Middle of no where fun. Cool historical downtown setting with the whiskey row. You can not beat a drinking strip with 100+ years of history. Couple old spots couple new spots definitely worth a night out on the town.
Walking downtown Prescott brings many things to mind. The courthouse square, which is like the town green, is green with grass and large trees. Surrounding it are many restaurants and shops, old world style. Prescott is noted to having many events downtown throughout the year. We attended an arts and crafts show which had some incredible artwork. Wish we could have afforded to buy more actually. After walking the show for many hours we had lunch at a restaurant across from the square. You can park right on the street or use the parking garage just in back of whiskey row. All really convenient. And one last thing, Prescott people are really friendly people. They make you feel welcome as if you are in your hometown. Maybe that's why they call it everyone's hometown.
Lovely small town feel, but it is a medium sized town, friendly people and nice restaurants.We didn't dislike anything.
Mostly a do it yourself type of tour. Lots of plaques and signs giving historical information about the Prescott area and Arizona.If you're into the history of the old west you'll enjoy courthouse square and some of the other museums in the area.Wear comfortable shoes and clothes, which ones will depend on the time of the year that you go to Prescott. There are numerous bars and restaurants surrounding the square. You won't go hungry or thirsty.
We went to go antiquing and instead found ourselves attending garage sales. Not much of interest and we ranged in age from 30-60. Lots of empty buildings. The Artwalk was interesting in an odd way. Locals seem to enjoy it.
Courthouse square is a great place to visit; there is soemthing going on almost every weekend, and more shops and restaurants you could visit in a week. Take the time to wander all the way around the square, checking out the statues and historic plaques. The bars on Whiskey Row were supposedly frequented by Doc Holiday and Wyatt Earp. It's a great place to spend a day, even when there are no special events going on. There is a great section of antique shops just off the Square, and many really nice specialty shops.
The shops around historic downtown Prescott are predominantly owned and operated by individual proprietors, many of whom work at the shops and live in town. No big box retail giants here, but lots of personality and great service. Stop and read the historical markers, and be sure to stop at the Chamber of Commerce visitors center on the south side of the square to get maps and suggestions from the helpful staff there.
So charming, lots of fun in summer with constant weekend festivals & weeknight festivities. Tons of restaurants, bars for all. So fun.
People who come here for the first time fall in love with downtown Prescott. It is iconic and unusual. A preserved hometown build around the iconic courthouse on the square; and very few chain operations. Mostly you have home town owned and operated businesses; very unusual in America now. Many people move here just because of the sense of community they experience here.
Beautiful downtown... the Courthouse had nice, clean (and heated) bathrooms that were open in the evening, which was a huge plus for a preggo lady who needed to frequent a bathroom every 5 minutes.Shops were nice, but I felt like there wasn't a whole lot to see. I suppose if we went to the Sharlot Hall Museus, we may have learned more about the town and appreciated it more. And if we could walk more, we would have liked to walk down Cortez St. where they have more antique shops.Overall, if you're visiting Prescott, going downtown is a "MUST-DO!"