Long before neon signs and mixology menus, Western saloons were the social engine of frontier towns. Miners, ranchers, and outlaws crowded shoulder-to-shoulder for cheap whiskey, dusty poker tables, ...

The poker game was fixed — that’s the story anyway. An out-of-work miner got “caught gambling crooked,” so the dealer pulled a pistol and emptied six bullets into the man, so says the 1915 coroner’s ...

Homeowner converts a suburban yard into an immersive Gold Rush tableau with astonishing accuracy and stellar lighting for ...

For the first time in a long time, visitors can sidle up to the bar, throw back a shot of whiskey, and maybe even watch a gunfight break out in Shaniko. Yes, Oregon’s most famous ghost town now has an ...

This Abandoned Gold-mining Town Is One of the Best Ghost Towns in the West—and It Has a Creepy Old Hotel and Saloon Garnet, Montana, is one of the best ghost towns in the West, and it offers a chance ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. When Americans hear the word "saloon," they're almost always going to think of an old-timey Western bar with double-hinged swinging doors, ...