Historic saloons, hotels and ranches are ready to serve you up a slice of the Old West. If you’re like me, tendrils of the Old West wrap...
Pack Your Bags, Time to Get Western!
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Old West saloons
Hey, Bartender!
Set'em up and pass'em down! 216 authentic Old West Saloons and Bars you need to visit before they are gone. With swinging doors and wooden floors,...
Swinging Doors, Dance Hall Girls and Whiskey
For seven decades, True West has celebrated the historic saloon in fact and fiction. When True West’s founder Joe Small published his first issue of...
Barbarians at the Quartz Rock
A crowd celebrated the first shot poured on Prescott’s Whiskey Row. Then and now, Prescott, Arizona’s, great calling card has been Whiskey Row. For...
The Rollaway Saloon
The folks living along the Arizona-Utah border are known far and wide as a resourceful bunch who resent authorities who interfere with their...
Saloon Etiquette
There were certain customs that had to be respected in the Old West Saloons. For example, it was considered coarse manners to inquire of another...
How Did Saloons Preserve Beer?
How did saloons in the old west out in the middle of nowhere serve beer? It must be refrigerated and does not travel well. In warmer climes the...
True West’s Ultimate Historic Travel Guide: The Pacific Coast
Travelers to the Pacific Coast will quickly discover the beauty of its mountain ranges, coastal lands, vast deserts and expansive valleys. The...