Rocky Mountains
Wyoming
Park

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 .
Tap on a place
to explore it
centerofthewest.org
+1 307 587 4771
Wikipedia
Photo: Paul Hermans, CC BY-SA 3.0.
  • 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
  • Wheelchair access: yes

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Buffalo Bill Boyhood Home and Stock Center.

Museum
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
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
Photo: 25or6to4, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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.

Work of art
Photo: Swampyank, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a bronze statue of a mounted rider outside the Buffalo Bill Historical Center in , United States, that was placed in 1924 to commemorate the town's most famous resident and de facto founder, Buffalo Bill Cody. is situated 530 feet northwest 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
Open location code
85PGGWFG+XH
Open­Street­Map ID
way 53144807
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­museum
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­yes
Geo­Names ID
11110868
Wiki­data ID
Q4985660
This page is based on OpenStreetMap, GeoNames, Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons, and Wikipedia.
We’d love your help improving our open data sources. Thank you for contributing.

Satellite Map

Discover Buffalo Bill Center of the West from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
© Stadia Maps, Airbus DS, CNES, PlanetObserver, and Copernicus

In Other Languages

From Catalan to Slovenian—“Buffalo Bill Center of the West” goes by many names.
  • 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”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Vocation and Kamms Corner.

Nearby Places

Explore places such as RV parking and Code Dental Excellence.

Wyoming: Must-Visit Destinations

Delve into Cheyenne, Casper, Gillette, and Laramie.

Curious Museums to Discover

Uncover intriguing museums from every corner of the globe.
About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Buffalo Bill Center of the West”. Photo: Paul Hermans, CC BY-SA 3.0.