Wesley Bolin Memorial Plaza

Rank in Arizona: #298of 727 ranked
Overall score: Score 41.9 out of 100medium confidence
Category: Historic Site

The Wesley Bolin Memorial Plaza is an urban park and gathering place in front of the Arizona state capitol complex in downtown Phoenix. It is the site of various memorials to prominent figures, wars and events in Arizona history, and is one of the Phoenix Points of Pride.

Where it is

Wesley Bolin Memorial Plaza is a historic site near Phoenix, in Maricopa County. It is one of the historic sites in this database, and appears in the statewide ranking of Arizona attractions.

How this ranking was reached

No official visitor count is published for Wesley Bolin Memorial Plaza, so its score rests on public interest and tourism significance, and is capped below the level a measured attraction can reach. That is why the medium confidence above is not higher. The weighting is explained in full on the methodology page, and every axis is broken out under Facts and sources at the foot of this page.

Note on the data: No official visitor count is published for this attraction.

Sources

Public interest: Wikimedia pageviews (en.wikipedia, human traffic), 2024
Coordinates and designations: Wikidata(opens in a new tab)
County: U.S. Census geography via FCC Area API, resolved from coordinates

Record last verified 2026-08-12.

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