The Phoenix Traveler

The Web site says it’s “coming soon,” but isn’t that a relative term? I mean, is February 14, 2012, really that soon? That’s the date developers have planned as opening day for the new Scottsdale Museum of the West. They’d like it to be here in time for Arizona’s centennial. But museum board members have a lot of money to raise first–about $20 million.

When it does arrive, the 45,000-square-foot museum will take up about an acre of city-owned land in downtown Scottsdale. Planned to promote the culture and history of the town that’s been dubbed “The West’s Most Western Town,” the three-story glass and steel structure will include exhibits that share the myths and legends of the Southwest, according to a press release. Schematic designs are expected to be complete by the end of this year.

Hopefully, it’ll all be worth the wait.