Cozzens, enjoyably, tells tales involving Wild Bill Hickok, Calamity Jane and gambling and town leader Al Swearengen as well as an array of other characters. His description of the frontier town is ...

Stacks of Victorian-era photos, books and other documents discovered in Ohio have taken a winding path back to New York, ...

For West Virginia residents, the Rt. 340 Harpers Ferry Flea Market offers something beyond just shopping—it’s a living museum of regional history. Objects that might seem ordinary elsewhere take on ...

Tourists flock to former mental institutions for macabre sightseeing outings, especially around Halloween, joining paranormal investigations and other tours.

From thunder gods to serpent slayers, scholars are reconstructing myths that vanished millennia ago. How much further can we ...

Being a college student takes a lot of work and a lot of time, but for two WVU seniors, their entrepreneurial spirit keeps ...

Recommended by a Traveler writer after her maiden trip to America’s first National Park, the Lower Loop tour showcases some ...

In “The Conservative Frontier,” Jeff Roche makes the case that the modern Republican Party was born in West Texas.

Joan Fry writes about author Will Grant and his book "The Last Ride of the Pony Express: My 2,000-Mile Horseback Journey into ...

Step back in time and discover the best historic Wild West restaurants in America, with rustic charm and fascinating histories you won't find anywhere else.

FORT YATES, N.D. — Clara Bell Rose was a Minnesota girl with somewhere to go. Her life, as 'Mustache Maude,' would help define the Old West in the Dakotas. Rose was born on July 3, 1873, in Tracy, ...

A West Point professor has filed a lawsuit against the school, arguing it violates the First Amendment by banning professors' opinions in the classroom. Here, West Point cadets walk on campus in 2014.