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Enjoy stunning views of the American West as you make your way through Yellowstone, Grand Teton National Park, and more. Overnight in the cowboy towns of Jackson Hole and Cody. Experience the Wild West as it once was with a visit to Deadwood, a town built on gold and gunpowder. Experience Yellowstone National Park, home to an incredible array of wildlife. Search for free-ranging herds of buffalo in Custer State Park. Marvel at Grand Teton National Park’s towering peaks, marked with mountain glaciers. Soak in stunning views of Mt. Rushmore and the Crazy Horse Memorials. Grab your Stetson hat and saddle up for an adventure as you discover natural wonders and cultural treasures.

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• Badlands National Park
• Custer State Park
• Crazy Horse Memorial
• Mt. Rushmore

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Experience rugged Badlands National Park along the famed Loop Road.

Explore Yellowstone National Park, the first national park in the world.

Visit rambling Deadwood, a National Historic Landmark.

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Marvel at the scale and patriotic energy of Mount Rushmore.

Watch Old Faithful geyser erupt, sending steam high in the air.

Let nature fill you with awe at Grand Teton National Park.

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The Wild West comes to life during a traditional chuck wagon dinner.

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• Yellowstone National Park
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• Grand Teton National Park

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Western United States

Welcome to the region of evergreen giants, painted deserts, and pink-hued stone citadels. Our Western USA tours immerse you in lands woven with legend and lore, cowboy culture, and steaming National Parks.

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Here legends larger-than-life loom over landscapes sculpted in sand. Rivers tunnel through time leaving cavernous canyons in their wake. Geysers steam like clockwork precision and rocks balance, arch and bridge in whimsical formations. Go west with Tauck and you'll find evergreen giants, painted deserts, pink-hued stone citadels as you ride with cowboys, hike with naturalists and raft with guides passionate about the places they roam. 

Yellowstone national park, seriously... there's no other place on earth like it – yellowstone national park.

There's everything else, and then there's Yellowstone; it's truly like no other place on Earth. Why? Because it sits atop the largest "supervolcano" on the North American continent – one of the hottest spots on the planet. It's called the Yellowstone Caldera, and it lurks beneath the surface, giving rise to Yellowstone National Park's host of gushing geysers, steaming fumaroles, hot springs, mud pot and more – nothing less than the largest concentration of geothermal features on Earth, spectacular in winter or summer. In an amazing setting such as this, pretty much anything you do – from a wildlife safari in the summer, to a snowcoach ride in the winter… or hike, climb, horseback ride, ski, snowshoe, watch a sunrise or a sunset – is something you'll never forget.

Yosemite National Park

Through a lens, brightly and darkly – yosemite national park.

What a young Ansel Adams saw through his lens as he trekked into the California wilderness more than 100 years ago – as John Muir did a half-century before him – has inspired countless visitors to explore its chiseled landscapes. Celestial bodies trump electricity. Running water falls from rocks. Residents are furred, finned or feathered. And skyscrapers with names like Half Dome and El Capitan are nature-made. Adams iconic photographs need no words or explanation. Even in black and white, they capture what he felt about places now immortalized for future generations.

Grand Teton National Park

Big sky, big mountains, big picture... grand teton national park.

Out here in the Great American West, everything is "big." For starters, Wyoming comprises part of "Big Sky Country"... where the heavens ranging above the region's vast grasslands, winding rivers and jagged mountain peaks do indeed appear to stretch on forever and ever. Then there are the mountains themselves – in this case the Tetons, crowned by Grand Teton (that's the "big" one that gives the national park its name; other peaks in the range include Middle Teton, South Teton, Mount Owen and Teewinot) – seemingly bursting right up out of the floor of the glacial valley we call Jackson Hole, to loom majestically over everything below.

Grand Canyon National Park

Coming to grips with the impossible... at grand canyon national park.

Surely you have stumbled upon some other planet... or at least it feels that way at Grand Canyon National Park. Your first glimpse of the enormous Grand Canyon strains credulity. What giants have been playing with the rock here? Or what cataclysmic force of the universe? Then the drama starts. Clouds, shadows, and the shifting sun keep transforming the landscape. As the sun flames in the west, canyon walls turn red while the giants paint the sky, creating masterpieces so beautiful they freeze you in your tracks. The Grand Canyon sprawls wide open, carved out by the Colorado River, revealing two billion years of Earth's history; here is where air meets land, where you meet what feels like destiny, with just the white-tailed Kaibab squirrel, only found here, as witness.

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8 Day USA Tour of Arizona and Utah featuring the Grand Canyon and Bryce Canyon

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Explore the Grand Canyon with 'Canyon Tim', local geologist

Visit Sedona, Grand Canyon National Park, Historic Cameron Trading Post, Lake Powell, Zion National Park, Bryce Canyon National Park, Wild West Junction, Flagstaff and Page

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Wild Western USA

11 days | explore the grand canyon and yosemite on an american road trip.

Get a dose of a classic USA on this 11-day wild western adventure. Stroll among the bizarre flora of Joshua Tree National Park, peer over the edge of the Grand Canyon and people-watch on the sandy boardwalks of Santa Monica. Trek and explore Yosemite, marvel at the size of Half Dome, and then head on to the coast as you move through constantly changing scenery through to the City by the Bay, San Francisco. For those who just want to hit the wide open road and see the natural wonder of USA’s west, this extensive LA to San Fran adventure is just the ticket.

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• Road trip along historic Route 66, also known as the 'Mother Road', stopping in quirky Seligman for a dose of old-fashioned Americana.
• Hike through beautiful Joshua Tree National Park among desert cactus gardens and unusual rock formations.
• The Grand Canyon National Park takes time to really discover – you'll spend two nights in the park, unlike on most trips, so there's a full day to explore properly and see the mighty canyon up close.
• Lose yourself among the bright desert lights of Las Vegas and the Strip, and remember, what happens in Vegas...
• Spending three nights in Yosemite National Park means two full days of exploration. With so many options on what to do, you’ll be spoilt for choice.
• Where better to end your adventure than in San Francisco, the eclectic, multicultural 'City by the Bay'. With the option to extend your visit a couple of days, you won’t be wanting to go home just yet.
• With a knowledgeable leader getting you from place to place, all you’ve got to worry about is snapping the best photo and getting the most out of your wild western road trip.
• This is a participatory trip. That’s a fancy way of saying you’re not just along for the ride – you’re part of a team! You know the phrase ‘the more you put in, the more you get out’. Well that’s extra true on this trip. Be prepared to roll up your sleeves and help out with camp activities like food prep and washing up. It’s all about giving your new travel mates a hand – everyone knows there’s nothing worse than trying to put up a tent on your own!
• That teamwork also extends to our optional food kitty of approximately USD 10 per day, run to cover the cost of meals. This kitty saves you worrying about stuff like where to get food or what exactly sales tax is, and actually helps keep your costs down. Instead of paying individually as you go, it means we can bulk purchase items and cook our own food – though there’s always the chance to use it for the occasional pizza night! The kitty is optional and for your convenience, so if you've got specific dietary requirements you can opt out and purchase (and cook) your own food.
• You'll be travelling in a van with your group, so conditions may feel a little cramped. It’s simply the best way to get around, and you might even make some long-term friends.

Welcome to the USA! Your adventure begins with a welcome meeting in the lobby today at 6 pm. It’s very important that you attend the welcome meeting as we will be collecting insurance details and next of kin information at this time. If you are going to be late please let your travel agent or hotel reception know.

If you do arrive early, perhaps take a stroll down the Hollywood Walk of Fame, or spend some time learning about the lives of the rich and famous on a celebrity homes tour. After the welcome meeting, we’ll head beachside and visit Venice and Santa Monica beach for a stroll and some people watching. Day 1 is all about introductions, so why not spend some time getting to know your fellow travellers with an optional group dinner.

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There are no meals included on this day.

ROOMING: The group will be in 8 and 6 person dorms, with shared bathrooms. The hostel will do their best to separate the group by gender, but it's not guaranteed.

Today, you’ll head away from the coast and drive to Joshua Tree National Park. Sitting between the Mojave and Colorado Deserts, the park is famous for its spectacular desert plants – including the park’s namesake Joshua trees – along with cacti and Mojave yuccas. The area is also home to striking rock formations and mountain ranges, so you might like to head out on a scenic hike around the park or take a refreshing dip in the Colorado River. You’ll head to Lake Havasu City later on to your accommodation for the night, and check out London Bridge: a 280-metre structure rebuilt in Arizona in 1971 after being transported, piece by piece, from the banks of the Thames in London.

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• Joshua Tree National Park - Entrance Fee
• Colorado River - Swimming - Free
• Joshua Tree National Park - Hiking - Free

Today's total driving time is approximately 5 hours.

Traffic in and out of LA can be hectic, especially during holiday periods. There may be delays, so be prepared to take part in car games to keep yourself entertained.

Drive to Grand Canyon National Park, along a section of the famous Route 66, stopping in at the eccentric town of Seligman. Once we arrive at the Grand Canyon National Park, be ready to visually delight in the natural beauty for hours. This stunning gorge is 1.5 kilometres deep, formed by over six million years of erosion from the Colorado River. You'll spend two nights here, and you’ll need it, to allow for a full day of exploration tomorrow.

• Camping (with facilities) (1 night)
• Grand Canyon National Park - Entrance

Today's total driving time is approximately 6 hours.

Today is a free day to explore the Grand Canyon, one of the largest canyon systems in the world. Stroll along the meandering South Rim Trail or hike your way down to Plateau Point. With eagles soaring overhead and chasms extending as far as the eye can see, it’s so important for you to experience its vast gorges from multiple viewpoints. In the early evening, relax at the canyon's edge and enjoy a spectacular sunset over one of the world's natural wonders.

• Grand Canyon - Hiking - Free
• Grand Canyon - IMAX Movie - USD15

Temperatures in Grand Canyon National Park can be high, especially when hiking in the summer. Make sure that you wear sturdy walking shoes, use sun protection and drink plenty of water.

Today drive across the border into Nevada and back to Las Vegas. Hit the shops, feel your stomach drop on a rooftop roller coaster or simply stroll along the Strip, soaking up the glitz and gaudiness. The arrival time depends on each group, and some fellow travellers may bid you farewell today. If you are staying in town for the evening, perhaps check out one of the many stage shows on offer or party the night away in a Vegas nightclub.

Today's total driving time is approximately 4 hours.

Today is as clear as the blue skies in the deserts of Nevada. There are no planned activities until another meeting in the hotel lobby today at 6 pm, where you may meet some new travellers on your wild west adventure. After your briefing, why not go check out one of the all-you-can-eat buffets on offer with your new and updated crew.

• Las Vegas - Big Apple Express roller coaster - USD15
• Las Vegas - Mob Museum - USD27
• Las Vegas - Monorail - USD5
• Las Vegas - Fremont Street Zip Line - Free
• Las Vegas - Bellagio Fountains - Free
• Las Vegas - Eiffel Tower - USD22

As this is a combination trip, the travellers in your group and your group leader are likely to change today. There will be a group meeting to discuss the next stage of your itinerary so please attend, and this is also a great chance to meet the new group. Ask reception or look for a note in the lobby for more information on where the meeting will take place.

Leave the bright lights of Vegas behind and drive into the Eastern Sierra Nevada toward the quaint town of Bishop. On arrival, check out the town or perhaps treat yourself to the crispy cookies or ‘bear claws’ at Erick Schat’s Dutch bakery. Later this afternoon, join the group for a soothing soak in a natural hot spring – perfect for those wanting to relax before an action-packed few days in Yosemite. Tonight, you’ll camp under the stars in Bishop.

Prepare for some spectacular mountain scenery as you depart from Bishop and head west to Yosemite National Park. This morning, stop at crystal clear lakes – including Mono and Tenaya – before continuing through the Tioga Pass (snow levels permitting) into the heart of the Sierra Nevada Mountains. Stop by Olmstead Point to marvel at Yosemite’s natural wonder, Half Dome, before arriving at one of the most famous parks in the USA. Yosemite's colossal granite cliffs, cascading waterfalls (depending on season) and redwood forests attract visitors from all over the world. You'll spend three nights near the park, meaning you have two full days to explore.

• Yosemite National Park - Entrance Fee
• Visit to Mono Lake

In recent years late snow has closed Tioga Pass to vehicle traffic into June and even July. In this case we will take an alternative route to Yosemite around the Sierras.

