History
Historic Bars in the West
Stepping into these Western watering holes is stepping back in time. Coaxing a stranger to dance with shots at...
James Butler “Wild Bill” Hickok
From simple beginnings in Illinois, the legendary gunfighter, Army scout, lawman, and gambler would become a legend and folk...
The Last Battle of the American Indian Wars
The final battle between Native American fighters and U.S. Army forces occurred 100 years ago in Bear Valley near...
The Legend of the Lost Dutchman Mine
There’s gold in them there hills — or is there? In the Superstition Mountains outside of Phoenix, people have died trying...
Clever Warriors, Horrible Violence
From the 1539 Hernando de Soto expedition to the Battle of Bear Valley in 1918, the visually impressive and...
Native Americans in the Civil War
In the midst of a war fought on land that once was theirs, over a nation that denied them...
Haunted Hotels in the West
Stay at some of the most haunted hotels out West — if you dare.
Seward’s Alaska Purchase
What could have been the real-estate boondoggle of the century turned out to be a boon for the Old...
