Places
9 Reasons Why Fort Bridger was the Worst Fort on the Oregon Trail
Between the early 1840s and the end of the 1860s, more than 400,000 settlers traversed the 2,170-mile Oregon…
Lost Mines & Treasure
7 Intriguing Stories of Lost Treasure in Utah
Come to think of it, Utah would be a great place to hide something. First, it is vast.…
Arts & Entertainment
Is Tombstone a True Story? Here’s What’s Accurate (and Not)
Tombstone’s dramatic storyline may seem pulled straight from a Ned Buntline dime novel, but its script was more…
Life in the West
10 Wild West Facts of Everyday Life on the Frontier
You may have watched every episode of Bonanza, died of dysentery playing Oregon Trail, and read all the…
People
Was Ike Clanton Really the Loudmouth Coward of Tombstone?
When the dust settled on the most infamous gunfight in the West, three men lay dying in the…
Lost Mines & Treasure
7 Tantalizing Stories of Lost Treasure in Oregon
Even if all you had to go on was what you learned in movies, you probably know that…
People
13 Bizarre Facts About Liver-Eating Johnson, the Revenge-Seeking, Cannibalistic Mountain Man
Have you ever watched the 1972 Western movie Jeremiah Johnson, starring Robert Redford as the title character? Good…
People
9 Tall but True Tales About Luke Short, Western Gunfighter
Gunslinger, gambler, saloon owner, cowboy, and sports promotor (yes, really), Luke Short might not have the same name…
Arts & Entertainment
6 Tombstone Filming Locations You Can Still Visit Today
Tombstone’s epic cast, iconic one-liners and old school showdowns make it one of the best Western movies ever,…
Arts & Entertainment
Tombstone vs. Wyatt Earp: 7 Differences in the Dueling Movies
Tombstone is firmly in the pantheon of the greatest Western movies ever made, and Wyatt Earp was mostly…
People
7 Reasons Why Seth Bullock was one of the Last True Westerners
We can thank the mid-2000s HBO television western series Deadwood for introducing a new generation of Old West…
Arts & Entertainment
I’m Your Huckleberry: The Real Meaning of Doc Holliday’s Iconic Line
One of the best quotes in Tombstone is also one of the most argued and least understood. But…