Start today with an orientation tour of the village before heading out for a free day of exploration. There are plenty of hikes available, each varying in steepness and difficulty. Hike The Mist Trail to Nevada Falls (2–5 hours) or to the serene Mirror Lake (45 minutes). Keep an eye out for squirrels and perhaps even a bear along the way. You might prefer to hire a bike and explore Yosemite Valley, visiting the park's museum, photo gallery, shops and restaurants along the way. In the heat of summer, a relaxing float down the Merced River followed by a few drinks at the park's cafe is just the trick.

• Yosemite - Cycling in Yosemite Valley - USD12
• Yosemite National Park - Hiking - Free
• Yosemite - Raft Rental (seasonal) - USD30

Today there’s a chance to explore a different side of the park as you join your leader on a guided hike to Hetch Hetchy Valley. Tucked away in the northwest corner of Yosemite, Hetch Hetchy is a wilderness of cascading waterfalls (in Spring), towering cliff faces and beautiful wildflowers. Boasting one of the longest hiking seasons in the park, the ecologically diverse valley attracts a fraction of the visitors in comparison to other more well-known hiking spots in Yosemite – which means it’s an ideal area for those who have extra time to explore the park in depth.

Leave Yosemite behind today and drive west to San Francisco. The 'City by the Bay' has a beautiful setting and a vibrant, multicultural heart. You might like to check out the vintage stores along funky Haight Street, catch the tram down to the waterfront or take an Adventure Cat Bay Cruise. The trip finishes on arrival into San Francisco after a stop to check out the Golden Gate Bridge, and no accommodation is provided tonight. As there's a great deal to do in San Francisco, we recommend you stay a couple of extra days to make the most of the city. If you do wish to spend extra time in San Francisco, we'll be happy to help you book additional accommodation (subject to availability).

• San Francisco - Sunset catamaran cruise - USD45

As there's a great deal to do in San Francisco, we recommend you stay a couple of extra days to make the most of the city. This trip doesn't allow time for a visit to Alcatraz, so you'll need to make your own arrangements to visit the island prison. Tickets must be booked in advance, as they're limited and sell out quickly.

Notes: You can make your own Alcatraz reservations online at alcatrazcruises.com or call +1 415 981 7625 between the hours of 8 am and 7 pm, Pacific Standard Time (USA). We recommend booking your tickets for the day after the trip finishes. If you need help booking extra accommodation, our reservations team will be happy to assist (subject to availability). Also consider joining a one-day sightseeing tour of San Francisco through urbanadventures.com.

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1. Your adventure begins with a welcome meeting at 6:00pm on Day 1 in Los Angeles and finishes on arrival in San Francisco at approximately 5pm on Day 11. 2. A single supplement is available if you’d prefer not to share a room on this trip. The single supplement excludes Day 1 (Los Angeles) where you will be in shared accommodation and is subject to availability. Please speak to your booking agent for further information.

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The 10 Best Wild West Towns To Visit In America

Updated: Dec 5, 2022

The old west is one of the most iconic periods in the history of the United States. A unique time of lawlessness when pioneers and frontiersmen pushed west in search of a better life, it has been frequently documented and romanticised in books, movies, and TV shows for decades.

For true fans though, this won’t be enough, and they will want to experience the era first hand. This will inevitably lead to them searching for the best wild west towns to visit in America, to ensure they have the best experience possible. This isn’t always as straightforward as it may seem though.

As many of the top towns of the old west became ghost towns long ago, working out which offer the perfect combo of activities and atmosphere can be a challenge. So, if you want to see the old west in the best way possible, our list of the 10 best wild west towns to visit in America is sure to be of use.

Deadwood, South Dakota

Hidden away in western South Dakota, near Rapid City, Black Hills National Forest , and a collection of famed attractions like Mount Rushmore, the Crazy Horse Memorial, and Wind Cave National Park, Deadwood is one of the largest wild west towns still in existence anywhere in America.

Established in 1876, at the height of the Black Hills Gold Rush, Deadwood was a boom town named after the dead trees found in a gulch that surrounds it. Like many old west mining towns, its heyday was short lived, as a fire destroyed most of the town after only three years, in September 1879.

Despite a short time at the top though, Deadwood managed to develop a lasting reputation for being at the centre of countless historical events and being the home of several wild west legends, with the likes of Wild Bill Hickok, Wyatt Earp, and Calamity Jane all having lived there.

Deadwood was designated a National Historic Landmark District in 1961 and its gold mining industry continued until 2002, both of which have helped with its preservation. As a result, it is comfortably one of the very best wild west towns to visit in America.

With museums, historic markers and buildings, graveyards, and statues littering the town, you can get an in depth education on this wild west hotspot. Then, attractions like re-enactments of historic events, stagecoach rides, and gold mine tours will allow you to experience it for yourself.

Tombstone, Arizona

Found in south Arizona, near the United States – Mexico Border, Tombstone is the largest old west town to still exist. Established in 1877 as a silver mining town by prospector Ed Schieffelin, it was one of the most prominent boomtowns in the nation, thanks to the huge number of mines around it.

Like many mining towns, Tombstone’s star burned bright and fast. Its population exploded from 100 to 14,000 in just seven years, then dwindled to virtually nothing only 8 years after that, when it was declared a ghost town in 1892.

Tombstone’s history and importance never wavered though, and almost 40 years later, in 1930, efforts began to renovate the town. This included restoring famous buildings and locations, as well as establishing wild west attractions to draw in visitors and help them to embrace its history.

Throughout Tombstone you will find legendary sights, like the O.K. Corral, where you can see a recreation of its infamous gunfight, cemeteries where old west legends are buried, and a collection of buildings like saloons and brothels, many of which are alleged to be haunted.

There are even plenty of buildings that have been converted into museums dedicated to the history of Tombstone and the mining industry. This has all helped Tombstone to establish a reputation as one of the most popular ghost towns and best wild west towns to visit in America.

Dodge City, Kansas

Dodge City is one of the most legendary wild west towns in history. Located in the heart of the old west frontier, on the path of both the Arkansas River and the fabled Santa Fe Trail, the first buildings of the town were erected in 1871, to the west of the fort it was named after, Fort Dodge.

While businesses were established in Dodge City fairly quickly, it was the birth of the railroad and institution of quarantine lines in Kansas that really turned it into a boomtown. It soon became a prime destination for cattle drives, earning it the nickname the “Queen Of The Cow Towns”.

Eventually causing the creation of the Great Western Cattle Trail, an offshoot of the Chisholm Trail, it earned a reputation as a frontier powerhouse. This drew countless wild west legends to Dodge City, with gunfighters, bullfighters, frontiersmen, lawmen, cowboys, and outlaws all arriving.

Before long, Dodge City’s collection of brothels, gambling halls, hotels, and saloons was legendary, as was its bullring. The city still features many of these original buildings and locations to this day, as well as others that have been reconstructed in their original style.

This includes the Boot Hill Cemetery, China Doll Brothel, Long Branch Saloon, and Saratoga Saloon, while you’ll also find the Kansas Cowboy Hall Of Fame. For those wanting to learn more about Dodge City, the Boot Hill museum is full of artefacts and exhibits to educate you on the town in the 1800’s.

If you want to dive headfirst into the wild west experience, there is a wide range of western themed events and festivals held each year. Dodge City Days and the Dodge City Roundup Rodeo, as well as countless other smaller events are frequently running, to ensure you always have an incredible time.

Inarguably one of the best wild west towns to visit in America, there is no chance you’ll want to “get the heck out of dodge” anytime soon after arriving, which shows how far the city has comes from its lawless past when the legendary phrase was coined.

Cody, Wyoming

Settled in 1896 by legendary frontiersman William Frederick “Buffalo Bill” Cody, the town of Cody, Wyoming is among the more lived in old west towns in the United States, having almost 10,000 residents.

Wild west enthusiasts will be hard pushed to find a better place to indulge their interest than at the Buffalo Bill Center Of The West. Recognised among the most remarkable museum complexes in the U.S, it houses the most comprehensive display of old west exhibits and artefacts on Earth.

The displays are spread across 5 separate museums, which are the Buffalo Bill Museum, Cody Firearms Museum, Plains Indians Museum, Whitney Western Art Museum, and Draper Natural History Museum. This ensures even those highly educated on the old west will still learn plenty here.

Nicknamed “The Rodeo Capital Of The World”, Cody is best known for hosting the largest rodeo in the United States every 4th of July weekend, the Stampede Rodeo. The town then also hosts the Cody Nite Rodeo every night between June and September.

With additional attractions in Cody like the Historic Cody Mural & Museum, Old Town Trail, and parts of the town recreated to look how they would have done in the late 1800s, those seeking the best wild west towns to visit in America simply can’t pass up a trip to Cody.

With Wyoming being known as the “Cowboy State”, those able to dedicate more time to their trip will surely find plenty of other attractions dedicated to the old west spread across it as well, adding even more value to a trip to Cody.

Oatman, Arizona

One of the youngest towns on our list, Oatman was settled in about 1910, in the dying days of the old west. However, it still deserves its spot on our list of the best wild west towns to visit in America as the town’s population exploded in 1915, when miners discovered over $10 million worth of gold.

Oatman was extremely prosperous for about 50 years, before the mines largely dried up most of the residents deserted their homes. While a population of around 100 people have prevented it from becoming a ghost town, it hasn’t quite caught on as a tourist attraction like other similar towns.

This makes Oatman one of the best wild west towns to visit in America for those who want a really authentic experience. Its collection of historic buildings, wooden sidewalks, and open sections of mines allow visitors to explore Oatman’s past, without being surrounded by mobs of tourists.

You then also have attractions like staged gunfights and an infamous population of wild burros that roam the town to transport you back in time for an entertaining, immersive experience like no other.

Themed gift shops sell handmade souvenirs to help you remember your trip, while being located along Historic Route 66 means Oatman can be a great stop on a much larger historic road trip.

Virginia City, Nevada

One of the lesser known destinations on the list, Virginia City holds incredible historic significance as the site where the Comstock Lode, the first major silver deposit in the United States, was found in 1859. As a result, Virginia City was named a National Historic Landmark District in 1961.

Another of its major claims to fame is that Virginia City was the home of writer Samuel Clemens, before he changed his name to Mark Twain and became one of the world’s most successful authors.

While it may not hold the kind of old west history that some of the more notorious towns on this list do, it features enough attractions to still make it one of the best wild west towns to visit in America.

Beautifully restored buildings, wooden sidewalks, and sites like Piper’s Opera House, the Bucket Of Blood Saloon, Brass Rail Saloon, Delta Saloon, Ponderosa Saloon, Red Dog Saloon, Silver Queen, and the Washoe Club create an authentic atmosphere.

You even have a number of historic cemeteries and churches to explore, as well as 17 museums, like the Fourth Ward School Museum, Way It Was Museum, Silver State Police Officers’ Museum, and Fireman’s Museum, all filled with incredible artefacts and exhibits.

You can spend the day exploring Virginia City or the Comstock Historic Walking Trail on your own or get a guide and make sure you don’t miss a thing. These include options like horse drawn carriage tours, trolley tours, and walking tours, as well as tours of the town’s various mines.

Those staying for a little longer may even enjoy hopping on the Virginia & Truckee Railroad, which goes from Virginia City to Carson City via Gold Hill, to help you explore all of the area’s historic mining towns.

Bandera, Texas

As a town located in the heart of Texas, on the Medina River, and known as the “Cowboy Capital Of The World”, Bandera is a place that simply has to be included on any list of the best wild west towns to visit in America.

It is thought to have been settled in the late 1800s due to its location on the Great Western Cattle Trail. Locations like the Dixie Dude Ranch and Mayan Dude Ranch are both more than 50 years old and are great places to learn about this part of the town’s history.

Cattle drives aren’t the only notable historic events to have taken place here though. Vicious battles between Native American tribes, Spanish settlers, and cowboys also occurred, and the Frontier Times Museum details the entire history of the town, so you can delve into these darker events.

With attractions like chuckwagon cookouts, honky tonks, and saloons, and regular festivals, such as the Bandera ProRodeo, Cowboy Capital Christmas Night Parade, Cowboy Mardi Gras, Mayhem On The Medina, Spring Fling, and Wild Hog Explosion, Bandera is a great, highly overlooked destination.

Bodie, California

Settled in 1876, Bodie is a gold mining boomtown in central California, near Yosemite National Park and the Nevada border. One of the largest and longest running mining towns in the old west, it was active for almost 40 years, until it began to decline in 1912 and was declared a ghost town in 1915.

Designated both a California Historical Landmark and United States National Historic Landmark due to its importance, the Bodie State Historic Park was created in 1962. It was also listed as California’s “Official State Gold Rush Town”.

