History reports that “Hanging Judge” Isaac Charles Parker sentenced 156 men (and four women) to death. The good judge, though, begged to differ. “I...
Fort Smith, Arkansas
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Pinedale, Wyoming
For most of us, the great age of Western exploration seems a distant and almost mythical part of history. For the folks in Pinedale, Wyoming,...
Grand Hotels of the West
You might think an institution as posh and highfalutin as a grand hotel surely had its origins in Europe, serving the gentlefolk on their travels....
Crockett Hotel
Talk about historic. This venerable hotel stands just behind the Alamo, where, in 1836, Col. William B. Travis, Jim Bowie, Davy Crockett and a...
Peery Hotel
The state’s only hotel on the National Register of Historic Places opened its doors in 1910 and has been in continuous operation ever since. Like...
Hotel Colorado
The Utes were almost certainly the first to enjoy the hot mineral baths at what is now Glenwood Springs, but they would not be the last. Railroad...
Ambassador Hotel
Oklahoma’s first apartment-hotel was built by Patrick J. Hurley, who went onto became secretary of war under President Herbert Hoover and, later, an...
Gold Hill Hotel
A grand hotel doesn’t necessarily mean palatial buildings, Italian marble and glittering chandeliers. Some hotels, like people, are modest in...
Copper Queen Hotel
Arizona’s oldest continuously operated hotel, built by the Phelps Dodge Mining Company as a place where dignitaries and investors could relax in...
Crescent Hotel & Spa
Perched high on a crest of the Ozark Mountains, the four-story Crescent Hotel stands like a storybook castle. The Frisco Railroad and the Eureka...
Hotel Alex Johnson
Sure, most grand hotels have fancy chandeliers, but we’ll wager none have one quite like the Alex Johnson’s—nearly eight feet across and made of...
Irma Hotel
In his day, Buffalo Bill Cody was arguably the most famous American in the world. No surprise, really, considering the former soldier and...