As the last bastion of the true West, Cody offers tourists spectacular vistas and, of course, two entrances into Yellowstone National Park. Cody is also the hub for several loop tour drives that access five different scenic byways. Cody is home to one of the country's renowned cultural attractions—the five-museum complex of the Buffalo Bill Historical Center. Study a collection of masterworks of the American West or venture to the Plains Indian Museum, which ranks as one of the nation's finest Native American collections. Visitors enjoy a complete experience of the real West by going to the Cody Nite Rodeo & July 4th Cody Stampede. You will quickly find out why Cody bills itself as the "Rodeo Capital of the World."
Buffalo Bill Dam Visitor Center 4808 Northfork Hwy—Located 6 miles west of Cody on the Yellowstone Hwy at Buffalo Bill Dam (just through the tunnels) Open annually approximately May 1st through September. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The Reservoir provides irrigation and drinking water and is used for power generation as well as recreational activities.www.bbdvc.org 307-527-6076 Buffalo Bill Historical Center 720 Sheridan Ave—At the Buffalo Bill Historical Center, you'll come face-to-face with the Wild West in ways you never imagined. You'll find the exciting life of Buffalo Bill and the American West, awe-inspiring western art from the nineteenth century to today, culture and lives of the Plains Indians peoples, the world's most comprehensive collection of American firearms, and the fascinating history of the Greater Yellowstone region.
www.bbhc.org 307-587-4771 Click below to visit a location on the interactive map!
The Cody Gunslingers 1192 Sheridan Ave—See the West come alive every night in front of the Irma Hotel when the Cody gunslingers stage a Wild West shoot-out! Don't miss their fun and entertaining performance. FREE to the public. (June-September)Cody Nite Rodeo 421 W Yellowstone Ave—The very best of Buffalo Bill's Wild West—real West, real cowboys, real wild! Every night at 8pm, June, July and August. Fast, fun family entertainment. Special kids' events, clowns, bulls, bucking horses. Covered grandstand. FREE parking. Tickets available at covered Wagon in the City Park downtown and at the front gate.
www.codyniterodeo.com 307-587-5155 Click below to visit a location on the interactive map!
Museum of the Old West at Old Trail Town 1831 Demaris St—Historical Wyoming 1880s and 1890s buildings with exhibits. Home of "Hole in the Wall" Cabin. Grave site of John "Jeremiah" "Liver Eating" Johnston. Relive the West as it really was! Open May through October. Great family fun and adventures.307-587-5302 Tecumseh's Trading Post 142 W Yellowstone—Free admission to see thousands of authentic Old West relics. Village is over 7,000 sq. ft. with 300 years of Frontier Wyoming history. Authentic American Indian collection. Custer's Last Stand, Old-Time Railroads, etc. Our gift shop offers deerskin clothing and gifts items made on premises. One of the great museums of the West. Open daily.307-587-5362