An incredibly popular attraction for history fans, about 170 buildings remain in Bodie, most of which are preserved to look almost how they would have during the town’s heyday. This includes a church, stamp mill, various homes complete with contents, and even a museum full of local artefacts.

With both guided and self-guided tours of the town permitted, it provides one of the most authentic old west experiences you will find, helping it to easily deserve its spot on our list of the best wild west towns to visit in America.

Calico, California

A former colemanite and silver mining town located in the hills roughly halfway between Las Vegas and Los Angeles , Calico was originally founded in 1881. While it thrived for the first 9 years of its existence, a drop in silver prices sent Calico into decline beginning in 1890.

By 1900 most residents had left, and it was completely abandoned by 1909. Despite being left to the elements, its location and climate helped preserve much of the town and in the 1950s it was bought by local farmer Walter Knott, best known for his Knotts Berry Farm haunted amusement park .

After taking ownership, he restored most of the buildings to appear just as they would historically have looked in the 1880s. This includes locations like a jail, miners’ cabins, a saloon, railroad office, and a variety of shops, such as a blacksmith and general store.

Between them, they give you the chance to ride a train down into the mine, see demonstrations of how the historic stores functioned and produced goods, enjoy an old-fashioned sarsaparilla, snap some unique photos, and buy handmade products.

Visible from the highway, which is a stretch of the Historic Route 66, due to its name being marked on the side of the hill with white rocks, Calico is one of the best, most overlooked wild west towns in America.

As governor, Arnold Schwarzenegger declared it “California’s Silver Rush Ghost Town”.

Cripple Creek, Colorado

Cripple Creek was established in October 1890 by Robert Womack and was the site of the “last great Colorado Gold Rush”. 18 months later, in June 1892, its population had reached almost 1,000 people and the camp and all surrounding settlements were renamed the Cripple Creek Mining District.

From then, thousands of prospectors travelled to Cripple Creek from across the globe and its population quickly eclipsed 5,000 people. Before long, the Independence Lode, one of the world’s largest gold deposits, was discovered.

Cripple Creek peaked around 1905, at which point it had 35,000 residents, making it the 4th most populous settlement in Colorado. By this point, 22.4 million ounces of gold had been extracted from the mines, worth roughly $500 million.

In order to accommodate this huge population, vast infrastructure including assay offices, barbers, brothels, casinos, churches, doctors, department stores, grocery stores, hotels, lawyers, newspapers, restaurants, saloons, schools, stockbrokers, and even a college had been established.

However, by 1910, many of the mines had started to dry up and people began leaving in their droves. While the town was never completely deserted and mining continued there until the early 2000s, its population dropped as low as just a few hundred people.

Declared a United States National Historic Landmark in 1961, it remained a semi-ghost town until 1991, with just a few facilities open for tourists visiting the iconic location. It was then that the state legalised gambling in the town and it entered a renaissance.

Many of the historic stores and buildings were quickly turned into casinos and gambling halls, which drew back those seeking an authentic wild west experience. With other attractions like the Cripple Creek Heritage Center and Butte Opera House, the town offers the complete old west experience.

You even have the Cripple Creek And Victor Narrow Gauge Railroad. A 4 mile (6.5 km) circular track that runs historic steam trains, trips will pass multiple ghost towns, glory holes, and gold mines, some of which offer tours, helping you to see the entire region how it once was.

That concludes our list of the 10 best wild west towns to visit in America. From big, famous locations like Deadwood and Tombstone to lesser known destinations like Calico, and from mining hot spots to cow towns, you should now have plenty of places to go and experience the old west for yourself.

For those who really want to soak in the culture, you could even go on a road trip between two of the towns, through the “Cowboy State”, for an immersive wild west expedition. However you choose to see it though, all that’s left to do is to make the leap and get things booked.

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Set off on a remarkable 16-day voyage across the enchanting terrains of America’s Wild West with our Dream Tour! Discover the charm of famous cities like Los Angeles, Santa Monica Pier, and San Francisco. Experience the excitement of cruising on the iconic motorcycle route, Pacific Highway 1, taking in breathtaking views and visiting thrilling sites.

From the dynamic atmosphere of Venice Beach to the awe-striking Grand Canyon and the regal allure of Utah’s national parks, such as Bryce Canyon and Zion, this tour offers an ideal mix of thrill-seeking and the beauty of nature. Navigate along the Mexican border, pass through Oak Creek Canyon and Monument Valley, and marvel at the captivating vistas of Lake Powell.

Spanning 4,400 km, your adventure will lead you through the core of Death Valley, the stunning Yosemite National Park, and the tranquil Big Basin Redwood Park. Enjoy the entertainment options in Las Vegas and the quaint Danish village of Solvang.

Perfect for motorcycle aficionados or anyone in search of a memorable journey, our Dream Tour guarantees an exceptional adventure filled with varied terrains, iconic sights, and 16 days of exhilarating motorcycle rides. Prepare for a journey that epitomizes the spirit of the Wild West in the most exciting and picturesque manner imaginable.

Day 1: Departure - Arrival Los Angeles, California

As soon as all tour members arrive, we come together for a heartfelt welcome and engaging introductions. The night progresses with an enjoyable agenda aimed at fostering connections among us, highlighted by a communal dinner showcasing genuine American cuisine. For participants eager to continue the excitement after the day’s travel, there’s an opportunity to relax at a local bar close by, infusing our adventure’s start with a sense of fellowship.

Day 2: Los Angeles - San Diego

The first day of our drive is an eclectic journey through urban landscapes, highways, and along the iconic Pacific Coast Highway 1, leading us to the lively city of San Diego. We’ll get accustomed to driving in California’s conditions and enjoy the weather, ensuring everyone is ready for the trip. About 30 minutes in, we’ll stop at Long Beach to thoroughly check motorcycles, gear, and riders, preparing us for the adventures ahead.

Look forward to a delightful lunch at Ruby’s Diner in Laguna Beach, where indulging in the old-fashioned milkshakes is a must! Afterward, we head straight for San Diego. Upon reaching, we’ll explore the Historic Old Town, settle into our hotel, and immerse ourselves in the city’s vibrant offerings. The remainder of the day is set to be a deep dive into the excitement and charm that San Diego has in store!

Day 3: San Diego - Blythe

Leaving behind the captivating city of San Diego, we set out on a day filled with thrilling motorcycle rides along the scenic paths of Historic Route 94 and 98, enhanced by the allure of Old Hwy 80. These serpentine roads cut through stunning landscapes, presenting countless breathtaking moments.

A significant portion of our ride runs parallel to the Mexico border, under the watchful eyes of the U.S. Border Patrol. We’ll stop for a delightful Mexican lunch at a well-loved local diner in Calexico, infusing our journey with authentic flavors.

After Calexico, we venture northeast, making our way through the Imperial Sand Dunes. This segment offers an experience akin to traversing a vast sandy desert, flanked by towering dunes. This unique adventure is sure to be a standout moment of the day, including a special pause amidst the desert landscape before we push on to Blythe.

As the day winds down, we make our way to a local steakhouse in the evening. It’s here that we indulge in the quintessential American dining experience with a succulent steak, perfectly concluding our day of discovery with a sumptuous taste of the local fare.

Day 4: Blythe - Sedona

The day kicks off with a segment through the stark prairie landscape, setting the stage for the exhilarating motorcycle rides ahead to Prescott. Highway 89 stands out as one of the finest motorcycle routes in Arizona, offering stretches that are both challenging and immensely satisfying. This route earns our highest commendation for a motorcycle journey.

Following a delightful lunch in Prescott, we proceed on engaging, twisty motorcycle roads toward the Jerome ghost town. Next on our itinerary is the stunning Oak Creek Canyon, a natural preserve that captivates with its remarkable scenery and rock formations. This area may seem familiar, as it has been the setting for numerous iconic cowboy movies. Oak Creek Canyon is a premier tourist spot in Arizona, second only to the Grand Canyon. Our journey culminates in Sedona, located at the heart of Oak Creek Canyon. This distinctive city, with its otherworldly natural beauty, is recognized for its spiritual significance and vibrant cultural life.

Day 5: Sedona - Tuba City

For many, this is the pinnacle of the tour. Welcome to the Grand Canyon! Our adventure today begins with an exciting ride on twisty motorcycle roads as we exit Oak Creek Canyon, pass through Flagstaff, briefly join Historic Route 66, and journey through stunning landscapes. Approaching the Grand Canyon, we reach the helicopter base. Those who have booked the helicopter tour in advance are in for an unforgettable experience. Flying over one of the world’s seven wonders offers a near-magical perspective on this majestic natural marvel. It comes highly recommended! Note: Helicopter tours need to be arranged separately ahead of time.

Following the aerial tour, a brief ride brings us to the visitor center to watch the world’s most famous Imax movie. Watching this film gives you the sensation of being within the Grand Canyon itself. Lunch will also be served here. Then, we proceed into the Grand Canyon to spend the remainder of the day, a perfect opportunity for this year’s vacation photoshoot. Later, we head towards another iconic natural wonder, Monument Valley, with an overnight pause in Tuba City en route.

Day 6: Tuba City - Hanksville

Kicking off the day, we make our way to Monument Valley, a natural spectacle that ranks among the most photographed on the planet. Words fall short of capturing the essence of Monument Valley; it demands to be lived. Up close, we’re greeted by the quintessential Wild West vista of sandstone buttes and mesas, all bathed in a stunning reddish hue. It’s only upon standing amidst these formations that one fully grasps their iconic influence on the Wild West imagery. Riding through this landscape, we find ourselves in Navajo territory, enveloped by a profound spiritual atmosphere.

Our journey proceeds to Mexican Hat, a curiosity that blurs the line between a natural rock formation and the likeness of a sombrero. From there, we venture north towards Lake Powell and the national parks of Utah, embarking on a drive that promises to be unforgettable. We’re surrounded by astonishing rock formations, offering a panoramic view that includes both breadth and height. The day is filled with riding on exceptional roads, through scenery that’s breathtaking. Today’s journey, passing through Goosenecks State Park, Natural Bridges National Monument, Glen Canyon, Lake Powell, Goblin Valley, and Horseshoe Canyon, stands out as one of the tour’s ultimate highlights.

Day 7: Hanksville - Hurricane

Our journey through Utah continues, unfolding an array of stunning landscapes. The national parks appear in succession, each like a gem on a strand: Goblin Canyon, Capitol Reef, and Otter Creek State Park. Yet, the journey through the elevations of the Escalante staircase is perhaps the most exhilarating. It’s a ride we believe will keep you grinning from ear to ear! A significant highlight of our tour is the enchantment of Bryce Canyon. The rock formations here are beyond words, offering an experience that rivals that of the Grand Canyon.We then move through Dixie National Forest to Zion National Park, another marvel of nature. Zion is not just about the majestic rock formations; it’s also home to some of the most thrillingly curvy roads – notably, “the switchbacks of Zion.” While Yosemite and the Grand Canyon are awe-inspiring in their own rights, Zion offers a different kind of beauty, one that encourages a deeper aesthetic appreciation of nature.

Day 8: Hurricane - Las Vegas

Prepare for an exceptional day ahead! We commence with a drive through the magnificent Zion National Park. Here, not only will you witness some of the most stunning rock formations globally, but you’ll also navigate through the famously winding “switchbacks of Zion.” Zion offers a distinct, more aesthetically pleasing natural beauty compared to the vastness of Yosemite and the Grand Canyon.

Exiting Zion, we head directly to the dazzling, neon oasis of Las Vegas, arriving around lunchtime. After parking the motorcycles, we dive into the exploration of this thrilling city for the remainder of the day. Tonight, you have the freedom to discover the renowned “Sin City” at your leisure. Enjoy! You’re in one of the world’s most entertaining cities.

Las Vegas is a city that truly has it all: astonishing architecture, unparalleled shows, bustling casinos, and endless entertainment options. It’s impossible to be bored here. Many of the city’s attractions are easily accessible on foot. We highly recommend visiting iconic spots like Caesar’s Palace, Bellagio, MGM, Stardust, Treasure Island, The Venetian, Mirage, and Wyatt, not forgetting The Fashion Show Mall, home to over 200 stores. At the Mirage, don’t miss the evening volcanic eruptions every 30 minutes, transforming the garden into a spectacular flame show. The water show outside the Bellagio is unforgettable, truly a memory to cherish.

