Reviews of Desert Caballeros Western Museum (Museum)

Hanne Wagner

Such an interesting museum.

Laura Reierson

Very informative. Love the "Old West"

Carmen Sandimeggo

This place was so fantastic! Incredible vibe, great staff, AUDIO TOUR and not to mention the BEAUTIFUL display of Western Art! I learned so much about the history of Arizona and I'll definitely be back for more!

Kymy Peers

A must see!

Kent Ridgeway

Very disappointing after multi million dollar remake. Most of what I came to see was in storage as now they "rotate" the artwork so you don't see much when you come. I Won't make any car club tours to Wickenburg for a while as Museum used to be the #1 reason to go but no longer.

Constance Gorsuch

Interesting history of the area. Worth the time to visit.

Carolina Baertsch

Incredible for a small town! Very entertaining and educational! Definitely worth a visit!

Michael S. Doran

Great bit of local history.

Andre Barnes Jr

Awesome history about the wild west, Wickenburg and the history of AZ. Route 66 exhibit was great as well. Can't wait to return.

S M

VERY NICE MUSEUM TO VISIT. TRUSTING , DID NOT HAVE SOMEBODY FOLLOWING YOU AROUND. EXHIBITS VERY INTERESTING, VERY EDUCATIONAL. 5 STAR ALL THE WAY.

Michel Brown

We went to see women artists annual show. The 3 of us really enjoyed the quality of art work.

xlx Angel xlx

This place is amazing! Very well laid out and they have some extras that I've never seen in a museum. The guide we had was very knowledgeable and friendly. We learned so much and actually had fun while doing it.

Jackie Iverson

We were there for the Cowgirl Up show. Fantastic women artists. Be sure to visit the permanent old town display in the basement.

Lore Vela

Nice place to visit, family will enjoy it

Jacob Frantz

nice place must visit in Wickenberg

Ross Kinzler

Great Western experience

Michael Rothman

Cool stuff

Volker Kossmann

This a very nice museum that you would not expect to find in a town like Wickenburg. Quality paintings and sculptures from a variety of artists. In addition, there are addition exhibits showing the everyday life in early frontier times. Take the time to explore the museum. It's well worth it.

Car er

Best museum I've seen in a long time

Gary Meeks

Very nice museum to visit lot's of history of the Old West and Wickenburg. Definitely recommend checking out.

Melissa Pina

Been to Wickenburg Arizona many times for a day trips never went to Museum until now. It was fantastic and definitely will go back again.

Matthew

Very informative tour, knowledgeable guide, nice art, the kids even had a bit of fun

Rick Ratliff

Great museum Well worth a visit.

Richard Emerson

This is the museum we hoped to find at Scottsdale's western museum. Western art described with an excellent headphone based narration. The system also tells the history of life at home and on the trail. This is a true museum and not just walking from store to store in between shootouts.

Bill Moore

Very interesting space, great art and sculptures from masters

scott taylor

Neat place

Christopher J. Zastrow

Well designed and informative museum. I personally enjoyed the self guided tour with headphones. I also enjoyed the hologram in the general store and the sites downstairs.

Nate George

A very well done museum with 2 buildings full of beautiful art and artifacts. Knowledgeable staff. Interactive and multimedia exhibits offer a view of life in the west.

Dee Phillips

Great place to visit. Family friendly.

alia bidgood

I thought this was a neat museum and a wonderful way to get to know the history of the town I just moved to! They also do family days every so often for free which is also amazing!

Yule Rage

A must-see for anyone fascinated by the Wild West & Arizona’s history. Features rotating art installments from American cowboys & cowgirls as well as Wild West history pieces.

Pete Emond

Amazing Western art collection in a small Western town,

Catherine Murphy

Wonderful art and history

Mary Hone

What a little gem this place is. Beautiful exhibits, and a very pleasant experience.

Scott Terry

Beautiful facility with a wonderful view. The food and music were outstanding. It is a great venue for events.

Michael Druck

Well laid out informative museum. Certain sections are dedicated to different temporary displays. The excellent "Cowgirl Up!" show - West-themed art by women artists - was being featured during our visit. They have wisely incorporated some child-focused activity centers.

Aida Awad

Gem of a little museum in the heart of Wickenburg. Free audio tour is included in the admission. They have two buildings, with two floors in the larger one. The larger building houses a permanent collection of artwork and a old time Wickenburg town on the lower level. The Leaning Center building houses a collection of local artifacts and an art collection put on by a local organization. Definitely worth a couple of hours!

kmont96

Such a cool museum! Gives a great history of the town downstairs and has some truly beautiful pieces upstairs!

Ivan Racic

Two story building with hundreds of artifacts... kids don't pay entrance and it is full of bronze figures, rifles, six shooters from back in the day. It a cherry on a cake if you happen to visit Wickenburg.

