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Buffalo Bill Historical Center

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Buffalo Bill Historical Center
Cody is home to one of the country’s supreme cultural attractions—the five museum complex of the Buffalo Bill Historical Center. Its third of a million square feet of exhibition space certainly makes it one of America’s largest museum complexes. The Whitney Gallery of Western Art presents an outstanding collection of masterworks of the American West, including original paintings, sculptures and prints from the early 19th century to the present. The Cody Firearms Museum houses the world’s largest and most important assemblage of American arms, as well as European arms dating to the 16th century. The Plains Indian Museum ranks as one of the nation’s finest Native American collections. The museum presents a varied tapestry of Plains Indian art and artifacts displayed in realistic settings. The Buffalo Bill Museum contains a wealth of material related to the life of Buffalo Bill Cody. The newest member of the museum group, The Draper Museum of Natural History, is a state of the art natural history museum that explores human interaction with the natural world associated with the Greater Yellowstone ecosystem. Highly interactive, it’s a hit with youth and adults alike.

Buffalo Bill Dam Visitor Center
The Buffalo Bill Dam Visitor Center (BBDVC) is located 6 miles west of Cody on the way to Yellowstone National Park, at the Buffalo Bill Dam (just through the tunnels).

Open annually approximately May 1 through September, the Visitor Center is operated by the BBDVC Board of Directors, a manager and assistant manager, and volunteers. The hours are 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. daily and admission is free.


Cassie's Supper Club

Cassie's Supper Club is one of the oldest most established clubs in the state of Wyoming. Originally opened in the 1920's, Cassie's was operated as a "house of ill fame" by its founder Cassie Waters. During the prohibition era Cassie served bootleg whiskey that was brewed and bottled in a cellar under the dance floor. The club is furnished with antiques from around the Cody Country, including a buggy lap robe and other items that belonged to Cassie.

Today Cassie's Supper Club is famous for its fine dining and great western atmosphere.

Chamberlin Inn
In 1900, Agnes Chamberlin moved from Kansas to Cody and went to work for Buffalo Bill at the Cody Enterprise newspaper office. Agnes opened her first boarding house across the street from the newspaper office in 1903 and over the next 14 years, several buildings were combined to create the Chamberlin Hotel.

Agnes Chamberlin was a pillar of the community. Her hotel dining room hosted the first Cody Club Chamber meeting and the first Buffalo Bill Memorial Association. She was instrumental in the building of the Methodist and Presbyterian churches and later donated land for the Cody Airport. Agnes was active in civic affairs until her death in 1947.

During the 1920's and 30's, the Chamberlin Inn was the place to stay in Cody. The guest registers display the signatures of numerous actors, authors, politicians, opera singers, movie stars, and tycoons, such as Ernest Hemingway, Marshall Fields and Larry Larom.

Cody Murals Visitors Center

The magnificent Cody Mural covers a domed ceiling 36 feet in diameter and 18 feet to the top of the dome. Perfectly blended into the mural are selected historical scenes from the first seventy years of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Edward T. Grigware, the artist, termed the mural his "masterpiece".

In an adjoining part of the building are displays and art telling the story of the colonization of the Big Horn Basin in Wyoming. Families are welcome and free guided tours are provided daily. www.codymural.com

Cody Trolley Tours
Cody Trolley Tours utilizes two live narrators, poster-sized historical photos, pass-around relics and entertaining audio clips to share the story of world-famous William F. "Buffalo Bill" Cody while we spotlight historical sites, scenic vistas, geology, wildlife and old and new west attractions. Our 60-minute, 22-mile tour is performed while you ride in the cozy oak interior of our festive red & green trolley. A Cody Trolley tour is the best and fastest way to gain an overview of all that Cody, Wyoming has to offer.



Cody Nite Rodeo & the July 4th Cody Stampede
And Cody is rodeo! Billing itself as “Rodeo Capital of the World,” Cody provides a unique opportunity to capture the excitement of a real rodeo in a dramatic western setting. The Cody Nite Rodeo is the only seven-night-a-week rodeo in the country. From June through August, the Nite Rodeo features professional and on-their-way-up cowboys and cowgirls competing under the lights against a picturesque backdrop of the Shoshone Canyon and Heart Mountain. The Cody Stampede is one of the country’s premiere Fourth of July rodeo celebrations and has been playing host to the top cowboys and cowgirls for more than 80 years!

Cody Nite Rodeo - Nightly June 1 through August 31 - Nightly performance at 8:00 pm
Cody 4th of July Stampede Rodeo - July 1, 2, & 3 - performances at 8:00 pm, July 4th performance at 5:00 pm

Wild Sheep Foundation
The International Headquarters and Visitors Center is located in Cody, Wyoming. The Wild Sheep Foundation (formerly the Foundation for North American Wild Sheep), for more than 30 years has been the leading voice for wild sheep conservation throughout the world. Visit the Wild Sheep Foundation's educational exhibit - Admission is free!


The Irma Hotel
Another authentic Cody landmark, smack dab in the middle of town, is the Irma Hotel. Built by buffalo Bill as a luxury hotel epitomizing the essence of western hospitality, he named it for his youngest daughter and opened it with suitable fanfare in 1902. Highlighting the Irma's dining rooms is the huge carved French-made Victorian cherrywood backbar presented to Buffalo Bill by Queen Victoria in 1900 in appreciation for his command Wild West Show performance.