Day 9: Las Vegas - Lone Pine

Departing westward from Las Vegas, our route leads us into the heart of Death Valley – renowned as the hottest spot on earth outside of the Equatorial region. Here, shade is a rare commodity, and the heat can be overwhelming, yet the natural landscape is both magnificent and thrilling. We’ll have an early lunch amidst the stark beauty of Death Valley. Following our meal, our journey weaves through a labyrinth of twists and mountain passes, eventually bringing us to a point more than 30 meters (about 98 feet) below sea level. Our adventure continues as we head west, traversing the majestic Sequoia National Park, and making our way to Lone Pine, where we will spend the night.

Day 10: Lone Pine - Jamestown

Our day begins with a drive to Bishop, where we’ll indulge in coffee and delightful pastries at a local bakery. Afterward, we make our way to Mammoth Lakes, celebrated for its summer mountain biking and winter skiing opportunities. Our journey then takes us northward to Tioga Pass, leading into the majestic expanse of Yosemite National Park. Here, we navigate through vast granite mountains and winding motorcycle roads, demanding our full focus as we enter what can only be described as the epitome of national parks. Yosemite captivates with its array of images, from towering peaks to the diversity of its natural landscape — beautiful, wild, serene, and lush. An outdoor lunch awaits us amidst the breathtaking wilderness of Yosemite, offering a moment to truly soak in the surroundings.

We conclude our day’s adventure in Jamestown, a charming old miner’s village. The route to Jamestown promises twisty and challenging motorcycle roads that are sure to leave you grinning from ear to ear. However, we urge you to proceed with utmost caution on these exhilarating paths.

Day 11: Jamestown - San Francisco

As we depart from Yosemite National Park, we’ll embark on some fantastic motorcycle roads, ensuring a ride that’s bound to keep you smiling. Once we’ve left Yosemite behind, our journey takes us westward towards Sausalito and the iconic Golden Gate Bridge. Here, we’ll pause to take in the stunning views of the bridge itself and the picturesque San Francisco skyline. Following this scenic interlude, we’ll cross the renowned bridge and make our way into San Francisco. Our accommodations will be situated near the Embarcadero, providing easy access to its myriad attractions.

Day 12: San Francisco

Waking up in the vibrant city of San Francisco, you might just understand why Frank Sinatra was so enchanted by this place. This city, with its quirky, unique charm and surprisingly compact size, stands as arguably the most liberal in the U.S.

San Francisco boasts a distinctly European vibe, offering a plethora of sightseeing opportunities far beyond what our brief visit can accommodate. Be sure to explore Fisherman’s Wharf, where you can meander through quaint shops and street cafes renowned for offering some of the finest seafood dishes globally. Consider taking a ride on one of the city’s iconic “Cable Cars,” a moving symbol that captures the essence of this remarkable city. Other worthwhile visits include the infamous prison island of Alcatraz (book in advance), harbor cruises, Chinatown, and Lombard Street, known as one of America’s most winding streets. For those interested, a road trip to Napa Valley for wine tasting is also a fantastic option.

Day 13: San Francisco - Monterey

Prepare for an unforgettable day of driving — a standout highlight of our tour! We’ll be cruising along the iconic Pacific Highway 1, hugging the breathtaking coastline and giving you a first-hand experience of one of the most spectacular motorcycle roads globally. With awe-inspiring views of caves and rock formations, you’ll have ample opportunities to capture stunning photographs. Our journey includes a stop at the renowned biker bar, “Alice’s,” and a ride through Big Basin Redwood State Park, famous for its twisty and narrow motorcycle paths and the majestic Redwood trees. We’ll make several stops along Pacific Highway 1 and within the Redwood forest before making our way to Monterey.

Monterey, known for the world-renowned Laguna Seca racetrack, welcomes us to its spectacular seaside charm. Upon arrival, we’ll spend the afternoon exploring Cannery Row, dotted with exquisite hotels, shops, and eateries. Our day concludes with a delightful dinner at the celebrated Fisherman’s Wharf, rounding off a day filled with scenic beauty and thrilling rides.

Day 14: Monterey - Solvang

We’ll emphasize it once more: just when you think nature couldn’t possibly be more stunning, today’s journey will leave you absolutely breathless. We’ll be navigating the highly acclaimed Pacific Highway 1, with the majestic mountains to our left and the expansive Pacific Ocean to our right. As we glide past Big Sur, the warm California sunshine and the refreshing salty sea breeze will grace your skin. Prepare for miles upon miles of extraordinary views and remarkable formations where the Santa Lucia Mountains embrace the Pacific Ocean, showcasing one of the most picturesque stretches of the California coastline. Today promises a gentle warm breeze and a view of a spectacular sunset.

Our route takes us through the beach resort of Pismo Beach to the “Danish” city of Solvang (the sister town of Aarhus), offering a slice of Denmark in California. Here, we’ll stay in a traditional Danish inn, dine at a Danish Brewery restaurant, and enjoy breakfast at a Danish bakery.

Day 15: Solvang - Los Angeles

We bid farewell to Solvang and continue our enchanting journey towards Southern California, a region synonymous with the Beach Boys, Hollywood, and some of the nation’s most breathtaking landscapes. Our next stop is Santa Barbara, often dubbed America’s Riviera, thanks to its climate and topography that echo those of the French and Italian Rivieras.

After soaking in the charm of Santa Barbara, we make our way down the Pacific Coast Highway 1, stopping at the iconic Neptune’s Net biker restaurant & Malibu. From there, it’s straight on to Los Angeles. Upon arrival, we return our motorcycles, shed our boots, and swap our riding attire for casual summer wear. The afternoon is spent leisurely near our hotel, culminating in a farewell dinner where we’ll share memories and prepare for our journey home.

Day 16: Departure - Home Travel

As we close the chapter on our remarkable journey through the stunning landscapes of America’s Wild West and the dynamic city of Los Angeles, the time has come to head back home. Together, we will take a shuttle to the airport, united one last time as a group. We extend our deepest thanks for the incredible adventures, the bonds formed, and, above all, for choosing to explore with Joyrides. Your participation has truly enriched this expedition.

We wish you a safe and smooth return journey and eagerly look forward to greeting you on another of our tours, be it in the United States, South America, Asia, Oceania, or Europe. Until we meet again, safe travels, and a heartfelt thank you for being an integral part of the Joyrides family!

Please note: Travelers from Europe should remember the time difference means you’ll arrive back home the day after departing from the US.

Keep in mind, that this itinerary acts as a framework for what we plan to experience together. While there might be slight alterations, rest assured our dedicated tour leaders will do everything within their power to carry out this program as detailed, adapting as necessary to ensure the best possible experience under any given circumstances. We’re always looking to improve our tours, so you might find a few delightful surprises along the way. We appreciate your understanding and flexibility and thank you for joining us on this unforgettable adventure.

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American Southwest

From the Gulf of Mexico to the Grand Canyon, the Southwest is simply enormous. It includes Nevada, Texas, Arizona, New Mexico, Kansas and Oklahoma. Think staggering scenic delights, outdoor pleasures that won’t quit, a fascinating cultural and geological history, world-class dining, lodging and entertainment. Then think bigger, because the Southwest has all that and more. The grandeur of this Region is beyond description in words, it must be experienced first hand. Come see for yourself. We know you will return with friends and family as there is no place like this. Then there’s the one and only Las Vegas Territory in southern Nevada. With roughly 40 million annual visitors, does it really need an introduction? If you can make it past the dazzling lights and pursuits of the city, you’ll be just as astonished by its outdoor playgrounds like Valley of Fire State Park and massive Hoover Dam. Las Vegas is really just the start of the thrilling adventure that is Nevada . The sprawling northeastern territory has been dubbed Cowboy Country , a rough-and-tumble landscape that true-blue cowboys and ranchers call home. In the northwest, Reno-Tahoe Territory is known for its recreation and for spectacular Lake Tahoe . For a shot of history, try North Central Nevada, the Pony Express Territory , and follow the legendary Wild West mail route along “The Loneliest Road in America”. Pit stops include historic and eccentric little towns and one of Nevada’s national treasures – Great Basin National Park . The state’s largest territory, Nevada Silver Trails , is likewise brimming with sights to see. It’s home to Nevada’s highest point, 13,141-foot-tall Boundary Peak, its driest spot, Death Valley National Park , and arguably its most fascinating – the Extraterrestrial Highway . The Indian Territory  is really the heart of Nevada’s historical side. It knows no borders within state lines and this is evident in the annual traditional celebrations enjoyed across Nevada. Texas ’ natural wonders inspired travelers from all over the world: scenic canyons, dense forests, vast cattle ranches, mysterious caverns, undisturbed beaches. The Panhandle Plains feature a rugged and flat landscape that changes to reveal dramatic canyons including the stunning Palo Duro Canyon. Big Bend National Park stretches from the Rio Grande River to the Chisos Mountains, encompassing massive canyons, rock formations and a vast desert. The Texas Hill Country features rolling countryside and a strong European heritage and many of the state’s dude or guest ranches are located here. Houston is the fourth largest city in the US and is home to NASA Johnson Space Centre. Dallas is a sophisticated city with bustling restaurants and shops. Fort Worth has a strong western heritage displayed in the Fort Worth National Historic Stockyards. The Piney Woods of East Texas offers a landscape filled with forests and streams, lush meadows and quaint historic towns. In Arizona the Mexican cultural influence can be seen throughout the state - the language, food, music, art, architecture, attractions, entertainment and traditions of Latin peoples are deeply infused in Arizona’s culture. Arizona is also home to 22 different Native American tribes occupying the most reservation land in the United States. From ancient cliff dwellings and ruins to thriving casinos, Native American culture plays a leading role in Arizona. The U.S. Army scattered garrisons around the state, such as Forts Apache and Verde , several of them preserved in national or state parks. Inspiring an entire movie industry, rough-and-tumble gunfighters and lawmen walked the streets of Tombstone and did time in the Territorial Prison in Yuma , both of which can be visited today. Mix 13 national monuments, 34 state parks, five National forests, 19 Native American Pueblos, two Apache reservations, the Navajo Nation , golf and water sports, modern shopping, unique festivals and a host of cultural attractions and you have the makings for an incredible vacation in New Mexico , be it a weekend or all summer long. History buffs can explore Kansas ’ legendary cowboy towns or visit its countless museums, which celebrate the state’s pioneer, aviation, farming and Native American legacies. Outdoor enthusiasts will be happy to know that Kansas is still home on the range to the American bison , which can be viewed up close at two of the state’s wildlife refuges and along the highways in Western Kansas and the Flint Hills. And for nature lovers, Kansas is home to the largest remaining stand of tallgrass prairie in North America, providing travelers a new experience in this fascinating ecosystem and a glimpse of what the continent looked like 200 years ago . Oklahoma has got the most diverse terrain mile-for-mile than any other state, from gently rolling hills to expansive, fertile plains. Ancient mountains, ever-changing sand dunes, salt flats, pine forests, cypress swamps and caves of alabaster all make for a vacation paradise, no matter what kind of vacation getaway you’re seeking. The Mother Road of the nation, Historic Route 66 traverses the Sooner State, revealing a wealth of unique and fascinating travel destinations as it leads visitors through the metropolitan areas of Oklahoma City and Tulsa , as well as weaving through a diverse landscape, where small-town charm awaits each visitor. Today, ranches dot the Oklahoma landscape, rodeos take place every month of the year, western wear and tack stores are numerous, and you’ll find one horse for every 12 people (more per capita than any other state). 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Ghost Towns

20 Wild West Towns Where You Can Still Experience the Frontier

By Joseph A. Williams Last updated October 20, 2023

When it comes to Old West towns, most people think of empty dirt streets filled with tumbleweeds and burnt out buildings. But there are plenty of towns and cities from the Old West that are not only inhabited, but still thriving.

Old West towns were often founded for similar reasons. Many were started as mining towns, including infamous places like Deadwood, Tombstone, and Virginia City, and most Arizona ghost towns . Other towns started as an outgrowth from the development of railroads, such as Dodge City, where the famous Long Branch Saloon served wild patrons.

Here are 20 of the best Wild West towns that are still inhabited today and worth adding to your American West travel bucket list. Some are famous in popular culture, while others you may not have heard of. They are, however, all great places to consider visiting when planning your Old West-themed travels. 

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1. Tombstone, Arizona

There are few cities that scream out “Wild West” as much as Tombstone, Arizona. This town became famous through the famous feud between the Clantons and Earps, including Chief of Police Virgil Earp , leading to the infamous showdown at the O.K. Corral in 1881. Tombstone’s reputation as a town of violence and disorder was cemented ever since.

Tombstone was a very new settlement at the time of the showdown. It was founded after a prospector named Ed Schlieffelin struck silver in the area of the Dragoon Mountains in 1877.

