text: Cool little free museum that is located in the heart of Old Town Scottsdale The building itself has a cool history as it is the towns first schoolhouse and has also served as Scottsdales City Hall Justice Court Public Library and many other rebirths nnThe buildings pretty small but it is packed full of lots of old relics posters and historical artifacts The whole thing can be seen in minutes depending how thoroughly you read all the placards The docents that were working in there were superfriendly knowledgeable and all too happy to answer any questions you may have There is also a small little gift shop that has some childrens books historical books and other touristy type stuff Also if you bring your kid in there they can ring the old school bellnnScottsdale Historical Museum is a fun little stop while you are milling about smartly through Old Town Scottsdale It is definitely worth the minutes you will spend in thereand go ahead and bring the kids that way you can say that you took them someplace educational instead of just shopping all day Who knows they may even nominate you for parent of the year