Discover the Treasure State along its historic highway of history. In Big Sky Country, north-western Montana may contain the ice-capped splendor of...
The Main Street of Montana History
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Colorado Gold
A summer trip to the Rocky Mountain State is filled with adventure and history. In July 1858, prospector William “Green” Russell discovered...
California Gold Country Travel
Explore the state’s historic region through three great railroad adventures. A visit to quaint Jamestown will tickle your fancy not only because of...
Arizona Adventures
From north to south, east to west, the Grand Canyon State invites travelers to stay awhile and discover its small towns, big cities and historic...
The Wild, Wild West
Combining Old West history with an old-fashioned Western road trip guarantees the making of memories of a lifetime. Everyone remembers their...
The Day Tom Mix Died
What really happened on that lonely stretch of highway? Tom Mix had the pedal to the metal on his bright-yellow Cord Phaeton sports car as he...
Blazing Bergman!
A half-century after Andrew Bergman penned Blazing Saddles, the epic comic Western is still a cultural tour de force. Sure, Andrew Bergman has...
The Shadow Catcher
Larry Peterson’s extraordinary new biography of Edward S. Curtis, plus two new classic Westerns, a Pony Express travel adventure and a history of a...
Missouri Barbecue
The word “barbecue” in frontier Missouri was used to describe how meat is cooked and not a food category. In 1899 The Miller County Autogram...
Rawhide!
Gettin’ along little dogies up the Western Trail is still a fun road trip today. By the 1880s, time was catching up with the Western Trail—the...
Winchester Warrior
P.C. Baird enforces the law on the Texas Frontier. The Texas Rangers are arguably the most famous law enforcement agency in U.S. history, and they...
Sieber Goes Down
The Apache Kid vs. Al Sieber, Then Everyone in Arizona June 1, 1887 Absent from duty for five days, the Apache Kid, along with four other Apache...