An absolute must see - The Buffalo Bill Historical Center is six entities under one roof:
- Buffalo Bill Museum
- Whitney Gallery of Western Art
- Plains Indian Museum
- Cody Firearms Museum
- Draper Museum of Natural History
- McCracken Reasearch Library
The museum is open all year and from May through September it is open seven days a week from 8am to 6pm. They understand tourism - they don't give you an excuse leave town the morning without visiting. Next they sell you a two day pass, no option for a one day pass. It would take two days to do it justice and I am sure many return to take advance of the second day.
The Center has a cafeteria so you can eat, refresh and spend more time. The museum store is extensive and ranges from high end art to items for children; educational to decorative.
Beyond the part where they truly "get" tourism and tourists, this is an exceptional museums for visitors of all ages. Large collections, hands on displays, digital archives available, movies and life size displays. They touch on all the senses in telling the various stories.
Now we're sitting in the car, in the rain, in the parking lot of the Sierra Trading Outlet store which opens momentarily.
This is the first rain we've had during a travel day but the sky is light and I can see the hills nearby so I am hoping for some clearing. We'll be heading into Yellowstone National Park and depending on the weather will decide our route through the park and how much time we spend there.
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