Since Schieffelin had been warned by army soldiers that he’d find nothing there but his tombstone, the prospector ironically named his mine “Tombstone,” and it was from that the town took its name. A different account of the town’s name comes from Britannica which says it may have been named after the nearby granite cliffs.

Tombstone is very representative of many Old West towns: it was a boomtown founded on the quick money made from precious metal rushes. And as easy money was made, easy money was spent in a general spirit of rowdiness.

This boom ended with a flooding of the mines in 1911. Within a few decades, Tombstone pivoted to an economy based on tourist dollars. The town offers several museums , restored buildings, mine tours, and live shootout reenactments .

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2. Dodge City, Kansas

Dodge City , Kansas was founded in 1872 on an economy based upon buffalo hunting. After the connection of the Santa Fe Railroad came to town, it soon became a major cattle destination.

This peaked in 1884 with the passage of eight million cattle through Dodge City. During those years, Dodge City became known for the stereotypes that Wild West towns are known for: prostitution, liquor, gambling, and lawlessness.

In fact, all these vices were encouraged by the town’s business interests which controlled the city. Why? They’d rather pay a legal penalty of $5,000 for serving liquor illegally or running prostitution outfits as a cost of doing business since the profits they were making were so great.

Dodge City became known as the “Cowboy Capital” and “Queen of the Cowtowns.” There were a number of famous lawmen in Dodge such as Wyatt Earp, Doc Holliday , and Bat Masterson among others.

Their efforts helped fill up the nearby Boothill Cemetery. The town spent decades trying to live down its violent cartoonishly cattletown reputation. However, by the 20th century it began to embrace its dark past. Now tourism is a core economic activity of this town of nearly 28,000 residents.

The motto now is “Get the heck INTO Dodge.”

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3. Deadwood, South Dakota

In 1874, a prospector named John B. Pearson discovered gold nuggets in Deadwood Gulch, so-named because of blackened trees that dominated that area of the Black Hills.

The subsequent goldrush saw prospectors swarm into and illegally squat on Lakota lands. This would lead to the Great Sioux War and the tragic expulsion of the Lakota.  It also led to the spasmodic birth of one of the most lawless towns of the Old West, Deadwood .

By 1876, Deadwood’s population boomed to 10,000 souls. While some signs of order were established such as a school, the town also overflowed with illegal gambling, prostitution, drunkenness, and violence. Women were very rare in Deadwood so prostitution was a very lucrative business.

In fact, it is estimated that 90% of the female population in Deadwood during the boom years were soiled doves . Murders averaged about one per day. Entertainments such as the Gem Theater reportedly drew ticket sales of $10,000 a night, making it perhaps the most profitable theater in the country.

The town was also the site where Wild Bill Hickok met his end in murder on August 2, 1876 by the gun of Jack McCall. The town also had an angel in Calamity Jane who gave care to smallpox victims. Both Hickok and Calamity Jane are buried next to one another in Deadwood’s cemetery, and Seth Bullock is buried there too.

Deadwood continued to be a center of gold mining, although early on it switched from panning to deep mining. In fact, mines continued to operate around Deadwood until 2001.

Deadwood also became diverse as a large population of Chinese immigrants moved to the town to work the mines. However, over the years restrictions on gambling and prostitution nearly brought the city to an end.

It was only after the legalization of gambling simultaneous to naming of the entire city as a national landmark, coupled with efforts at historic preservation that turned the city into the tourist destination that it is today.

Nowadays, Deadwood is booming again, but with more vacationers and less murder.

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4. Oatman, Arizona

The mountain country of Mohave County in Arizona has always drawn the interest of prospectors. The first mines were developed in the 1860s, with one of them being named Oatman, after Olive Oatman , a girl who had been kidnapped by Yavapai and released by the Mojave.

Subsequent gold findings drew in thousands so that by 1909 Oatman had become a boomtown. The town had enough clout by the 1920s to successfully petition the building of Route 66 near the town. 

After this heyday, the mines closed and Oatman began to fall on hard times. However, the town eked by due to the many travelers on Route 66. Route 66 was rerouted in 1953 since the way to Oatman was windy and treacherous and almost overnight, Oatman nearly died. 

It then turned into a tourist magnet with some 500,000 visitors drawn yearly to this near-ghost town. Only about 100 people call this place their full time residence.

You can even see the Oatman Hotel where Clark Gable and Carole Lombard stayed after their wedding in 1939. The hotel is reputed to be haunted. So while Oatman is nice to visit, you may think twice about living there.

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5. Cody, Wyoming

Cody, Wyoming today is a bustling town of about 10,000 inhabitants which has a deep connection with the Old West, starting with its name.

In 1894, the famous William F. “Buffalo Bill” Cody was visiting Sheridan when he reconnoitered the top of the Big Horn Mountains looking west. Seeing its proximity to Yellowstone and its potential to capitalize on the great natural resources of the region, he with other businessmen founded a town in 1896 which was named in his honor. 

Cody itself never had the notoriety of a town like Deadwood or Dodge City, but it became a go-to place for people who toured the West, particularly those who sought to see the natural beauty of Yellowstone which is only about an hour’s drive away.

Cody became a welcome place that held a frontier spirit and culture. One event are rodeos, which early on became a centerpiece in Cody’s culture. The Rodeo Stampede has been an integral event at Cody since 1920 and is why Cody claims to be the “ rodeo capital of the world .” Between the rodeo and Yellowstone, Cody’s primary economic activity is therefore tourism.

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6. Amarillo, Texas

Amarillo, Texas is the economic heart of the Texas panhandle. The town was founded in 1897 in response to the building of the Fort Worth and Denver City railway. The land was developed about the Wild Horse Lake, also called the Amarillo Lake.

Thus, the town, which was originally called Oneida, was renamed to Amarillo, a Spanish term that refers to either the yellow wildflowers of the region or the yellow soil of the nearby creek. The first houses were painted yellow in recognition of the name change. The town by 1890 had become a major shipping point for cattle.

 Other railroads soon connected to Amarillo and by 1910 the population had grown to nearly 10,000. Subsequent discoveries of helium and oil diversified the economy.

Today, cattle, oil, and helium are still the mainstays of the Amarillo economy which is thriving with a population of over 200,000 . For a tourist of the Old West, visiting to a larger city like Amarillo may at first blush seem against the grain, but the city holds several historic attractions which provide a glimpse into its Old West past such as the Amarillo Railroad Museum and the Panhandle Plains Historic Museum .

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7. Pendleton, Oregon

Pendleton, Oregon, located in the foothills of the Blue Mountains of eastern Oregon, styles itself as “ The Real West. ”

It was laid out in 1868 and became incorporated 12 years later. The city, which today has a population of about 17,000 has ranching and agricultural roots. It served as a railhead for the shipment of wool from many of the regions sheep farms.

Its mills also produced blankets which were traded with nearby Native Americans. Yet early in its history, it quickly diversified with a substantial Chinese railway worker population who were purported to set up illegal underground gambling halls and opium dens.

These now feature as part of a popular but historically dubious tour . Pendleton also has a very strong connection to rodeo. In 1910, an attorney named Roy Raley organized a rodeo event that proved so popular that it became an annual tradition. The Pendleton Round Up is one of the most popular rodeos in the world, usually drawing 50,000 people.

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8. Virginia City, Nevada

Nevada as a state only came into being because of mining. In 1859, a vast deposit of silver was discovered and dubbed the Comstock Lode after Henry Comstock, one of the owners of the land.

Almost overnight, mining boomtowns sprung up. By 1864, there were enough people in Nevada that it received statehood and helped President Lincoln get reelected with its three electoral votes. While many of these mining boomtowns are now ghost towns, one of the most important, Virginia City , is still populated today.

The city itself was named after one of the first prospectors in the region, a man who went by the name “ Ol Virginny .” It was situated on cliffs of Mount Davidson and had virtually no resources.

Everything had to be brought into the town. Virginia City’s peak years were in the 1870s when it and its immediate neighbor Gold Hill had a combined population of about 25,000.

It was during this time that the town suffered a major fire in 1875 which nearly destroyed the town, but because of the inherent wealth of the mines, it was quickly rebuilt even boasting multi-story buildings like the six-story International Hotel which had the first elevator in Nevada. At one point there were more than 100 saloons in Virginia City.

As with many of these mining towns, the supply of ore eventually ran out or demand for it collapsed. By the end of the 1880s, the population of Virginia City imploded.

However, the town managed to hang on. Today it has a population that hovers around 700 with an economy based almost entirely on tourism. Virginia City is worth visiting with preserved buildings/museums such as the Mackay Mansion , Piper’s Opera House , and the Way It Was Museum .

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9. Sheridan, Wyoming

The region of Sheridan first gained prominence as the staging area for General Crook’s campaigns in the Great Sioux War. In 1882, the region was surveyed for a townsite to be named after Philip Sheridan , the Union general whom John Loucks, its first mayor, served under when he was in the army.

The town itself gained regional prominence in the region when the Burlington & Missouri Railroad connected the town. Coal mines along the Goose Creek and Tongue River Valley turned Sheridan into a boom town.

Early Sheridan, like other Old West towns, was dominated by the shady side of life. It saw colorful characters such as William F. “Buffalo Bill” Cody who was an investor in the Sheridan Inn . He used the place as his headquarters during tryouts for his Wild West show.

The population grew steadily so that by 1910 it was 8,408. By this time, the population had become diverse for Wyoming including immigrants from Asia, the Middle East, and Europe, African Americans and Latinos.

After the boom years Sheridan’s economy went through ups and downs but it found stability in tourism, dude ranches, and with the coming of Sheridan College in 1948.

Today, Sheridan is the economic center for the region and has a deep connection to its historic past. Some come for its famous rodeos , others come for the views of the Big Horn mountains, while still others come to see the unique art of Native Americans found at the Brinton Museum .

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10. Fort Worth, Texas

Fort Worth today dubs itself the “ City Where the West Begins .”

Certainly this Texas city has a long history associated with the Old West. In 1849 in the aftermath of the Mexican-American war, General William Jenkins Worth set up a small encampment at the site. This outpost developed into a proper fort which the War Department named after the general.

The fort was meant to defend settlers from Native Americans, but on the whole it proved to be a sleepy billet. The fort was abandoned in 1853, but the area had become a place of settlement which eventually named itself after the old fort.

It developed as a typical rough frontier town that was connected to the rest of the world only through the U.S. postal service and later the Butterfield Overland mail stage.

The true development of Fort Worth into a city began with the connection of the Texas Pacific Railway in 1876. This connection allowed the city to become central to the cattle industry as a major shipping point. Drives of longhorn cattle starting in the 1860s to Fort Worth were so important that the town was nicknamed “Cowtown.”

As the town developed into a city the accoutrements of civilization came with it. Yet simultaneously it was also known as a place of lawlessness. For example, its most notorious neighborhood was “Hell’s Half Acre” which was its red light district.

It also became a place of racial controversy with untold lynchings occurring throughout the Jim Crow period. Today, Fort Worth is a large well-known city with a population approaching one million.

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11. Cheyenne, Wyoming

Cheyenne is the capital of Wyoming, and as the capital of the smallest state by population, its modest size of 60,000 people is unsurprising. Cheyenne , despite its small size, is a gritty site worthy of any tour of the Old West.

Cheyenne’s beginnings were in 1867, when the Union Pacific Railroad built its route to the West Coast. It was originally pitched to name the new town Iron City, but instead General Grenville Dodge and other founders decided to name it after the Cheyenne.

It became a quintessential railroad town, its traders supplying goods all along the railroad that stretched ever farther west. It eventually took on the nickname, “The Magic City of the Great Plains.”

Even today, the railroad is a major economic force in Cheyenne with many employed by the Burlington Northern Santa Fe and the Union Pacific. Cheyenne tries to promote its real connection to the Old West through such sites as the Wyoming State Museum , the Cheyenne Depot Museum , and the Cheyenne Frontier Old West Museum . 

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12. Bandera, Texas

Bandera, Texas was founded in 1853, mainly by Polish immigrants who were recruited by lumber mills who exploited the cypress along the Medina River. These workers were originally from Upper Silesia but at the time of their coming to Bandera in 1855, were already established in Karnes County.

It became a major staging area of the great 19th century cattle drives. These were the town’s boom years and it was from this activity that the town took on the nickname, “Cowboy Capital of the World.” Perhaps to emphasize its connection to the Old West’s history, it has a small Frontier Times Museum .

