The Southern Prairie and Plains states should be considered the gateway states to the West. From the lesser-known trails to Texas and Oklahoma from...
True West’s Ultimate Historic Travel Guide: Southern Prairie and Plains
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Western Events for December 2017
Western roundup of events where you can experience the Old West this December. AUCTIONS Rock Island Premiere Firearms Auction Online, December 1-3:...
True West’s Ultimate Historic Travel Guide: Great Basin and Rocky Mountains
When William F. Cody died in Denver, Colorado, in 1917, they say he requested to be buried high on Lookout Mountain, west of the city, so that he...
The Bayou City
In August of 1836, brothers Augustus and John Allen created a new town they hoped would be the “great interior commercial emporium of Texas.” They...
True West’s Ultimate Historic Travel Guide: The Desert Southwest
From the Grand Canyon to the Texas Gulf Coast, from the Rio Grande River Valley to Oklahoma’s endless grasslands, the Desert Southwest Region is a...
Where The West is Still Wild…
See Cave Creek (hometown and World Headquarters of True West magazine) in all its frontier town glory at this year’s Wild West Days on Nov 3-5. ...
Cowboys and Conductors
The northern Arizona town of Williams got off to a fast start after its founding in 1881. With the arrival of the Atlantic & Pacific Railroad...
Western Events for November 2017
Western roundup of events where you can experience the Old West this November. Adventure Shade Hardy Ride Morristown, AZ, October 28: This carriage...
Western Events for October 2017
Western roundup of events where you can experience the Old West this October. ADVENTURE Gold Rush Bandits Autumn Train Robbery Elgin, OR, October 7...
Gateway to the West
Located on a plateau above the west bank of the Missouri River and its confluence with the Platte River, Omaha has always been a good spot for...
Western Events for September 2017
Western roundup of events where you can experience the Old West this September. ADVENTURE Viejo Pueblo Ghost Rides San Elizario, TX, September 2:...
Civil War on the Western Frontier
Lawrence, Kansas was founded in the 1850’s as the state’s center of resistance to the expansion of slavery. And it paid the price. Targeted,...