The Buffalo Bill Center of the West, in my humble opinion, is one of the best, if not "the" best collection of anything/everything associated with the American West including its history, Native American history, the natural history and science of the greater Yellowstone area, and the history of firearms. All of this is housed under one roof in five very distinctive museums.

This video explores each museum including the history and story behind the man himself for which the Center is named, William F. Cody, a.k.a. Buffalo Bill. In addition to the five museums, the Center provides additional experiences including exclusive tours, learning about raptors using "live" raptors and even enjoying a chuck wagon cooked meal. Note, none of this is featured in this video. There is a full cafeteria on site and a small coffee bar if you get a little hungry during your visit.

One could easily spend a day or two exploring the facility and what it has to offer. We only spent about 2-3 hours before we had to leave to travel into Yellowstone National Park. Even in that short time, we experienced so many interesting things.

In addition to visiting the Center, this video also takes you to the Cody Firearms Experience; a completely separate business from the Center. We wanted to show you our experience there which included getting to shoot a replica of the Gatling gun. An actual Gatling gun is on display at the Center and is featured in the video. It seemed appropriate to include a demonstration.

We also included some footage from the Old Trail Town which is located across the street from the Cody Firearms Experience. We were running out of time so we did not actually go in. However, they have some really interesting artifacts from the American West including some historical cabins as well as the gravesites of some famous western characters.

We hope you get to visit Cody someday and if so, be sure to include the Buffalo Bill Center of the West in your plans as well as the other experiences mentioned. You won't regret it.

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