Lee Cobb

Great museum.

Silona Bonewald

Hey you sitting at the Tesla charger! Get up and walk over here. Wonderful place with much to see. You'll have to make sure you recharge here on the way back so you can see more things! Smithsonian art and exhibits and wonderful sweet curators on docent s here too! Drop on by and stay a bit!

Joshua Cooper

There are two floors of exhibits in the main gallery and another exhibit in the Learning Center. I brought my nine-year-old and he enjoyed taking in the art and culture as much as I did. The free audio guide makes it even better.

Dorothy Zigmund

I loved this place because everything was very authentic. The people who run the museum were super nice and informational. Its free for AD military AND their family's which is a perk. There's options to listen to the museum through a cassette and headphones or you can just browse through and read everything yourself. There's a hologram type video downstairs which is pretty cool. And a nice small gift shop. Definitely worth checking out!!

Norma Daly

Very interesting place and the woman at the front desk was informative

Tony Davis

Could not have been better!

Jerry Martinez

Great experience to learn about the history of the town of Wickenburg

Breeanna Carlson

Beautiful artwork that is always changing, and lots of history and artifacts that I had never seen before coming here. Everyone here provides great service and they are all very knowledgeable!

Grenville Hughes

Great little museum filled with life-sized recreations of life in bygone era. Wonderful art and saddle exhibits. Helpful, knowledgeable people. A great place to visit.

DAVID BARTOLME

Well put together and thoughtful museum.

Nicole Dunckel

Very intersting, especially the basement area with the town set up. Definitely worth stopping in.

Virginia Jenkins

Great art work!!

Andrei Landrum

Very nice and well maintained place. A lot of history of the area and you must see The Cowgirl Up collection. Most enjoyable and no pressure while walking through. Thoroughly enjoyed the visit. Docents are friendly and willing to help and guide you along.

June

Rooms full of wonderful Western Art.

John Morrison

Gotta admit, this place impressed the holy bejesus outta me. Their Cowgirls exhibit was simply amazing, and the exhibits on the history of the area and Southwest art were terrific. I had a great time here, learned a lot, and plan on coming back. My folks live nearby and bring friends all the time. Well worth the visit. The town is pretty cool too!

Rinus Hoogwerf

Very interesting for a Dutch guy!

Eric Litton

This museum is a good piece of history.

Maria Burse

Great exhibitions.

Lisa Anderson

Extensive collection of local and Southwest wide historical items as well as a beautiful collection of bronze sculptures; paintings; and more. Well worth a visit.

hayley djupstrom

It was not like any other museum I ever visited! The building had things in the lower floor that were interactive, painting, and statues. The staff was very friendly and there were many things to see. It talked both about the western cowboys and the native Americans who lived there. I would go back.

LA Miller

The guided tour provided a wonderful history of the area.

Scott

Great place to take your family.

Kerry Roth

Great way to spend a hot afternoon. Great Western Art and artifacts.

Leah Zuga

Beautiful artwork.

Michael Dulin

Very nice collection

Randall Marler

It was s great Western Art museum. It had much more than I expected. Lots of quality items. If your in the area you should stop by.

Rod Werner

Great exhibits great staff clean interesting great presentation

max anderson

Really cool western museum!

Dan Schneider

nice tour

raymond peterson

Very nice!

Bill Johnson

Do not pass up this wonderful museum

George Franzen

A classy, informative museum.

Mike Singleton

Great day

Russell Baker

Very interesting

Carol Palmer

Great museum.

Cyndee J

Nice little museum, had more than I expected. Friendly staff.

Jeffrey Evans

Very interesting insights into the early Whites coming into the "wild west." Lots of very good art.

R D

Good history of the area

Jean Tipps

Beautiful western art, paintings and sculptors. If you like western art..don't miss this gallery!!!

Carolyn Bacon

Very nice plan on spending the good part of a day to thoroughly take it all in

kenneth judd

Well done museum! Great variety in the exhibits, from artwork to dioramas to a mock western town. Admission includes 2 buildings. We went on a Saturday and they had a presentation for the adults and a kids project.

BlizzardWatson

Nice show Cowgirl Up. $10

James Huggins

Very Western with very beautiful authentic art .

Chilly Pereira

Absolutely superb!! Loved this place all so well done! really impressed with the cowboy poems read by a great poet and all the information we were given by the people here was so interesting .. so worth a visit! Thank you

Ron Davis

Excellent museum to visit with a lot of interesting historical displays to learn from and enjoy. Artwork was amazing

Edgar Rodriguez

This is a true gem in Wickenburg. It's not just a very good museum for being in a small town; it could certainly hold its own against big-city museums. Once you step inside, you quickly realize that this is not a dinky, dusty old western museum. The walls are neatly and brightly painted, the flooring is gorgeous. It is much, much bigger than I anticipated, and I didn't even get to see the second building. The little town downstairs is very interesting with a few touches of modern technology intermingled with the antique displays. Probably best of all is the people running the place; every single one of them went out of their way to welcome us. It truly shouldn't be missed.

