If you’re like me, tendrils of the Old West wrap around your heart and tug. Everywhere you look, remnants of times past are still evident. Go ahead, put your elbow on a saloon’s bar where Wyatt Earp and Doc Holliday did, or stay in a room where Clark Gable once slept.
Seeking Old West venues, I’ve stayed at Durango’s Strater Hotel, where I met astronaut Harrison “Jack” Schmitt. And I’ve sipped and dined at Tombstone’s Big Nose Kate’s. But nothing beats hearing saddle leather creak beneath me as my horse trots across pristine desert or mountain trails while Nature smiles back.
Whether you’re looking for “me time,” family fun or unique experiences of the Old West, look no further than this guide to hotels, saloons and guest ranches. Many of the featured places have historic beginnings but include modern accommodations. For over 100 years visitors have been drawn to the area with its blue skies, unyielding views and majestic soul.
The West of yesterday is alive and well in many towns throughout the Western states. If you’re hankering to ride horses, lounge around a campfire, eat s’mores over mesquite flames, hoist a cold one over a beautiful Brunswick bar, breathe in insanely clean air or simply stay still and listen to eagles soar through turquoise skies, these places are for you.
ARIZONA
Big Nose Kate’s Saloon
417 E Allen St Tombstone, AZ 85638
520-457-3107
BigNoseKatesTombstone.com
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Where Did the Loot Go? - This is one of those find the money stories. And it's one that has attracted treasure hunters for more than 150 years.
Whatever happened to the $97,000 from the Reno Gang's last heist? Up to a dozen members of the Reno Gang stopped a Jeffersonville, Madison and Indianapolis train at a watering station in southern Indiana. The outlaws had prior intelligence about its main load: express car safes held about $97,000 in government bonds and notes. In the process of the job, one of the crew was killed and two others hurt. The gang made a clean getaway with the loot.
Hero of Horsepower - Los Angeles lawman William Hammel tamed one of the West's wildest towns with hard work and horseless carriages.
Los Angeles lawman William Hammel tamed one of the West's wildest towns with hard work and horseless carriages.
From the Basin to the Plains
Discover Wyoming on a road trip to Cody, Casper and Cheyenne.
COLLECTING AMERICAN OUTLAWS
Wilbur Zink has preserved the Younger Gang's history in more ways than one.
Spencer's West
After the Civil War, savvy frontiersmen chose the Spencer repeating carbine.
Firearms With a Storied Past
Rock Island gavels off high profits from historic firearms.
She Means Business!
An energetic and ambitious woman has come to Lincoln, New Mexico, to restore the town's legendary Ellis Store.
Ride that Train!
HERITAGE RAILROADS KEEP THE OLD WEST ALIVE ACROSS THE UNITED STATES.
Saddle Up with a Western
Old West fiction and nonfiction are the perfect genres to fill your summer reading list.
RENEGADES OF THE RAILS
RAILROADS WERE OPEN SEASON FOR OKLAHOMA AND INDIAN TERRITORY OUTLAW GANGS.
