A tour of the historic transcontinental route reaps great experiences for heritage travelers. When the Mormon Battalion ended a nearly...
California’s Golden Trail
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Travel & Preservation
Rapid City, South Dakota
The “Gateway to the Black Hills” is the place to stay when exploring the region’s parks, monuments and historic sites. The state’s second...
Showman of the West
A rich historic trail will be discovered following Buffalo Bill’s path to celebrity. You can find William F. “Buffalo Bill” Cody practically...
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...
Magnet for Miners
A tour of Western Montana is rich in mining heritage, ghost towns and living history centers. Gold seekers started flooding into western Montana in...
The Grand Old Park
Yellowstone, America’s first National Park, celebrates its 150th anniversary. Ferdinand V. Hayden, head of the U.S. Geological and Geographic...
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...
The Earps’ Flight After the Fight
The lawmen’s route from Arizona to New Mexico and Colorado is a grand adventure. The Gunfight That Wasn’t at the O.K. Corral was over, Billy Clanton...
Casper, Wyoming
The historic trail town celebrates its Western heritage all year round. The College National Finals Rodeo in 2021 was not Casper’s first...
Leavenworth, Kansas
The First City of the Sunflower State celebrates its Western heritage. Leavenworth is known as the First City of Kansas, but its importance in...
Trailing Them North
Follow the Western Cattle Trail from Bandera, Texas, to Miles City, Montana. All Images by Johnny D. Boggs Unless Otherwise Indicated Blame...
Top 10 True Western Towns of 2022
Where History Happens Vigilant stewards keep the Old West alive in these Top Ten Towns. Since the Manifest Destiny doctrine was expressed in the...