Old Trail Town
Old Trail Town is an eclectic collection of historic buildings representing and old Wyoming town created with frontier structures dating from 1879 to 1900. Included in the collection are the Hole in the Wall Cabin used by Butch Cassidy, the Sundance Kid and the Hole-in-the-Wall Gang; Curley's Cabin, the Crown Indian scout to General Custer in the Battle of the Little Big Horn; and the River Saloon which was frequented by cowboys, outlaws and gold miners. Bullet holes can still be seen in the door. Old Trail Town is located where Buffalo Bill and his associates surveyed the town site for Cody in 1895. The Trail Town Cemetery is the final resting place of Jeremiah "Liver Eat'n Johnson and other colorful hard-living characters of the Old West.

Open daily, 8 am - 7 pm, May through September.

Tecumseh's Old West Village
The Old West lives on at the Tecumseh's Old West Miniature Village and Museum located with Tecumseh's Trading Post. Thousands of miniature figures trace the history of Wyoming and Montana from the 1600s to the late 1890s at the indoor village located near the Cody Rodeo Grounds and Old Trail Town. The museum section of the complex includes thousands of Western and Indian artifacts. Including full size wildlife mounts, guns of the Frontier and fur trade artifacts.

Free admission! Open daily 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. mid-May through mid-September. During the winter season, hours vary.

Dan Miller's Cowboy Music Revue, a Branson Style Music Variety Show

Join Dan and his “Empty Saddles Band” at the historic Cody Theater across from the Irma Hotel for an evening of music, comedy and poetry featuring Wendy Corr, Tim Bushnell and Hannah Miller. Now in their 5th season, Dan's Cowboy Music Revue has entertained thousands of people from all over the world and is a regular stop for many of the tour groups that vacation in Cody.

Dan is the award winning television host of “Xtreme Bulls” on ESPN and “The Best of the West” on the Outdoor Channel. Dan also produces the “Cody Wild West Show,” a live concert series featuring entertainers such as Lacy J. Dalton, T.G. Sheppard and Mel Tillis. His extraordinary “Cowboy Music Revue” has been featured in “USA Today” and filmed for ESPN and the Travel Channel.

The Cowboy Music Revue performs May through September, Monday through Saturday, at the Cody Theater at 1171 Sheridan Avenue. The cost is $15.00/person and the box office opens at 7:30 p.m. For tickets and information call 307-272-7855. 

Don’t miss your opportunity to enjoy a truly world-class live theatre experience in Cody, Wyoming!

Cody Cattle Company

Chuckwagon Dinner & Live Music Show in Cody, Wyoming

From early in the 1800's, cowboys rode the western range. On the cattle drive, every long, hard day in the saddle was followed by an evening of tall tales and music at the chuckwagon. Today you can experience the spirit of the old west after a long day touring Yellowstone National Park. Every evening, we serve an old style western meal (rain or shine, we're under cover!). Come experience a bit of real western hospitality with an evening of family entertainment you'll never forget. The Cody Cattle Company is truly a unique experience during your stay in Cody, Wyoming.

The Show -  featuring the Award winning Rockin M Wranglers
Jim & Jeanne Martin have performed together for audiences all around the US for the past 18 years.  Their music has allowed them to perform with such well known Great Western Artists as Riders in the Sky, Rex Allen Jr. & Sr., Michael Martin Murphy,  Johnny Western, and Patsy Montana to name a few.... 

Jim and Jeanne are the Western Music Association 6 Time Harmony Yodeling Champions as well as Finalist for Group/Duo of the Year.

Shows begin nightly at 6:30 and 8:30.

Doors open at 5:30pm for pre show videos featuring areas attraction information, FREE POPCORN and PEANUTS as well as the chance to meet Buffalo Bill, Fur Trappers, Native Americans, Good Guys and Outlaws !

So come early and browse our Gift Shop and enjoy a complete western experience !

Dinner is served from 5:30 - 9:00 nightly.

Guests can chose from BBQ Beef or Chicken then heap on all the extras such as foil wrapped baked potato, beans, biscuits, apple sauce, spice cake and finish it all off with cowboy coffee and lemonade.

 “Dinner and a Show for less than $30.00, the best deal in the West” 
Beer and Wine also available.

Cody Dug Up Gun Museum
1020 12th Street, Cody, Wyoming  82414
(307) 587-3344

Stroll through history while viewing hundreds of relic guns & other weapons from many different time periods and locations including “America’s War of Independence, The Gold Rush Era, The US Civil War, The Old West & Indian Wars, World War I, The Roaring 20’s and World War II”.

The Cody Dug Up Gun Museum is one of Cody, Wyoming’s newest attractions and a great look at history for the whole family.

Opened to the public in the spring of 2009. The museum is a proud sponsor of the Cody Gunfighter’s Show at the world famous Irma Hotel (just steps away from our museum!).

We are members of the Cody Chamber of Commerce and enthusiastic supporters of Cody’s historical attractions.
Open 9:am – 9:pm – 7 days a week
from May through September
Late fall and winter hours will be posted on our website @
www.codydugupgunmuseum.com

Admission:
Adults - $7
Seniors and Youths - $5
Children under 10 – FREE