October’s Cowboy Gathering rounds up poets, pickers and train lovers. Durango is an active four-season town. Each year starts with winter...
Durango, Colorado
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Northfield, Minnesota
The James-Younger gang met its match in a frontier bank. At the centennial of the nation’s founding, Northfield, Minnesota, was a bucolic river town...
Jerome, Arizona
When you dig deep into Jerome’s history you find so many layers—so many stories of boom and bust, of bordellos, opium dens, gambling and...
Grapevine, Texas
An historic Lone Star State town shines amid big-city lights. Any traveler who’s changed planes at Dallas-Fort Worth International...
Tombstone, Arizona
The legendary town celebrates its classic Western movie. It’s high noon on a Friday in Tombstone. Tourists in shorts and sandals are...
Pecos, Texas
A cow camp grew up from a cattle trail crossroads. Picture Horsehead Crossing of the Pecos River with a herd of parched cattle stampeding to the...
Miles City, Montana
Miles City was primed for the Fourth of July. The fledgling town in eastern Montana Territory celebrated with music from Fort Keogh’s Fifth...
Punch Your Ticket!
Escape to America’s favorite heritage railway towns from coast to coast for adventure and fun for all ages. Amtrak serves 500 American...
Cheyenne, Wyoming
A ‘Hell on Wheels’ town with a rowdy rodeo welcomes visitors to stay and enjoy the hometown atmosphere. It’s America’s smallest state...
Bozeman, Montana
Plan a trip to the eclectic Big Sky college town and relax in its great Western vibe. After statehood in 1889, Montana towns fought bitterly...
Cody, Wyoming
The town is expecting an economic boost from Yellowstone National Park mania. As a gateway town 50 miles from Yellowstone National...
Abilene, Kansas
The once lawless cattle town is now one of the West’s most historic Old West destinations. The railhead town of Abilene, Kansas, had a wild...