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Old West

Conifer, Colorado

South Platte Hotel

A once-thriving hotel from the Old West now sits abandoned, under the threat of demolition.

Smithfield, North Carolina

Wild Bill's Western Town

The replica western town of Shadowhawk was built by a former Hollywood actor in Smithfield, North Carolina.

The Original Boot Hill Cemetery

The first graveyard named "Boot Hill" was established in Hays, Kansas, years before better known cemeteries with the same name.

Galveston, Texas

Bryan Museum

One of the largest historical collections on Texas and the American West.

Le Claire, Iowa

Buffalo Bill Museum

A museum showcasing the life of "Buffalo Bill"

Bisbee, Arizona

Copper Queen Hotel

This Old West hotel, the longest in continuous operation in the state of Arizona, is claimed to be haunted.

Ogallala, Nebraska

Crystal Palace Cowboy Revue

Nebraska’s longest-running summer theater is a musical tribute to cowboy culture.

The Spirited Histories of Nevada’s Most Haunted Hotels

Because ghosts were people, too.

Sponsored by Travel Nevada

A sign declares this the oldest bar in Nevada.

Genoa Bar & Saloon

Decor at “Nevada’s Oldest Thirst Parlor” includes Raquel Welch's brassiere hanging from a stuffed moose head.

Video: A Legendary Texas Music Community

In this town located 15 minutes outside of Fredericksburg, musical performances are hosted 363 days a year. Grab a beer and kick back under 300-year-old oak trees that have heard some of the best country musicians of all time.

Sponsored by Fredericksburg Convention and Visitor Bureau

Scull’s <em>Cowtastrophe</em> boasts not just incredible detail, but also a delightful name.

This Small Texas Museum Celebrates the Art of the Wild West

The Museum of Western Art in Kerrville, Texas, began as a home for a group of “Cowboy Artists”—and has since expanded its purview to represent a more inclusive catalog of Western Art.

Sponsored by Kerrville Convention & Visitors Bureau

Tombstone, Arizona

St. Paul’s Episcopal Church

The first Protestant church in Arizona and only Gothic Revival style adobe church in the world.

View from the west.

Collinsville, California

Hastings Adobe

This cabin once belonged to one of California's original settlers.

The replica flag staff.

Flagstaff, Arizona

Monument to the Flagstaff Flag Staff

A replica of the flagpole that gave a frontier town its name.

Silver City Cemetery Landmark.

Silver City Cemetery

These headstones and a few stone foundations are all that remain of a once-booming mining town.

A horse-drawn carriage in the Tucson Rodeo Parade

Tucson, Arizona

Tucson Rodeo Parade Museum

The sprawling attraction boasts a collection of more than 150 historic wagons.

Battle of Picacho Pass monument.

Picacho, Arizona

Battle of Picacho Pass Monument

A stone pillar marking the location of the westernmost battle of the American Civil War only honors one side of the conflict.

Wild West Chateau

Medora, North Dakota

Chateau de Mores

Home of a French nobleman's short-lived attempt at raising cattle in the Badlands of North Dakota.