Most of us know of California’s Gold Rush and the forty-niners, but fewer realize the great wealth that began a decade l…
Heritage Travel
The Birth of Belle Fourche Seth Bullock and Sol Starr made it happen.
Seth Bullock and Sol Star are directly responsible for the town of Belle Fourche, SD. The pair owned the land in the 188…
Trails, Rails, and Automobiles Adventure awaits the traveler who follows the legendary routes of Arizona’s earliest wagon roads, railways and highways.
Arizona’s scenic highways and welcoming Old West communities make the Grand Canyon state one of the best places to spend…
Mormon Handcarts Track Across Wyoming Travel the length of the Cowboy State and discover the history behind one of the nation’s great religious migrations.
Westbound pioneers driving their wagons across the landscape left deep ruts and shallow swales on their routes as they h…
The Central Pacific’s Chinese Trail From Sacramento, California, to Promontory, Utah, the tale of China’s immigrant railroad workers still resonates 150 years later.
Without the back-breaking labor of Chinese immigrants the pivotal event in the development of the nation—the laying of t…
Saratoga, Wyoming The Platte Valley city is a hotbed destination of Old West history and culture.
The name Fenimore Chatterton doesn’t ring many bells in Western history, but it does around Saratoga, Wyoming. The busin…
Best of the West 2019: Heritage Travel The Highway is My Home: From the Mississippi to the Pacific Coast, adventure awaits the heritage traveler ready to take the road less traveled across the West.
Truth be told, I love a long road trip across America and have enjoyed dozens of trips as a young man and as a father. M…
True West’s Ultimate Historic Travel Guide: Southern Prairie and Plains Your guide to the best hotels, restaurants, and saloons in Arkansas, Kansas, Louisiana, Missouri and Nebraska.
The Southern Prairie and Plains region is a historically rich crossroads where America’s greatest Western trails origina…
True West’s Ultimate Historic Travel Guide: Northern Prairie and Plains Your guide to the best hotels, restaurants, and saloons in Iowa, Minnesota, North Dakota and South Dakota.
Travelers to the Northern Prairie and Plains will discover the beauty of the Great Plains’ endless vistas rolling on bey…
True West’s Ultimate Historic Travel Guide: Great Basin and Rocky Mountains Your guide to the best hotels, restaurants, and saloons in Colorado, Montana, Utah and Wyoming.
The Great Basin and Rocky Mountains region is home to some of the West’s largest national parks, including Yellowstone, …