American West Historical Sites / Towns / Places to Visit

Ft Verde, AZ, Ft Huachuca AZ - 2 museums Buffalo Soldiers & Intelligence. Grand Canyon AZ. Tombstone AZ. San Xavier Del Bac, AZ

Deming NM voted best small town museum. Abó Ruins NM,Gran Quivira Ruins NM, Quarai Ruins NM, near a NM state park all with in a couple hrs drive from the park. (http://www.onlyinyourstate.com/new-mexico/ruins-nm/)
Gila Cliff dwellings NM. Carlsbad Caverns NM. Cochiti Pueblo, NM. Cumbres and Toltec Scenic Railroad Day trip NM - CO.

Arches National Park, UT. Bryce Canyon, UT. Zion National Park, UT Salt Lake UT. Mormon Temple UT. Canyonlands National Park UT. Bryce Canyon National Park UT. Grand Canyon North Rim UT Mesa Verde National Park UT

Guess who lives in the SW.

I forgot to mention Palo Duro Cyn as a place of interest and across the highwy in Canyon TX is the petroleum Museum. A great POI.

Idaho sucks, don't bother with it. Trust me.

Museum of the Fur Trade, Chadron, NE

Boot Hill cemetery in Ogallala Nebraska. This town was the end of the great Texas cattle drives of the late 1800’s. Lots of interesting history in the most unexpected place. We came across this totally by accident. Neat little town.

Bill

Here are a few in different areas. Ft Verde in Arizona was an old Army post from the 1880's. Some of the buildings have been restored and are open to the public. In Marysville,Kansas,there is an original Pony Express barn where they would keep horses and riders could rest after they completed a section. There is a Pony Express Station in Hollenberg ,Kansa too. Both are pretty neat.Along I-90 in South Dakota is the 1880's old town.Which is a building from the old west.

What does west mean what states are you talking about

If you're heading through WY on Highway 191 (between Rock Springs and Jackson), the Museum of the Mountain Man in Pinedale is pretty interesting. It focuses on the fur trading that went on in the Rocky Mountains in the 19th century... so a little different than the normal "Wild West" type of museums.

Pinedale is also a great little town in general but I'm a bit biased, my father in law lives there.

South Park City, in Fairplay CO. About an hour SW of Denver on US 285. It's a recreated Old West town from buildings collected throughout the region, great way to spend a day. And the drive itself to get there is magnificent, regardless of which way you come.

US 285 out of Denver will take you through some beautiful areas as you make your way to Kenosha Pass at 10000 feet and the incredible vista from the top of the pass that is South Park.

Or coming up US 24 from Colorado Springs, also a beautiful view as you enter South Park from the east, albeit not quite as dramatic as the view from Kenosha Pass.

Tombstone, Arizona should be added to your list.