For my 1,000th Yelp review, I'm sharing one of the most interesting and enlightening attractions visited in Arizona. Simply fascinating... As a Westerns movie and TV fan since a kid, with almost 70 years of Cowboy flicks and episodes watching experience, from playing a cowboy, Zorro and Palladin, enjoying High Noon to Tombstone to El Dorado, as a child and an adult am enamored with America's west history, geography and wildlife. Walking up and down the Mainstreet and walking down alleys of Mescal and entering the likes of the Livery, Wyatt's cottage, the theatre, the bank or the Crystal Palace you feel the nostalgia of bygone days, and you re-live those moments today within a set composed of at least 28 studio building replicas of the golden age of Westerns. Many sets are interchangeable, some have been moved here or there, and you'll get a fascinating perspective of how it seemed to your fave actors to be pretending for us. To actually walk in the footsteps and shadows of the legends of Jimmy Stewart, Lee Marvin, Clint Eastwood, Glenn Ford, and Kurt Russell, just to name a few of the many, many icons that walked these very same streets, alleys and doorways is a fascinating sensation. As you walk around, you will think back and reminisce the movie and television scenes engrained in your memory of the likes of Winchester '73, Rawhide, Tombstone, The Outlaw Josey Wales or The Quick and the Dead. You are standing in the footsteps of history. The Volunteers who walk you and educate you through this journey into movie history are unique unto themselves. Many have been here doing this for decades and have also been extras in many of the films. There are many an anecdote and insight, be it legend or true, which they bring to cinema's tales of the West. Whether you're a Western movie or TV fan or enjoy history as a whole, this is a must visit - you won't regret it. read more

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What an amazing tour! Everyone was absolutely wonderful and covered ALOT of behind the scenes info on the hour tour. Lieutenant Dan was our guide and he was awesome! He did a great job being our guide, took time to answer questions amd kept everyone intrigued. Would definitely go back! read more

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https://www.mescalmovieset.com/An exceptional must-see location for any movie lover or history buff -- guaranteed to make you want to run home and scene-scroll through old classics. The volunteer guides are fun, friendly, and full of details about the productions that have taken place on site since 1950, from TV favorites like Gunsmoke, Bonanza, and Little House on the Prairie to major film productions such as Tombstone, The Outlaw Josey Wales, and The Quick and the Dead. Whether you're a tourist en route to wine country or a local from Tucson, a tour of the Mescal set is the perfect way to find your inner cowboy and have a fantastic day in the wild West! read more

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**One of the most famous and iconic cinematic film sets in the world!!** Thanks so much to Lynn Steele and crew for the best "tour/Film appreciation tour" ever. For two decades I've been driving by the Western Facade "Town of Mescal" and it's now finally open to the public for reservations. With 100+ movies being filmed here, including - Tombstone, The Quick and the Dead plus many more. Absolute must! The staff that works here are all volunteers, give them the highest praise!! Wow, wow. Film buffs need go!!! Tour guide was a genius!! read more

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The details! Wow! The attention to detail that they put into every single set is beautiful. That same attention to detail shows in how their tour guides present, the amount of knowledge they have of the huge list of movies filmed here, and the enthusiastic stories all the legends talk about! They have done an amazing job here. It was a blast to learn the history, meet some local legends and even see some cattle roam through town. read more