The imprint of Polish culture is very evident in Bandera from place names such as the St. Stanislaus Catholic Church to the surnames of the roughly 900 people who still live in the town. Bandera is truly a unique town to visit in the Old West.

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13. Silverton, Colorado

 Even though the Colorado Gold Rush began in 1858, most prospectors eschewed the San Juan Mountains because they were so removed and rugged.

However, in 1860, Charles Baker discovered gold in a valley where the Mineral Creek and Cement Creek joined into the Animas River. Baker built a toll road, expecting a gold rush. However, after initial interest not much gold was found. Also prospectors were attacked by the Ute.  This, plus the harsh, raw conditions let settlement die.

 However, the situation changed in the 1870s when whites were able to force the Ute to cede rights to the region. Thus, in 1874 Silverton began its life as a mining camp.

Yet even so it was not especially profitable at first, only extracting $15,000 in ore in 1874. Also the costs of removing the ore was high because of its remoteness. This was made easier in 1881 when the railroad finally connected to Silverton.

This led to a long boom. The population increased to 2,000 and between 1882 to 1918, as the mining district extracted $65 million in ore. 

The boom slowly ended and while other towns in San Juan county became ghosts, Silverton remained — its only town. Gradually, tourism replaced mining as Silverton’s economic centerpiece supporting today’s 600 residents.

Mining has scarred the region, with some of the mines becoming federal Superfund sites. Nevertheless its natural beauty has attracted tourists to Silverton as well as an opportunity to connect with mining history such as the Old Hundred Gold Mine tour.

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14. San Angelo, Texas

In 1867, the U.S. Army built a fort in west Texas along the Concho River. This fort, Fort Concho, was one of the bases of the famous African American Buffalo soldiers and meant to defend the frontier.

As an after effect, Fort Concho spawned the town of San Angelo, right across the river. The town began as a trading post founded by Bart J. DeWitt who saw the potential profit in servicing the fort. Also, San Angelo was plotted on an excellent location.

Not only did it have the fort nearby but also ample water and good soil. It also grew economically by being an area for longhorn cattle and a shipping point for the Santa Fe Railroad. Later, gas and oil would become important. Thus, San Angelo managed to thrive and today it is a city of about 100,000 .

The town’s name itself started as San Angela , supposedly named after DeWitt’s sister-in-law who was a nun, although other version of the story exist. Apparently when the town applied to establish a post office, it was forced to change its name to San Angelo to be grammatically correct — the other correct option as Santa Angela.

San Angelo was in its early years characterized by the usual suspects of Old West vice: drink, prostitution, gambling, and violence.  It slowly cleaned up and its geographic position allowed it to have a diverse enough economy to not turn into a ghost town.

The town also caters to tourists who aside from visiting Fort Concho can get in touch with the town’s notorious past by visiting Miss Hattie’s Bordello , a museum for the more licentious side of the Old West.

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15. Cripple Creek, Colorado

Cripple Creek, located near Pikes Peak, the impressive mountain named after Zebulon Pike , was the nexus of the last great Colorado mining boom .

Settlement in the area began in 1874 mainly for ranching. However, in 1890 a new gold rush started in the area which led to the formation of the mining district and hence the town of Cripple Creek through the unification of Fremont and Hayden Placer. The creek itself is likely named after Cripple Creek, Virginia although there are legends about numerous accidents on the creek that gave it the name, too. 

By 1892, the town had boomed to 3,500 and had become a fully functional municipality with electricity and telephone connections. The town itself burned in two devastating fires in 1896 but was rebuilt quickly from wood to brick and stone. Cripple Creek reached its peak years in the very early 1900s with perhaps 30 to 50,000 people living in the district.

From there, it slowly declined in the 20th century although mining is still an element in Cripple Creek’s economy today. Yet its real reliance is on tourism which was encouraged in 1991 through the legalization of gambling.

Currently Cripple Creek has twelve casinos (some in historic buildings) that generate a revenue of $10 million in taxes. This has met with criticism that gambling has changed the character and indeed shape of the town forever.

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16. Santa Fe, New Mexico

Santa Fe’s history stretches centuries before the days of the Old West. This city was founded in 1610 by the Spanish as part of its New World Empire.

As such, it is the third oldest still-inhabited city in the modern United States after St. Augustine, Florida and Jamestown, Virginia. The city acted as a regional capital for the sprawling Spanish frontier as well as for Mexico after it gained independence from Spain in 1821.

It then developed a wagon train trade over the famous Santa Fe Trail which connected the city to Independence, Missouri. This route proved to be a highway not just for commerce, but for settlement. These connections increased American interest in the region and helped contribute to the outbreak of the Mexican War in 1848.

As a result of the war, the city then changed hands to the United States. The city, as it had been under Spain and Mexico, remained a regional center, even after the connection of railroad in 1880 which proved the demise of the Santa Fe Trail. Santa Fe today with its large Spanish American population is a growing cultural center of the southwest.

Related read : Charles Kennedy: The Serial Killer of the Taos Trail

17. Central City, Colorado

Central City and adjacent Black Hawk were great boomtowns of the Colorado gold rush. Founded in 1859 Central City exploded in population as prospectors flooded the region.

This growth was somewhat slowed by the Civil War and then later by the fact that most of the easy ore had been extracted. However, in 1868, a chemist invented a new smelting extracting process that was able to increase metal production in ore where it once was infeasible.

Between smelting and the connection of the railroad in 1870, Central City became the most important city in Colorado reaching a population of about 15,000. The city ballooned in buildings.

Unfortunately, many of the original buildings of Central City no longer survive, having been consumed in an 1874 fire which razed 150 buildings. However, the city rebuilt back bigger including the Central City Opera House which became the number one theater in the state.

Central City fell into decline for a few reasons. First, after Colorado’s statehood, the nearby capital, Denver began to exert more influence and pulled Central City’s leading citizens away.

Second, mining in general fell into decline. By the 1930s, the town was nearly abandoned but a revival occurred with a renovation of the Opera House. Slowly, tourism took over the economy which was bolstered by legalized gambling.

The taxes from gambling help to fund the state’s historic preservation office. There are today just over 700 residents of Central City.

Related read : Chuckwagon Chow: 8 Cattle-Drive Foods Cowboys Ate on the Trail

18. Victor, Colorado

Victor, Colorado is another mining town from Colorado’s history that was closely tied with Cripple Creek. Victor, founded in 1891, was named after the nearby Victor Mine and the town was where the working miners lived.

After the Florence & Cripple Creek Railroad connected itself to Victor, it became an important shipping center for ore. By 1900, it  reached a population of 12,000. Victor features in labor history, being the site of some notable labor strikes by miners in 1903 and 1904.

Fighting between labor and management resulted in several deaths including a bombing on June 6, 1904 that led to thirteen deaths by nonunionized miners. 

Eventually it became harder and harder to extract ore from the mines. Through the twentieth century, tourism instead began to take hold. One of the first prominent sites became the Victor Lowell Thomas Museum , which was built in an original 1899 building.

The town became a national historic district in 1985 and holds annual celebrations such as “ Gold Rush Days ” which glimpse into the town’s history. Limited stake gambling has also kept the town and its roughly 400 residents, going into the 21st century.

Related read : 10 Facts About John Moses Browning, the “Father of Modern Firearms”

19. Prescott, Arizona

Interestingly, Prescott is the only Old West Town that was named after a historian. In 1864, when a town was first laid out to support the miners swarming into west-central Arizona, there was a question of what it was to be named.

Some suggested naming it Audubon. Others, Aztlan. However, Prescott was adopted at the suggestion of the territorial secretary, Richard McCormick, who admired the historian William H. Prescott , who wrote the History of the Conquest of Mexico.

Prescott was originally the capital of the Arizona Territory until 1867, when it was moved to Tucson and then again from 1877 to 1889, when it was relocated to Phoenix.

The fortunes of the town waxed and waned throughout its development, but at its heart, Prescott was built on an economy of ranching and mining. In some ways, Prescott was more preferable than other locations in Arizona. Its mile-high elevation gives it a pleasant, Mediterranean-like climate.

Today, this Old West city is relatively prosperous, with roughly 130,000 people in the area. Prescott remains in touch with its Old West roots, featuring a popular rodeo which has been held annually since 1888, as well as historical sites such as the Sharlot Hall Museum which holds several restored buildings from the period.

Prescott is also home to the Phippen Museum which specialized in the art of the American West. The list of things to do in Prescott is longer than you might expect for an Old West town of its size.

Related read : 15 Native American Ruins in Arizona that Offer a Historic Glimpse into the Past

20. Laramie, Wyoming

Laramie was established as a railroad town upon the high plains by the Union Pacific Railroad in 1868. It quickly grew into a violent frontier settlement. While the town initially boomed, growing to over 3,000 residents, most of the citizenry was transient since (at that time) Laramie was the end of the railroad.

This introduced a troubled element into the town whose initial government ignominiously collapsed due to corruption. Laramie was then taken over by roughnecks and louts.

Three in particular, half brothers who owned a saloon called the “Bucket of Blood,” were extorting settlers to deed their lands to them. As a result, vigilante groups formed to try to bring some semblance of order to Laramie. It worked, but only after four lynchings and lots of injuries.

After the railroad continued its construction to the west the population dropped to about 800. The small town then became a center for ranchers and farmers. It later saw growth as the Union Pacific placed a mill near the town which recycled iron rails. In fact, Laramie became  a rail center so it survived after ranching as an industry generally collapsed in the late 1880s. 

But what really kept the town going was the establishment of the University of Wyoming in the city in 1887, which employed thousands of citizens. The University is still the town’s largest employer but there is also a tourist industry with several museums including the Laramie Plains Museum .

The town also has a dark side, being the place where gay student Matthew Shepard was murdered in 1998, thus sparking calls for nationwide laws against hate crimes.

Want to read more about Old West people and places?

• 8 Famous (and Infamous) Sheriffs of the Old West
• The Short, Tragic Life of Mattie Blaylock, Wyatt Earp’s Second Wife
• 10 Blood Meridian Quotes That Define Cormac McCarthy’s West
• Lost Treasure in California: True Stories of the Golden State’s Hidden Riches
• Curly Bill Brocius: Was He Really Shot and Killed by Wyatt Earp?

References & Further Reading

• Austin, N. (2020). Arizona Ghost Towns: 50 of the State’s Best Places to Get a Glimpse of the Old West . Arizona Highways Books.
• Paher, S. W., Murbarger, N., & Cirac, P. (2009). Nevada Ghost Towns & Desert Atlas, Vol. 2 Southern Nevada-Death Valley . Nevada Publications.
• Schieffelin, E., & Craig, R. B. (2017). Portrait of a Prospector: Edward Schieffelin’s Own Story . University of Oklahoma Press.
• Speck, G. B. (2020). Ghost Towns . Publications International, Ltd.
• Stansfield, C. A. (2010). Haunted Arizona: Ghosts and Strange Phenomena of the Grand Canyon State . Stackpole Books.
• Varney, P. (2017). Ghost Towns of the West . Quarto Publishing Group USA.
• Varney, P., Drew, J., & Drew, S. (2001). Ghost Towns of Northern California . Voyageur Press.

by Joseph A. Williams

Joseph A. Williams is an author, historian, and librarian based in Connecticut. He has authored three books: The Sunken Gold , Seventeen Fathoms Deep , and Four Years Before the Mast .

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7 responses to “20 wild west towns where you can still experience the frontier”.

Think about Leadville, Colorado too…… which is also the highest community of its size In altitude.

What about Wichita Kansas as an old west town ? Or Fort Scott Kansas lot’s of history in both of these towns. When I was driving truck’s I visited many old west towns that have a history of the Old West it’s very interesting to visit these towns with western cowboy history.

Telluride, Colorado? Park City, Utah? Butte, Montana? Bodie, California? Wallace, Idaho?

Very nice suggestions, especially Telluride, CO! I might add Lincoln, NM where Billy the Kid made one of his most famous escapes from local jail.

virginia city wyoming was left out… the only original western town not ravaged by a fire…

What about Lincoln New Mexico?

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The world’s love affair with America’s Wild West has always burned bright, and nothing in the country’s history compares to the period from 1865 to 1895 when prospectors and pioneers pushed their way towards better lives and scrambled for pots of gold. We travel to these former frontier boomtowns, most of which still embrace their Wild West past (gun-slinging cowboys, dastardly outlaws, swinging saloon doors, one-room jailhouses, liquor-fuelled shootouts over hands of poker) and show America as it once was.

