Dodge City, Kansas ~ February 2025

The entire town is itself a historic roadside attraction and these are some of the things we found during our brief visit. The 1898 Santa Fe Depot, Dodge City Station, is now used by Amtrak.

The Boot Hill Special No. 1139 Steam Engine.

Doc Holliday.

James Arness as Marshal Matt Dillon.

La Salsa Man.

Boot Hill Monument Park is next to the Cowboy, a plaster casting of Marshal Joe Saghrue, the making of which almost killed the Marshal.

The 100th Meridian Marker.

The famous Wyatt Earp.

Our last stop as we headed out was the old Fort Dodge, built in 1865. It was abandoned in 1882 and became a soldier's home. It currently serves as a retirement and nursing facility for retired Kansas veterans.

So long, Dodge!

Tombstone, Arizona

It started as a mining town but became famous for the Gunfight at the O.K. Corral. The town has made the most of its history and turned itself into a tourist destination. The gunfight occurred on October 26, in 1881 and lasted 30 seconds. There's a great replication of the fight on the actual site.

This historical information was found nearby.

There was a 30 minute wait to get into Big Nose Kate's Saloon (the one time girlfriend of Doc Holliday and owner of a brothel) so we ate at the Longhorn Restaurant down the street.

Historic markers are placed in significant locations, and Wyatt Earp's home can be found just outside of downtown.

Here's the miner who is responsible for the founding of Tombstone. He'd be surprised to see it today 😊

The town has fully embraced its wild west history, and we had a memorable visit😊

And don't miss BootHill here!