Everyone’s hometown maintains its Old West heritage with pride and joy.
Prescott, Arizona
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True Western Towns
Pawhuska, Oklahoma
The historic Osage Nation capital city reflects the rich history of the Indian tribe.
St. Joseph, Missouri
History is alive in the historic home of the Pony Express and Jesse James.
True West’s Hometown
Residents of Cave Creek revere the town’s frontier beginnings and love the way it blends with the bohemian present. The two combine to make a...
Fort Smith, Arkansas: Where the Old West Begins
Isaac C. Parker did a lot to make the frontier settlement of Fort Smith famous, and all these years later, the so-called hanging judge might as well...
Big Horn Getaway: Buffalo, Wyoming
Few towns are more thoroughly Western than Buffalo, Wyoming, and isn’t the name perfect? It conjures images of the great beasts roaming the plains,...
Idaho City: Queen of the Gold Camps
In 1862, the Boise Basin roared to life with a red-hot case of gold fever. Miners poured in and Idaho City and other towns sprouted. By the...
Discover San Angelo – An Oasis in West Texas, Off the Beaten Path
San Angelo's Concho River Walk is designated one of five Great Public Spaces on the American Planning Association’s annual Great Places in...
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:...
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...
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...