Brian Hansen

As an artist I always enjoy art museums of many styles. This museum is wonderful.

Russell Hortin

Wonderful museum. If you love Western art this place is great. Lower floor is great for kids.

Melody Delgado

A great whole in the wall museum. You wouldn't even know it's there. It looks small from the outside but is a lot bigger than it appears. It had a very cute and informative replica of Wickenburg from the 1800's. Lots of interactive displays for kids. There are also free headsets you can wear that have a person telling you what everything is in the museum. There is also an art gallery. Also there is no charge for kids. I really recommend stopping here when in Wickenburg!

Peter Kay

A must see when in Wickenburg.

Stephen Sheppard

Small but interesting collection, well presented.

Heidi Lytle

Fantastic art exhibit.

Margaret Caton

Great way to learn about Wickenburg

Steven Frederickson

Worth the trip

cameron stenderup

Beautiful window into Arizona history. But it is a little hard to find the door.

George Smith

Great museum for learning about Wickenburg history and the old West in Arizona. We planned on spending two hours, but spent three plus hours. Highly recommend.

Robert Simpson

A gem in the desert. We became members after our first visit. It is a joy to visit anytime. Love the West!

Jeri Lange

Thus us a must see museum for all ages.

Harold Kennedy

Lots of great Western art and memorabilia, nice place to spend a day.....

Patricia Evans

Great Museum... friendly people. They also have a 11:00 am your that is worth your time.

Nathan Austin

Well you learn about some of the history of the town of wickenburg

David Robinson II

Neat museum to learn the history of Wickenburg. It has a lot of hands on items that the kids can play with.

caryn canfield

Excellent Museum. Well worth the time. Many out of town guest think this is better than Jerome.

J Reader

Fun museum!

Marie Koehlinger

Informative, exciting, exhibits are beautifully displayed.

Cathryn Edmiston

A “must see”

Bill Nelson

This is a must. Easy to send hours looking

Dorian Forbes

Beautiful place to visit.

Samuel Matthews

DOD not vist

Sue Hults Sellnow

Especially enjoyed the art show at the museum - the annual Cowgirl Up! show. My mom enjoyed seeing the amazing art and the chance to vote for our favorite. The history portion if the museum was also done very well. We liked the hologram in the general store!

Jim Dolan

Best little secret in Wickenberg

Theresa Hoover

Such an amazing Museum, beautiful art and wonderful staff

Carrie Sutherland

Pretty cool. Found a lot of gifts. And Teresa is awesome!

Clint Chamblin

They had a lot of really nice paintings and sculptures. If you are in to western art, this is a great place to visit.

S.B. K.

Great place ... fun and enjoyable for all ages

A L

Great place to admire western art and ways of life back then, the museum in the basement was awesome, it showed how western life was back then

Jodee H

A fun place to learn local history and enjoy Western art. My kids had an enjoyable time. I am grateful to the volunteer for his help making our experience a great one. We will definitely go again.

Rose and Mike Farmer

Yes, a really nice museum. One of the highlights is the route 66 section. Great history of the road with memorabilia from that era. Also some great western art. Love this place.

Keith Karns

Very interesting and informative. Two separate buildings. One featuring a personal collection. The other featuring art, displays, and artifacts. Check out the downstairs!!

Pat Smith

The Cowgirl Up exhibit was extraordinary this year. The Museum does a wonderful job of showcasing the art & artifacts.

Jeffrey McWilliams

Awesome western artifacts

Tim Hayes

Will go back

A D

Amazing museum. I got a free pass for 2 from the Tempe Public Library and I didn't think this museum would be that interesting. Boy was I wrong. There was a lot to see and I was there for a little just under 2 hours and unfortunately it was nearing 5 pm so I had to head out. I rushed through one of the sections to make it through everything. I would say if you are like me and like reading all exhibit signs and doing a meticulous walkthrough, then give yourself 3 hours to see this place. One thing to keep in mind. The museum has 2 buildings: the first one is a smaller one called the Cultural center. You can buy your tickets there and they have some Native American artifacts and modern day art there. Then if you go out and turn right, you reach the main museum. The first floor has an art gallery (that changes every so often), a room with old Western artifacts, and then another room with historic Western paintings. Then, downstairs, you have historical displays of a store, bedroom, kitchen, etc. You really feel immersed in the experience. Lastly, I must say the ladies working there are amazing. They were friendly and helpful.

