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The Best Western Art Museums
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The Best Western Art Museums

Tour the West and discover the grandeur and breadth of artwork that defines the region. 

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September 2018
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A Bad Bad Man

Lou Diamond Phillips nods to Jack Palance and Charles Bronson in his Big Kill role.

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September 2018
A Thirst For Destruction
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A Thirst For Destruction

Carrie Nation brought her beliefs and hatchet to Americas saloons.

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December 2018
Tombstone 25 - A Western Classic's Reunion
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Tombstone 25 - A Western Classic's Reunion

In honor of the 25th anniversary of the film Tombstone, the Town to Tough to Die hosted a celebration that drew Western fans from all over the nation.

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December 2018
Arizona's Most Famous Saloon Story
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Arizona's Most Famous Saloon Story

Unraveling the truth behind Arizonas most famous saloon story.

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December 2018
Death At His Elbow
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Death At His Elbow

The Moral of This Story Is: Dont Take a Drunk Dentist to Make an Arrest.

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December 2018
The Alamo Under Siege
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The Alamo Under Siege

Gary Foreman has fought a lonely battle over the decades—and may be about to win the war.

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March 2019
Omaha Is Still 'All Aboard'
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Omaha Is Still 'All Aboard'

Dressing up Union Station is just the ticket.

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March 2019
Saratoga, Wyoming
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Saratoga, Wyoming

The Platte Valley city is a hotbed destination of Old West history and culture.

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March 2019
Morgan Woodward
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Morgan Woodward

The villain Matt Dillon couldn’t stop killin’.

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March 2019
The Big Fight
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The Big Fight

A deadly Texas shootout is little remembered today.

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March 2019
The Man Who Redeemed The Hamer Name
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The Man Who Redeemed The Hamer Name

SCREENWRITER JOHN FUSCO MAKES GOOD ON HIS PLEDGE TO SET THE RECORD STRAIGHT ON THE TAKEDOWN OF BONNIE & CLYDE.

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January 2019
A Long And Twisted Trail
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A Long And Twisted Trail

THE BYZANTINE CONNECTIONS BETWEEN PANCHO VILLA, A CHICAGO REPORTER, BILLY THE KID, BONNIE & CLYDE AND BRUSHY BILL.

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January 2019
Mapping Our Way
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Mapping Our Way

Covering New Mexico’s history, from Spanish Colonial to the Mexican Republic to the territory years.

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June 2017
A Woman's Work is Never Done
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A Woman's Work is Never Done

The famed cowboy artist’s equal treatment of men and women keeps his art in the top spot.

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June 2017
The Secret Artillery
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The Secret Artillery

Denied a role at the Battle of the Little Big Horn, this Gatling gun crew gives Custerphiles another view of the ill-fated fight.

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June 2017
High Times in the Bitterroots
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High Times in the Bitterroots

Historic downtown Wallace, Idaho, celebrates its Wild West past.

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June 2017
A Holdup for the Ages
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A Holdup for the Ages

The Reno Gang’s first train robbery set the stage for the Wild West’s robber bands of brothers.

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October 2016
The Strangest Adoption in the History of the West
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The Strangest Adoption in the History of the West

The little-known and bizarre border saga of Santa Anna’s gringo son.

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October 2016
Crossroads of the West
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Crossroads of the West

A heartland oasis, Kearney, Nebraska, celebrates its Western heritage year round.

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September 2016
Comstock Inferno
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Comstock Inferno

Would the world ’s richest mine survive the Comstock Fire?

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October 2018
From Slavery To Cattle King
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From Slavery To Cattle King

“80 John” Wallace pursued his dream and became a millionaire Texas rancher.

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October 2018
Hell On Wheels
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Hell On Wheels

Travel across Iowa, Nebraska and Wyoming to discover how the Union Pacific Railroad built the West 150 years ago.

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October 2018
Horrors Of Stage Station Grub
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Horrors Of Stage Station Grub

A hefty price for food prepared in less-than-sanitary conditions.

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October 2018
Virginia City, Montana
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Virginia City, Montana

Walk the boardwalks, ride the train and spend the night in a National Historic Landmark.

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October 2018
Beyond Awesome
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Beyond Awesome

The Grandeur of the West in Western Art.

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October 2018
The Wickedest Cattletown in Kansas
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The Wickedest Cattletown in Kansas

The short, but violent, run of Ellsworth.

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February 2017
She's So Money
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She's So Money

Sacagawea and her sculptor on coin bring riches to the auction block.

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July 2017
Breaking Broncs With The Bow-Gun Boys
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Breaking Broncs With The Bow-Gun Boys

A famous pioneer photographer recounts the last busting at a historic Montana cow camp.

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July 2017
Mollie's Miracle
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Mollie's Miracle

C.S. Fly’s industrious wife saved historical views of Territorial Arizona from going up in flames.

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July 2017