle
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800 East Mineral Road, Phoenix, AZ 85040
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Fodor's
"At the foot of South Mountain lies a curious dwelling built from desert rocks by Boyce Gulley, who came to Arizona to cure his tuberculosis."
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Lonely Planet
"Equal parts Mexican hacienda, Native American cliff dwelling and psychedelic sand castle, the 18-room Mystery Castle was constructed in the 1930s and ’40s by Boyce Luther Gulley."
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Afar Magazine
"A visit to the castle is one that’s truly unmatched, and leaves you in awe of the precious sentiment that went into its construction."
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"An 8,000-square-foot folk architecture castle in the foothills of South Mountain, with 18 rooms, 13 fireplaces and scores of there’s-a-story-here antiques, craftworks and found objects."
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Atlas Obscura
"A self-built castle made by a mysterious man. "
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