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Discovering the America Between the Destinations.
Walk Duluth's North Pier to discover a century-old lighthouse, watch Great Lakes freighters pass beneath the Aerial Lift Bridge, and explore the ship canal's history—including the tragic final voyage of the Edmund Fitzgerald from nearby Superior, Wisconsin.
The legend of Billy the Kid began amid a violent struggle for economic and political power in Lincoln County, New Mexico. Walk the streets where John Tunstall, Alexander McSween, the Regulators, Sheriff William Brady, and Billy the Kid became part of one of the most famous conflicts of the American West.
Saloon No. 10 is inseparable from the story of Wild Bill Hickok, but Deadwood's history comes with an important twist: the modern saloon is not the original building where Hickok was killed. Following both locations reveals how a real 1876 murder became one of the West's most enduring legends.
High above Deadwood, Mount Moriah Cemetery holds far more than the graves of Wild Bill Hickok and Calamity Jane. Its steep roads and wooded slopes preserve stories of lawmen, miners, immigrants, business owners, families, and the diverse community that grew from the Black Hills gold rush.
The University of Texas Tower is one of Austin’s most recognizable landmarks, standing above a campus known for innovation, tradition, and education. However, the tower also carries the memory of one of the darkest days in Texas history. The events of August 1, 1966, changed Austin forever, honored the lives of those lost, and influenced how communities and law enforcement prepared for future tragedies.
Follow Doc Holliday’s journey from a young Georgia dentist to gambler, gunfighter, and Old West legend. After years of wandering through frontier towns and surviving the violence of Tombstone, his battle with tuberculosis ultimately brought him to Glenwood Springs, Colorado, where his remarkable story came to an end in 1887.
Follow Laura Ingalls Wilder to the banks of Plum Creek near Walnut Grove, Minnesota, where the Ingalls family lived in a dugout, battled crop failures, and experienced the prairie life that later inspired On the Banks of Plum Creek.
Walk in the footsteps of Laura Ingalls Wilder in De Smet, South Dakota, where the open prairie, historic buildings, and stories of pioneer life inspired several of her beloved Little House books. Explore the places where Laura grew up, became a teacher, met Almanzo Wilder, and experienced life on the Dakota frontier.
Beyond the grasslands of western South Dakota, the earth suddenly falls away into a maze of striped buttes, jagged spires, fossil beds, and deep canyons. Explore the geology, Lakota history, wildlife, scenic drives, trails, and unforgettable light of Badlands National Park.
Rising above the plains northeast of Sturgis, Bear Butte offers one of western South Dakota's most distinctive hikes. The short but steep climb rewards hikers with sweeping views of the Black Hills and Great Plains while passing through a landscape that remains sacred to several Native American peoples.