Last week, I had the pleasure of visiting Wyoming for the first time. My destination was Cody, the town which Buffalo Bill AKA William F. Cody helped to create. Buffalo Bill saw the potential this area offered as a tourist destination, and it is fascinating to see the sites that he developed still bringing in visitors in 2013. During my trip, I saw countless historical artifacts, stayed in the same hotel that Ernest Hemingway once visited, ate “Cowboy cuisine” and so much more. Here’s a brief recap of the adventures I had:
Buffalo Bull Center of The West
The Buffalo Bill Center of The West is a huge museum that houses everything from a rifle presented to Catherine the Great to paintings and sculptures by renowned western artists such as Charles Russell. The following is a just small sampling of what I experienced at the Center of The West.
- Plains Indian Museum
The Plains Indian Museum features a wealth of history and artifacts. Their newest exhibit, the Dyck Collection, just opened this past Saturday and we had the privilege of seeing the collection before it was open to the public. Paul Dyck was an artist (You will notice some of his paintings in a separate exhibit below) and a private collector of Plains Indian artifacts, amassing a collection of important historical pieces. These are significant in part for their age, as these treasures date from the 1700s to the pre-1890s.
- Buffalo Bill Museum & Childhood Home
Of course, you will find a wealth of information relating to Buffalo Bill here! His childhood home can be found next to the Center’s sculpture garden – it was brought to Cody from its original location in Iowa in 1933 by rail. It was moved a total of four times before finding its current (and permanent!) location.
My family has a small tie to Buffalo Bill – when my great-grandpa was a child, he saw Buffalo Bill’s Wild West show when they toured the UK. The Buffalo Bill Museum includes a large map of the world spanning a wall that shows all the places where Buffalo Bill traveled.
- Cody Firearms Museum
The Cody Firearms Museum is home to a vast collection of historical guns, from firearms owned by presidents to experimental patent models. There are all sorts of curiosities here, including a Swiss army knife that has a revolver in it! I found this museum to be absolutely fascinating.
- The Whitney Gallery of Western Art
The Whitney Gallery boasts an array of western art pieces from the classic sculptures of Frederic Remington to the contemporary paintings of James Bama.
- Draper Natural History Museum
The Draper Natural History Museum gives visitors a look at the ecosystem of the Greater Yellowstone area, as well as conducting their own local research. The Draper also puts on a fantastic bird of prey show, the Greater Yellowstone Raptor Experience. The outdoor show gave us the chance to meet a great-horned owl, a turkey vulture, a golden eagle, a peregrine falcon and a red-tailed hawk. I love birds so I thoroughly enjoyed this show!
- Plains Indian Museum Powwow
The Plains Indian Museum Powwow is an annual event that took place from June 15th-16th this year. In addition to enjoying the wonderful dance and music, we were also able to pay a visit to the on-site Learning Tipi, where Lakota educator Gloria Goggles discussed Powwow history and traditions.
- Shopping
Powwow also features 40+ vendors booths with food, drinks, jewelry, art, and so much more. I spent about an hour looking through all the stalls and bought a beautiful necklace that matched the turquoise and brown dress I was wearing perfectly; I also bought several lovely bracelets to bring home as gifts.
I also picked up a few souvenirs at the Buffalo Bill Historical Center gift shop. Jai loves new socks, so I got him a fun pair to commemorate the trip, along with a cute tea towel for my dad.
Everything that I’ve shown you so far are just the activities that took place within the Buffalo Bill Center of The West – which, as you can see, is a lot! The following are other things that I experienced in Cody:
Cody Nite Rodeo
The Cody Nite Rodeo has been taking place for 75 years, and is a uniquely American experience. I’m sure I looked like quite the city slicker making my way over the bleachers in my business suit! 😉 For a little glimpse of the rodeo, check out this video I took during the event:
The Chamberlin Inn
I stayed at the Chamberlin Inn, a beautiful hotel that was founded in 1900. My room was charming and comfortable, with a very soft and cozy bed, coffee, and chocolates on my pillow. Ernest Hemingway stayed at this hotel in 1932, so I got a kick out of being a blogger working on my laptop in the same place where Hemingway finished writing “Death in the Afternoon”. 😉
Dining
From a bordello converted into a restaurant to Buffalo Bill’s buffet, Cody is full of delicious eats housed in curious historic buildings. I wrote a detailed recap of the restaurants I visited over on my food blog.
I really enjoyed my visit to Cody and although I was there for three days, I feel like I only just began to see what the area has to offer. There are still things in the Buffalo Bill Historical Center that I didn’t see – it’s that big! – and I never made it to any of the stores in downtown Cody. Oh yeah, and I hear that there’s a little place called Yellowstone National Park nearby, too. 😉 I was surprised by how much there is to do in Cody and I hope to return in the future so I can explore it further!
This looks like an amazing place to visit!
This museum looks cool! We will be traveling through Wyoming in just a few weeks!
I just love all that history. This is definitely a destination my family would enjoy visiting.
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I went to my very first rodeo in Cody when I was a child. I still remember it clearly! Oh, I’d love to go back, especially since you showed me all this stuff I’ve missed.
My son is a big Wild West fan and this would fascinate him to no end! He was not impressed during our recent trip to New Orleans. He said it was too crowded. lol
I love your pic with the hologram of Buffalo Bill. It looks like a fun place to take our son on a road trip!
I love history and this sounds like a fun museum!
looks AWESOME. and i love the owl shot!
i’m 25% cherokee and native american stuff fascinates me- my family was ashamed of our heritage and did what they could to hide it, now they are all gone
Wow, what an interesting place to visit! I’d love to see that PowWow in person – I bet it’s amazing and steeped full of culture. I really like that tea towel you picked up – I had actually bookmarked those for a bunch of states on Zulilly not too long ago 🙂
This looks fantastic! I love going to museums. Maybe someday I will visit.
I’ve never been to Wyoming. It’s one of the few states left before I’ve actually visited them all. When I lived in NM we loved the Gathering of Nations PowWow every year. I didn’t realize that it wasn’t an exclusive gathering…though, duh! there so many diverse tribes across the country. I would so love to go to that one! I am fascinated with the Native American culture, so in tuned and in touch with their heritage. Ummm…and I want a hologram.
My hubby would love the museum and I would love to watch the rodeo!
Looks like a great place. Loved your pictures. Thanks for sharing
This museum looks like one of those places that I could spend an entire day at!
Pretty sure my hubs would get lost in there! Looks very interesting and educational!! (Love the new blog design, too, BTW!!)
This looks like a quaint place packed with history. I’d love to introduce my kids to something like this when they’re a little older.
Your pictures and description are great, you make me want to go there, and I didn’t even know I was fan of the old west. You really are good at what you do.
Definitely a trip full of history. Would be a great for a family to enjoy.
My mom would LOVE those socks.
Looks like you saw a lot of neat things. The hotel room looks nice and cozy too.
Oh my fun! I would love to experience this so much. Very into things like this.
Janel C – very cool, have a good time on your trip!
Liz – how cool is that!
Brett, that is just so sad to hear. 🙁
Jennifer – thank you!
Kim, you are so sweet. 🙂
I have to say, places like this are my most favorite!!! Great pictures and seems like a wonderful place to check out!
We’ve never been to Wyoming but there
Is so much history that it sounds like fun for the family
Looks like the museum was a lot of fun. I’ve never been to Wyoming and always assumed there wasn’t much out there 🙂
This is a really good read for me, thank you!
Great pictures. I would LOVE to see this place in person.
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