8. DODGE CITY, KS The year was 1886, 125 years ago, and Dodge City, Kansas, was on the downside. The Queen of the Cowtowns had seen the Cattle Drive era peak two years before. In fact, a quarantine of Texas cows pretty much ended that industry, meaning Dodge City boasted fewer establishments—saloons, brothels and gambling halls—to cater to the cowboys. Some of the most famous residents, guys like Wyatt Earp and Bat Masterson, had pulled up stakes and headed out. An Old West fixture was old h
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