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Welcome to Cody Wyoming, home of the old west. Cody is a legacy of its founder, William F. “Buffalo Bill” Cody, famed showman and hunter. Buffalo Bill Cody first entered the Big Horn Basin of Wyoming in the 1870s. The original townsite was located at the east end of Shoshone Canyon, but was later moved to its present location. Today, downtown Cody is lined with 100-year-old buildings, including the Hotel Irma. The luxury hotel Cody built after founding the town, which is named for Cody’s daughter, is on the National Registry of Historic Places.
In the winter, Cody’s abundant snowfall provides endless entertainment. Some take to the roads, enjoying hundreds of miles of groomed trails in the Shoshone Forest and in Yellowstone National Park. For cross-country skiers, marked trails are found in Cody and in Yellowstone. Downhillers will find their pleasure at the newly expanded Sleeping Giant Ski Area, a family favorite, open all winter. During the summer months, rafting companies splash into the water for wet and wild trips in rubber rafts down the Shoshone River. Raft trips are available above the Buffalo Bill Reservoir on the scenic North Fork and also below the Buffalo Bill Dam near Cody.
Cody has long been known as the Rodeo Capital of the world. Challenged by rodeo’s finest stock, professional cowboys compete in riding and roping events every night from June through August. The Buffalo Bill Historical Center is widely regarded as America’s finest Western museum. Founded in a single log building shortly after the death of Buffalo Bill Cody, the Historical Center is now comprised of four museums. The Buffalo Bill Museum, the Whitney Gallery of Western Art, Plains Indian Museum and the Cody Firearms Museum seen together, tell the story of the development of the American West.
Most visitors to Cody are traveling to Yellowstone, or on their way back. It was this type of exploration that first brought Buffalo Bill Cody to this area. And it’s what will bring you back to the town that celebrates all that is wild about the west.
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