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Anthem, Scottsdale — Area Guide & Where to Stay
The Anthem Veterans Memorial stands at the heart of Anthem, a planned community of Phoenix laid out in 1998 in Maricopa County, Arizona.
About Anthem
Where to stay in Anthem
Each area has its own feel; here's who each one suits.
Anthem sits at the far edge of Phoenix, a planned residential community rather than a hotel district in Maricopa County. Rooms are in short supply here. Travelers who look here choose quiet streets near the Anthem Veterans Memorial over a central address, then drive into wider Phoenix for the fuller run of rooms that Arizona's largest city offers.
It suits you if you want a calm suburban base more than a downtown perch.
About Anthem
What are the main landmarks in Anthem?
Anthem holds a single notable landmark. The Anthem Veterans Memorial stands at its heart, a civic monument at the center of this community of Phoenix. It anchors a district laid out in 1998, giving Anthem a public focal point that older suburbs of Maricopa County earned only over generations.
Beyond the memorial, the appeal here is the setting, not a long roster of sights.
What is the history of Anthem?
Anthem is a young community on the map of Phoenix, laid out in 1998 on open ground beyond the older city. Its founding date is easy to fix. Where earlier suburbs grew over decades, this community rose in a single planned push across Maricopa County, its streets and its Anthem Veterans Memorial arriving together rather than in layers.
History here is short and deliberate.
Where is Anthem?
Anthem lies within Phoenix, in Maricopa County, in Arizona, in the United States, a planned community marked by the Anthem Veterans Memorial.
Updated July 2026