Buffalo Bill Center of the West

The Buffalo Bill Center of the West, formerly known as the Buffalo Bill Historical Center, is a complex of five museums and a research library featuring art and artifacts of the American West located in .
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  • Opening hours:
    May 1st—September 15th: 8:00 AM—6:00 PM
    September 16th—October 31st: 8:00 AM—5:00 PM
    November 1st—30: 10:00 AM—5:00 PM
    December 1st—February 28th: Thursday—Sunday 10:00 AM—5:00 PM
    March 1st—April 30th: 10:00 AM—5:00 PM
  • Email: info@centerofthewest.org
  • Type: Museum
  • Description: complex of five museums and research library in Wyoming
  • Also known as: “Buffalo Bill Historical Center”
  • Address: 720 Sheridan Avenue, Cody, WY 82414

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Buffalo Bill Boyhood Home and Stock Center.

Museum
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The was built by Isaac Cody, the father of Buffalo Bill Cody in 1841 at . The house was purchased as a tourist attraction by the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad and was moved to , Buffalo Bill's adopted hometown, in 1933.

Tourism office
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The in , United States, was built in 1927 as the original home of the Buffalo Bill Museum, serving in that purpose until the museum was relocated to a new complex across the street in 1969. is situated 810 feet east of Buffalo Bill Center of the West.

School
is a secondary school in , , United States. It is part of Park County School District #6. Cody has a student population of approximately 600 students. is situated 1,100 feet southeast of Buffalo Bill Center of the West.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Cody.

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 2.0.
is in , close to the east side . Unlike , with its pet spas and high-end shopping, is more authentically cowboy.

Buffalo Bill Center of the West

Latitude
44.525° or 44° 31′ 30″ north
Longitude
-109.0736° or 109° 4′ 25″ west
Elevation
5,030 feet (1,533 metres)
Inception
1917
Wheelchair access
yes
Open location code
85PGGWFG+XH
Open­Street­Map ID
way 53144807
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­museum
Geo­Names ID
11110868
Wiki­data ID
Q4985660
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In Other Languages

From Breton to Slovenian—“Buffalo Bill Center of the West” goes by many names.
  • Breton: “Buffalo Bill Center of the West”
  • Catalan: “Centre de l’Oest Buffalo Bill”
  • Dutch: “Buffalo Bill Center of the West”
  • French: “Buffalo Bill Center of the West”
  • Italian: “Centro dell’ovest Buffalo Bill”
  • Japanese: “バッファロービル歴史センター”
  • Slovenian: “Buffalo Bill Center of the West”
  • Slovenian: “Center zahoda Buffalo Bill”

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