History & Culture

If you are searching for a taste of the real American West, Cody, Wyoming is a good place to start. The city was founded by the most authentic representative of the Old West, Colonel, William F. “Buffalo Bill” Cody. His name still conjures up guns, buckskins, horses and the Old West.

Buffalo Bill Center of the West

The Center is a Smithsonian Affiliate housing FIVE incredible, family-frien...

Buffalo Bill Dam & Visitor Center

The Buffalo Bill Dam was the tallest dam in the world when completed in 191...

Buffalo Bill's Irma Hotel

The Irma Hotel has been a town institution since it first welcomed guests o...

Buffalo Bill's Wild West Spectacular the Musical

See the Legend of Buffalo Bill Cody; the WORLDS greatest showman to ever li...

Cody Firearms Experience

Shoot the guns that won the west! From flintlock to full-auto. Instructor l...

Heart Mountain WWII Interpretive Center

The Heart Mountain Interpretive Center tells the stories of Japanese Americ...

Homesteader Museum

Presenting over 50 years of homesteading, community development and family ...

Meeteetse Museums

The museums feature the western photography of Charles Belden and exhibits ...

Meeteetse Visitor Center

Come enjoy our hospitality and meet Meeteetse, Wyoming! Where outlaws rode ...

Old Trail Town and Museum of the Old West

Step back in time to the Old West of the 1890s at Old Trail Town, located o...

Pahaska Tepee Lodge

Buffalo Bill's original 1904 hunting lodge. A beautiful, two-story log lodg...

Powell High School Veterans Memorial

Powell High School joined with local veterans to build a memorial honoring...

Smith Mansion

Over 40 years ago Lee Smith began building a multi-story log house in wildl...

State of Wyoming Veterans Memorial Park

Visit this landscaped park featuring the Wyoming Vietnam Veterans War Memor...

TravelStorys

Explore authentic curated stories told by real people through GPS-based, se...