Alejandro Rios

Fantastic museum. Great exhibits. Dense with good information and history. Went for 2 hours and it was not enough to really cover it all. Will definitely be going again!

steve Holz

Great bronze sculptures and interesting Wickenburg history

Daniel Osowiecki

There was alot more inside than meets the eye. First floor was an amazing art gallery with a few educational yes fun displays of local history but once you go down a floor it opens up into a miniature town with so much information it takes a few passes too see everything! Truly fun place to be on a long drive. Friendly staff made us feel welcome from the moment we got to the door!

Carissa Houston

This is a cute, small museum that is free for kids and free with the Culture Pass from the library. When we went the basement, which is probably more interesting to kids than the main level, was being remodeled. That should be completed by now so we'll visit again soon to check that out. Walk across the street next to the Circle K to check out the Jail Tree---a weird roadside attraction! My kids are 11 and 13 and they enjoyed the museum. They weren't as interested in the second building as it is more of an art gallery. We spent about 45 minutes in the main museum. If the basement exhibits had been open we probably would have spent about 90 minutes total. Free parking.

Patricia Moberg

Good western art, and more that we didn't have time to see in one visit.

Roger Lloyd

Nice museum, friendly staff. Really nice exhibits.

Leslie Darling

Great place to see some amazing paintings and bronzes. The rooms showing how life was back then and the dioramas were very interesting and the rooms had lots of antiques in them. Great place to visit and make a day of it walking around Wickenburg.

Jan Duda

Great museum with a lot of thinks to see. I really enjoy it.

Patricia Passmore

What a great piece of history!

Dina Preuss

Really nice museum offering a good glimpse into the lives of the first settlers to the Wickenburg area. Beautiful portraits of the Indian people during the late 1800s. In the small building there is currently a saddle collection featuring small salesman scaled replicas of the different saddles various types of people would have used; e.g. saddles used by: Indian Warrior, Indian Maiden, US Calvary, White Women, Children, Cowboys, Missionaries, etc. The differences between them are very interesting and each saddle is hand made by a Master Saddle Maker (sorry, I forgot his name.) All in all, it's a must see for $10.00

Stan Gagacki

There's a lot of local history from the area.

linda lavelle

The staff is very welcoming and helpful. A great museum with wonderful artwork

Falcon Wireless

The staff is incredibly nice

L W

Small, but informational- with great staff!

Paul Mee

Great place to go and learn about the history of the Southwest and wickenburg. Much to see and do.

Tami J Wilde

Was very informative excellent displays

Terrie Morris

Cowgirl up boys a great experience everyone should see that show.

Frank Fox

Wonderful museum. Much history and plenty of guides.

Dave Lindsay

Very cool place a must see if you are in the area

Ken Justice

Great visit to this museum. Our guide was great! She was very knowledgeable and pleasant! Our Corvette group enjoyed this visit...

Ken and Alicia Lund

Neat museum.

Tassy Bryce

The Thomas Moran was breath taking, the basement was very fun with kids and the woven baskets were beautiful.

Thomas Burch

Pretty cool. You can get 2 free passes at Phoenix libraries.

Chuck Matthews

This was a fascinating place that gave context to the settlement and development of the old west

Kathleen Reinstra

Very interesting museum! Very informative

Brittany McCoy

Really well done museum! It went beyond our expectations. There is a self guided audio tour on the top level and an interactive old western town on the lower level.

Kelli Johnson

These guys work so hard to run this place two thumbs up to them

cody McKnight

Really cool Museum

Kevin Johns

A must see if you visit Wickenburg. The exhibit downstairs was my favorite. There are a thousand or more relics from the past.

Brian Wagnon

Surprisingly more content than expected

Richard Johnson

They were so nice to us and the kids loved exploring downstairs! Great place to visit.

Morgan M

A good stop to spend an hour or so learning about local history and to check out the other art exhibits. The old town scenes down stairs is really cool and so is the docents in the main building...I didn't catch her name but she gave a great tour. I was there Sunday November 3, 2018 in the afternoon. The museum gives AAA and or senior discounts.

Celeste Ruppelt

A friend and I visited the museum expressly to see the Cowgirl Up exhibit. This is the 13th Annual Cowgirl Up Exhibit of more than 200 paintings and sculptures created exclusively by women artists. All the artwork exhibited is for sale and it is quite something to experience all this talent, all in one place, and all at one time, spread out through out the museum. Photos are allowed, but no flash. Also be sure to visit the gift shop, and on the lower level is an historic exhibit of Wickenburg's history. Seniors 60 and over receive a discount. Veterans and those under 17 are free. Parking is out front and close in and wheelchair accessible. Restrooms are cared for. I included a few photos of my favorite paintings.

Joe Walton

A terrific place. Really gives you a feel for what it must have been like. Everyone in town met the train

Jessica

amazing artwork, welcoming staff

Rex Gehring

Excellent! You will be surprised.