Celebrate The Old West along Abilene’s Cowboy Art Trail

The once lawless cattle town is now one of the West’s premier historic Old West destinations. Named a Top 10 True Western Town of the Year by True West Magazine, Abilene continues to celebrate and promote its wild and woolly Cowtown days by adding new tourism attractions and art.

According to a signed document, the bull head is from the Bull Head Saloon that belonged to “Shotgun Ben” Thompson in Abilene. It was headquarters for the drovers who trailed cattle from Texas to Kansas in the late 1860s and 1870s.

Find your next treasure in Abilene! Abilene is home to a variety of unique and specialty stores, including more than 150 antique vendors.