Pack your bags and head West for adventures filled with fun and history. Road tripping across the West has come a long way from the...
Two-Lane Blacktops and Red Dirt Highways
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Out Here, We Have a Story to Tell Sponsored by Visit Southeast Montana
History and adventure go hand in hand out here. The epic stories of Southeast Montana have been passed down through time, as captivating and dynamic...
Opening Shot
Wanton Women of Montana In the 1890s, prostitution and red-light district brothels were common across the Big Sky State. In this unknown Montana...
Cowboy Up!
From Montana to Texas, a summer road trip is a great way to immerse yourself in the history and heritage of the American West. I remember my...
Virginia City, Montana
This city struck it rich with a well-preserved ghost town. The Cartwrights and Bonanza made Virginia City, Nevada, famous. But the other...
Wide Open Spaces and Western Wonderlands
The summer of 2021 is a great time to travel across these Old West highways. The West is a grand place to travel, and its many highways and...
A Family Affair What are the connections between the Wild Bunch, the Sutton-Taylor Feud, and Pat Garrett?
O.C. “Deaf Charlie” Hanks is noted as a rider with the Wild Bunch, notably helping in the Wagner, Montana train robbery in July 1901. He was killed...
A Big Sky Adventure
FROM THE MAGIC CITY OF THE PLAINS TO THE LITTLE BIGHORN AND THE “GRANDEST” TRADING POST OF THE FUR TRADE, A ROAD TRIP THROUGH EASTERN MONTANA OFFERS...
Henry Plummer And The Not So Innocents Handsome Henry Plummer was a ladies man, lawman and politician in California during the Gold Rush. He was also crooked as a dog’s hind leg.
The big gold strikes at Bannack in 1862; Alder Gulch in 1863, which late became Virginia City; Last Chance Gulch in 1864, which became Helena and...
The Artists Who Inspired a National Park
Photographer William Henry Jackson and artist Thomas Moran joined the 1871 Hayden Survey to Yellowstone and changed the world with their artwork.
On the Bison Trail
The heritage traveler can discover the history and natural wonder of the
great buffalo herds from Texas to Montana.
Eat! Drink! Sleep!
Western historic hotels and saloons offer guests a chance to experience the Old West with all the conveniences of the modern day.