Cattle-drive roots and cowboy cahoots make this Hill Country town a favorite Old West destination. It’s no wonder Bandera is a cowboy...
Bandera, Texas
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Cottonwood, Arizona
A river runs through it…and Western spirit too. Thirteen years ago, a bobcat attacked unlucky patrons in Cottonwood’s Chaparral Bar....
Rawlins, Wyoming
The Old West is alive in the county seat and its neighboring towns of Carbon County. Butch Cassidy and his Wild Bunch were well known around...
Spirit of the West
The founding curator filled the blank canvas of Scottsdale’s Museum of the West. Western Spirit: Scottsdale’s Museum of the West is making...
Muskogee, Oklahoma
The historic city celebrates its music, history and Old Glory. Anyone of age in 1969 when Merle Haggard released his megahit song “Okie From...
Red Lodge, Montana
Discover the Old West in the gateway town to America’s most beautiful highway. Heading southwest across the high plains of south-central...
Medora, North Dakota
Theodore Roosevelt’s Western home is where legends were made—and still celebrated. It’s hard to imagine a Western town with a more unusual backstory...
Arizona Adventures Await
SEE HISTORICAL SITES, NATURAL WONDERS AND WELCOMING SMALL TOWNS. Arizona’s vastness and terrain—from searing deserts to alpine...
Fredericksburg, Texas
German settlers brought unique culture to Texas Hill Country.
Ouray, Colorado
The historic mining town trades on natural beauty, outdoor adventures.
Tombstone, Arizona
The frontier town toughs out its latest business bust.
Building your Western Library: Peter Corbett
Peter Corbett moved West in 1974 to attend Northern Arizona University. He had a 35-year career in Arizona journalism and recently was a “roads...