Oatman, Arizona

Claim to fame: Named for Illinois-born Olive Oatman who was kidnapped for slavery by an Apache tribe and then sold to Mohave Indians (she was eventually set free and became a  celebrity), this small mining camp had all the markings of a gold rush boomtown. For a decade, the Oatman mines were among the largest gold producers in America’s West, but in later years the place become another tourist town for visitors passing through the ancient part of Route 66. Nowadays, it’s packed with wild burros (an old Spanish term for donkeys) who roam the streets waiting for their burro chow (hay cubes), which can be purchased in the town. Oatman is also proud of its Hollywood connections; the Oscar-winning How the West Was Won was filmed here and it’s also where Clark Gable and Carol Lombard reportedly spent their wedding night in 1939 (the refurbed honeymoon suite at the Oatman Hotel is one of the town’s key attractions).

See and do: Check out the Gable/Lombard Room at the Oatman Hotel (it no longer takes guests, but functions as a restaurant and museum), stroll along the town’s wooden sidewalks, browse in the kitsch Americana shops, take selfies with the impossibly cute burros, and visit the Oatman Jail and Museum to see its holding pens and sheriff’s office. Don’t miss the Ghostrider Gunfighters spectacular Wild West shootouts and comedy performances taking place daily in the middle of town at 1:30pm and 3:30pm (for $100 you can even stage your shotgun wedding here).

Amarillo, Texas

Claim to fame: The quintessential land of cowboys and cattle situated at the crossroads of America, Amarillo was established in 1887 when Abilene developer J.I. Berry selected this well-watered spot along the way of the Fort Worth and Denver City Railroad (FW&DC). Known as Oneida (this later changed to Amarillo - Spanish for yellow - for the colour of the soil on the banks of the nearby Amarillo Creek), it grew from a 500-strong tent camp for railroad workers to a hard-nosed cattle town complete with big skies, big steaks, big barbeque joints, and big quantities of oil. It now hosts a number of famous rodeos (including the Coors Cowboy Club Ranch Rodeo, Working Ranch Cowboy Association, and World Championship Ranch Rodeo), as well as the annual Polk Street Cattle Drive where the streets of downtown Amarillo are filled with around 60 Texas longhorns making their way to the Tri-State Fairgrounds.

See and do: Watch a performance of the outdoor musical drama TEXAS at the Pioneer Amphitheatre in the nearby Palo Duro Canyon State Park (it’s been performed here virtually every year since 1966), spend time at the American Quarter Horse Hall of Fame & Museum to learn about this incredible breed, and watch the dance troupe perform at the Kwahadi Museum of the American Indian. Also try to sneak in a visit to the Big Texan Steak Ranch for a 72-ounce steak - it is free-of-charge if you manage to finish the whole thing (including the sides) in an hour.

Suggested holiday : Self-Drive Route 66 – half way between Oklamoma City and Albuquerque, Amarillo is a great overnight stop on Route 66.

Tombstone, Arizona

Claim to fame: Nicknamed “The Town Too Tough To Die”, the entire town of Tombstone was awarded National Historic Landmark District status in 1961 for being "one of the best preserved specimens of the rugged frontier of the 1870's and 1880's”. Founded by prospector Ed Schieffelin who discovered a wealth of silver in this area in 1877 (he was warned that he would find nothing here other than his own tombstone), the town was the setting of the Wild West’s most notorious events - the Gunfight at the O.K. Corral. This 30-second shootout on 26 October 1881 pitted the Earp brothers (Wyatt, Virgil, Morgan) and their sharp-shooting sidekick Doc Holliday against Billy Claiborne, Ike and Billy Clanton, and Tom and Frank McLaury. Though only 30 shots were fired in total, Billy Clanton and the McLaury brothers were dead, and Virgil and Morgan Earp and Doc Holliday were wounded (Ike Clanton and Claiborne had run for the hills).

See and do: Check out St. Paul's Episcopal Church, the Rose Tree Museum & Bookstore, and the Tombstone Epitaph building in the historic area bounded by Fremont, 6th, Toughnut, and 3rd Streets, visit the 1882 Tombstone Courthouse State Historic Park, and take a guided tour of the Bird Cage Theatre - a drinking-gambling-performance venue that operated from 1881 to 1889. Other essential stops include the O.K. Corral for its re-enactments of the West's most famous shootout, and the Old Tombstone Wild West Theme Park for its daily gunfight shows.

Suggested holiday : Exhilarating Western USA - Family Self-Drive – we’ve set up this itinerary with families in mind, but its an equally brilliant trip for adults-only and it will all be tailormade for you. Tombstone is just an hours drive from Tucson, so you can visit before, after or during your stay in Tucson.

Dodge City, Kansas

Claim to fame: Founded in June 1872, just three months before the arrival of the Santa Fe Railroad, the Queen of the Cowtowns (named for the herds of longhorns that were shipped west) was patrolled by the likes of Wyatt Earp, Bat Masterson, and gone-to-seed dentist John Henry “Doc” Holliday. Attracting an alarmingly high number of gunfighters and brothel-owners (the phrase "Get the heck out of Dodge " was coined for good reason), its reputation for being the wickedest town in the Old West later made it great fodder for Hollywood’s filmmakers. Nowadays, this formerly lawless place is less about shootouts and ladies of the night and more about meatpacking (it is home to not one but two large beef processing plants). It also famously hosts the 10-day annual festival Dodge City Days where the highlight is a longhorn cattle drive down Wyatt Earp Boulevard to kick off the Dodge City Roundup Rodeo.

See and do: Take the Historic Trolley tour to visit the original locations of the Longbranch Saloon, Gospel Hill, and the “Deadline”, take a stroll along the Dodge City Trail of Fame in the National Historic District, and visit the legendary Boot Hill Museum to experience the recreated Front Street, circa 1876. Further highlights include swigging a real Sarsaparilla at Miss Kitty's Long Branch Saloon, admiring the remnants of 1865 Fort Dodge (five miles east of the city), and spotting the wagon tracks that are still in existence on the 19th century Santa Fe Trail.

Suggested holiday : One of the reasons Dodge was such an wild frontier town was its location bang in the middle of the country, so it’s not the easiest of locations to reach on a road trip. But you could take a detour from Route 66 or we could tailormake your own adventure taking in Texas, New Mexico, Colorado and Kansas.

Virginia City, Nevada

Claim to fame: As one of the largest and most iconic mining magnets between Denver and San Francisco (much of the latter was built with the treasure dug up from the soil here), Virginia City sprang up as a boomtown in 1859 during the discovery of Comstock Lode - the first major silver deposit discovery in the United States. Named by Virginian miner James "Old Virginny" Finney (rumour has it that he got drunk, smashed his bottle of whiskey, and used the remains to baptise the ground after his home state), the town peaked during the 1860's - and remained a stronghold for silver and gold barons until 1878 when things were pretty much over. Nowadays, what was once nicknamed “Queen of the Comstock” feels rather like a frontier theme park complete with historic saloons, wooden boardwalks, restored 19th century buildings, and 850 residents who are mighty proud of their town which was “the richest place on earth” in its heyday.

See and do: Take the Trolley Tour for the lowdown on the major landmarks, spend the afternoon museum-hopping (there’s 17 in total, including the Way It Was Museum for lessons in mining, milling and blacksmithing), and ride on the Virginia & Truckee Railroad from Virginia City to Gold Hill. Also be sure to stop for a drink at Ponderosa Saloon - a beloved watering that has a walk-in 1964 bank vault as well as an abandoned gold mine beneath its bar (the 25-minute tour that guides you through the shaft has been one of the town’s biggest draws since the 1900's).

Suggested holiday : Virginia City is in Nevada close to the California border and is an easy trip from beautiful Lake Tahoe. Take a day out to visit whilst enjoying this tailormade road trip Experience San Francisco, Yosemite & Lake Tahoe Self-Drive .

Santa Fe, New Mexico

Claim to fame: Surrounded by the Sangre de Cristo Mountains, Santa Fe is the third-oldest permanent European settlement west of the Mississippi. Established in 1608 by the Spanish who came up from the south, the city has long served as the capital of the Kingdom of New Mexico, the Mexican province of Nuevo Mejico, the American territory of New Mexico (which contained what is today Arizona and New Mexico) and, since 1912, the state of New Mexico. Now a designated UNESCO Creative City for its flourishing arts scene, it has earned its place in history as somewhere where northern traders and trappers could trade with the southern Mexican Indians, and where western silver could be exchanged for artisanal products and local turquoise. It was also where outlaw and federal fugitive Billy the Kid spent his teen years (he was famously captured by Sheriff Pat Garrett in 1880 and locked up in the old Santa Fe jail).

See and do: Spend time at the Museum of International Folk Art, The Wheelwright Museum of the American Indian, and the Museum of Indian Art and Culture, and swoon over the amazing art installations at Meow Wolf - an arts collective part-funded by Game of Thrones author and Santa Fe resident George R.R. Martin. Don’t miss the San Miguel Mission, the Loretto Chapel, and the nearly 400-year-old Santa Fe Plaza - a National Historic Landmark most famous for its Indian and Spanish markets and lovely central park lined with grass, trees, and benches.

Suggested holidays : A fabulous escorted tour which highlights superb historic locations and glorious national parks is The Magnificent Southwest, on which you’ll spend two nights in Santa Fe. This great city also features as a day trip on one of our most popular flydrive itineraries Self-Drive Route 66 or this fabulous route which takes in Yellowstone - Self-Drive American Grandeurs . Or you can spend two nights in Santa Fe with this superb itinerary travelling through the spectacular scenery of Colorado, Utah, Arizona and New Mexico - Self-Drive Four-Squared.

Deadwood, South Dakota

Claim to fame: The discovery of riches in the southern Black Hills in 1874 kicked off one of the greatest gold rushes in America. Two years later, a slew of fortune-seekers made their move on this gulch of dead trees, turning Deadwood into a rough-and-ready boomtown that steadily lured bands of outlaws, gamblers, and gunslingers. Most famously, it was the stomping ground of the trigger-happy Calamity Jane, Potato Creek Johnny, Seth Bullock, and Wild Bill Hickok (who was shot in the back by Jack McCall while holding a poker hand of aces and eights, known thereafter as the Dead Man’s Hand) - all of whom were celebrated in the far-from-fictional HBO series Deadwood. Nowadays, this charming town (a National Historic Landmark since 1961) keeps its loud and lusty heritage alive with a wealth of Wild West-inspired attractions; from museums and parades to lively Vegas-style casinos (gambling was eventually legalised here in 1989).

See and do: Pay your respects to Wild Bill Hickok and Calamity Jane at Mount Moriah Cemetery (they are buried next to each other), check out historical artifacts at the Queen Anne-style Adams Museum, pan for gold at the Lost Boot Mine, and marvel at the wagons, stagecoaches and carriages at the Days of 76 Museum. Don’t leave without watching the daily shootouts on Main Street, attending the nightly trial of Jack McCall at the Masonic Temple, and nursing a whiskey or two at the rowdy Saloon #10, in sight of the (replica) chair Hickok sat in on the night he died.

Suggested holidays : To enjoy a superb Wild West experience, visiting not only Deadwood and Cody, but also staying at the renowned Ranch at Ucross and visiting the iconic sights of Yellowstone, Mount Rushmore and Devils Tower, then look no further than this tour American Parks Trail . Or if you’re looking for a truly epic road trip which features Deadwood plus a dizzying number of “must-sees” then check out this holiday The Great American Road Trip .

Bandera, Texas

Claim to fame: Deserving of its “Cowboy Capital of the World” moniker, this Texas Hill Country site that hosted many a bloody battle between Apache and Comanche Indians and the Spanish Conquistadors was named for its red bandera (meaning banner or flag) that was flown to define the boundary between hunting grounds. Most famous as the staging area for the last great cattle drives of the late 1800’s, life here is as much about the cowboy heritage (honky-tonks, chuck wagon dinners, saloons, dude ranches) as the 120-mile Medina River that thread through the town and into the backcountry. And then, of course, there’s the annual festivals that keep the spirit of the Wild West alive, including the Cowboy Mardi Gras, Wild Hog Explosion, Spring Fling, Bandera ProRodeo, Cowboy Capital Christmas NIGHT Parade, and Mayhem on the Medina.

See and do: Spend time at a dude ranch, marvel at 40,000-plus Wild West relics at the Frontier Times Museum, take a walking tour to see the original jail and county courthouse, wander along historic Eleventh Street, and visit the St. Stanislaus Catholic Church (the second-oldest Polish Catholic Church in the USA). Equally visit-worthy is the Lone Star Motorcycle Museum, the Town Mountain Miniatures Museum, and Polly's Chapel - the picturesque church hand-built in 1882 by Mexican-born scout turned minister Jose Policarpio ”Polly” Rodriguez.

Suggested holidays : Self-Drive Talkin' Texas – takes you from Dallas Fort Worth to Austin, with two nights in Bandera and then onto San Antonio finishing in Houston. Following a similar route Saddle Up to Texas - Family Self-Drive , has a three night stay at a ranch near Bandera.

Silverton, Colorado

Claim to fame: At an elevation of 9,180-feet in the heart of the Million Dollar Highway, and nestled between two rugged San Juan Mountain passes, Colorado 's so-called “Mining Town That Never Quit" grew tenfold following 1873’s Brunot Treaty that gave up more than four million acres of the San Juan Mountains (it was previously held as a Ute reservation). As more settlers flooded into Silverton spurred by the promise of riches around the rivers and creeks, it became a hub for the many small towns accumulating around the biggest mines: Gladstone, Eureka, Animas Forks, Howardsville, Red Mountain, Chattanooga, and more. During this time, it was as famous for its “Notorious Blair Street” (the four-block seedy red light district lined with a vast number of dance halls, saloons, and bordellos) as for its Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad - the narrow-gauge railroad laid in 1882 that travels over 45 miles of track between Silverton and Durango.

See and do: Board the northern terminus on the Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad tour, visit the San Juan County Historical Society Mining Heritage Centre housed in the old Silverton jail, and hang out in the lobby of the Victorian-era Grand Imperial. An absolute must is the Old Hundred Gold Mine Tour - a one-hour guided tour where you’ll get ride an electric mine train one-third of a mile deep into the heart of the Galena Mountain and also watch mining demos using air-powered drills, slushers, and mucking machines dating as far back as the 1930's.

Suggested holiday : The Magnificent Southwest - This tour has already had a mention, but it really does tick so many boxes if you’re looking to discover the history of America whilst exploring spectacular landscapes.

Cody, Wyoming

Claim to fame: Much more than just a gateway for Yellowstone National Park, this self-proclaimed “Rodeo Capital of the World” was named in honour of William Frederick Cody – the charismatic American showman known by local folk as Buffalo Bill (or sometimes The Colonel). Anyone wanting to get to grips with the buckaroo spirit of the Wild West will be rewarded with a dizzying amount of attractions that serve as a reminder of the town’s past; not least in the downtown area that teems with cowboy apparel shops, atmospheric saloons, and wallet-friendly steakhouses. It’s also home to the Old Trail Town - an awesome collection of artifacts such as the grave of mountain man John Johnson, the original cabins used by Wild West outlaws Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, a saloon frequented by the Hole-in-the-Wall Gang, and the home of Curley - the Crow Indian scout who famously survived the Battle of the Little Big Horn.

See and do: Visit the giant Buffalo Bill Centre of the West for its five themed museums (Buffalo Bill Museum, Plains Indians Museum, Whitney Western Art Museum, Draper Natural History Museum, and Cody Firearms Museum), book a ranch tour to learn how to safely shoot a rifle, and take a drive on Buffalo Bill Scenic Byway - the road connecting Cody to Yellowstone’s east entrance. If you’re here between June and August, the nightly Cody Nite Rodeo is a must-do for its bucking broncos, lasso-swinging cowboys, fearless horse riders, and audience sing-a-longs.

Suggested holidays : To spend time in Cody and experience a slice of the Real America then this is the road trip for you - Self-Drive Wyoming's Wind River Country . Cody also features on our epic Great American Road Trip and also on this brilliant motorhome holiday Cowboy Country and Yellowstone by Motorhome

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Reuthers Wild West / USA Guided Adventure Tour

Walk in the tracks of the Wild West in the USA. With the minibus, you will travel comfortably through old gold mining towns, mining and desert towns and be captivated by the grandiose American landscape. If you are brave enough, you can test your luck in Las Vegas.

Day 1: Los Angeles

Welcome to Los Angeles. After a transfer to your hotel, meet your fellow adventure tour travellers at a Welcome Drink and Dinner in the evening.

Day 2: Los Angeles > Morro Bay

In the morning we start our adventure tour north along Highway 1. Passing the Santa Monica Pier and Sunset Boulevard we eventually reach Malibu. We then head into central valley farmlands of California and the coastal hills of the Los Padres National Forest. Travelling through beautiful countryside, we stop at Santa Barbara's Stearns Wharf for lunch before visiting Solvang, the "Danish capital of America", where you will see windmills, horse drawn carriages, horse ranches, and wineries. We continue north through lush green hills, farmland, and cattle ranches before reaching Morro Bay.

Day 3: Morro Bay > San Francisco

We continue with the Pacific Ocean on the left and the majestic Santa Lucia mountains on the right. This is the Big Sur, or "El Sur Grande", a wonderfully scenic region that we cover during today's ride. We stop at Point Pinos Lighthouse, the entrance to Monterey Bay. Our journey continues through Castroville, where Norma Jean (Marilyn Monroe) was once crowned Artichoke Queen. Finally we reach Half Moon Bay and Pacifica, where we head north toward San Francisco and our hotel.

Day 4: San Francisco > South Lake Tahoe

We start the day by travelling over the Golden Gate Bridge and a photo stop. Passing Sacramento we head to Placerville, a gold rush town, and then on to Camino in the heart of the El Dorado Wine Country. Our route now takes us through the Eldorado National Forest and into South Lake Tahoe and Stateline, where the California - Nevada State Line can be found. If you feel like trying your luck, Stateline has many world-class casinos.

Day 5: South Lake Tahoe > Tonopah

We head east and then south to Yerington, situated along the banks of the Walker River and surrounded by picturesque mountains full of ghost towns and old gold mining camps. We continue to Hawthorne, with the landscape slowly changing into a desert environment, before reaching Tonopah, an old mining boom town. You will be able to get a real feel for Nevada's colourful history here.

Day 6: Tonopah > Las Vegas

Right in the morning we continue south to Goldfield with the best old buildings in Nevada and then head south to Beatty, a picturesque desert town in the Amargosa River Valley. We continue through Amargosa Valley, Indian Springs, and into gambling capital Las Vegas.

Day 7: Las Vegas > Barstow

We leave Las Vegas, heading for Baker, where we have lunch at the Mad Greek Restaurant. From Baker we continue south to Barstow and detour to the old silver mining town of Calico. Back on the main road, we reach Barstow, once a small mining and railroad town in California's Mojave Desert. Barstow's Main Street is part of the original Route 66. This is where we stay for the night.

Day 8: Barstow > Los Angeles

On our last day we continue on to Victorville, where we descend into the greater Los Angeles basin and to our hotel. In the evening we gather for our Farewell Dinner and to reminisce our common adventure tour.

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What's included: * The Original Tour - developed and organised by Reuthers * Reuthers Tour Guide - trained and multilingual * Travelling in comfortable Minibus * 8x Accommodation Middleclass Hotels/Motels in shared Double Room * Luggage Transportation during the Tour * Secured Payment Certificate (Sicherungsschein) * Reuthers Tour Book with Itineraries and Tips * Reuthers Travel Lecture (in English) * Reuthers Welcome Drink * Welcome Dinner in Restaurant * Farewell Dinner in Restaurant * Transfers Airport > Hotel > Airport * Entrance Fees * Reuthers Rewards"> Reuthers Rewards

Pricing: Per Person = USD 1685 Twin Room extra charge (2 separate beds instead of 1 common bed) = USD 115 Single Room extra charge (instead of shared Double Room) = USD 495

Optional Bookings: Additional Accommodation prior tour start in shared Double Room (1 common bed) = USD 95 Additional Accommodation prior tour start in shared Twin Room (2 separate beds) = USD 95 Additional Accommodation prior tour start in Single Room = USD 190 Additional Accommodation after the tour in shared Double Room (1 common bed) = USD 95 Additional Accommodation after the tour in shared Twin Room (2 separate beds) = USD 95 Additional Accommodation after the tour in Single Room = USD 190

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Tours in Russian Language Las Vegas and Canyons

Welcome to the Wild West!

Wedding in Las Vegas

Marriage registration in Vegas is as simple as it can get. All you need is an official certified by the authorities to marry a husband and wife. This can be a state clerk, a minister or even a Notary Public who has a special state license. You need one witness to testify to the marriage. It can be anyone, even a bystander; people in Vegas are used to it...

Marriage Licences are issued by the Clark County Courthouse in Vegas in the presence of the bride and groom, who must present photo identification. For citizens of Russia and CIS, this can be an International Passport. That's it. No waiting periods, no blood tests, no extensive paperwork. You walk in and it's done; you're married now! Then, the real fun and magic of Vegas begin! The unlimited possibilies for a luxurious or exotic wedding ceremony attract thousands of couples from around the world who choose Vegas for the main event of their lives.

Shows and Concerts

Here, you can enjoy the most popular and most fascinating shows and concerts. You can see anything, from musical stars like Beyoncé, Celine Dion and Elton John, to the acrobats and dancers of the fantastical Cirque du Soleil, to sports competitions ranging from NASCAR to the NBA, and UFC boxing, to magicians like David Copperfield, to classic Vegas' Jubilee! showgirls, erotica shows (Fantasy), show of twins (Legends in Concert), hypnosis shows, comedy shows, to famous musicals, ballets, pop, rock and classical music concerts.

Like everything in Las Vegas, these shows are the most grandiose, technically advanced and top notch in the world. There is something for everyone. If you're... a club-goer, then Las Vegas nightlife is for you! Las Vegas night clubs range from action-packed to boutique style, from chic to relaxing. Pop and movie stars, world class DJs, unique sound and design - all this will make your night perfect!

We will show you the best places to spend some time playing against the house or to participate in popular poker games. If you are new to the casino world, don't worry - we will teach you all the basics of Roulette, Black Jack or slot machines often called One Hand Bandits. If you're a professional or high stakes gambler, we will offer you VIP treatment in top Vegas casinos.

If you're...a fan of outdoor living, a nature lover, photographer or painter, our tours and expeditions will satisfy your desire to witness natural wonders of the world and the famous landscapes depicted in many movies and on the Discovery channel. If the purpose of your travel to Las Vegas is business, Wild West Tours will provide bilingual interpreters. We can assist in expo and shows walk-around, business meetings and negotiations. If you need consecutive or synchronous translations, please call us and we will arrange this service for you.

Restaurants

If you... want to have a nice dinner, we can recommend you the best places in town. From casual restaurants and western-themed bars, to upscale places, where top chefs will serve the finest gourmet dishes to your table. We have a wide variety of places starting from classical Las Vegas restaurants, where Frank Sinatra and Elvis Presley ate, to amazing new and modern bars and lounges.

If you... don't like speed limits, we can take you to the Las Vegas Speedway, where you can test the real power of Ferrari and Lamborghini! Maybe you would like to have a skydiving experience above the Mohave Desert, or make a trip in a Hot Air Balloon, shoot automatic guns, or fly a fighter jet? No problem! Our Russian-speaking tour guides can make it happen! Are you interested in a bachelor or bachelorette party in Las Vegas, or are you already committed to a wedding in Las Vegas? It might sound like a TV show, but it is very popular reality! We can arrange all kinds of parties, weddings and ceremonies. You can choose from really simple ones to exclusive, lavish and VIP packages. It will be an unforgettable experience for you and your friends.

No genuine fisherman can pass over this one. This popular tour is developed by the Wild West Tours exclusively for our clients. Here, you have the chance to catch a trout or striped bass and have a good time in one of the canyons on the shores of this wily, but incredibly beautiful river.

If you live in the USA and have no time to take your friends and family members around the state, call us, and we will take care of everything. Our tour guides offer several convenient ways to see the most interesting places given your individual time and budget. Please take a look at the list of our tours and services. If you don't see something you are looking for, or you need more information, please contact us and we will create a personalized tour for you. During your journey, our Russian-speaking tour guide will accompany you at all times. Our priorities are: the highest level of customer service, a personal approach, loyalty, and confidentiality. And don't forget: "What happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas!" Welcome to the Wild West!!!

Our Services

• Airport-hotel and hotel-airport transfers
• Translating and interpreting services
• Individual excursions and tours
• Group excursions and tours
• Trips and expeditions of the Western USA
• Corporate excursions and tours
• VIP excursions, expeditions and tours
• Personal tour guide services
• Hotels and restaurants reservations
• Booking tickets for shows and concerts
• Specialty tours
• Events planning and arrangements (parties, weddings, etc.)

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8812 Silver Mountain Ct., Las Vegas, NV 89134, USA

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