After a week in Yellowstone, we spent the night in Cody, Wyoming. Cody is one of the most popular gateway towns to Yellowstone. It was founded by Buffalo Bill Cody, the ultimate entrepreneur, about 100 years ago or so, and has been a tourist haven ever since. There's lot of Old West-y things to do in Cody, but we were only there for a day, so opted to visit the Buffalo Bill Historical Center instead. Despite the name, the Center is actually a world-class museum that takes at least a couple of days to enjoy. It is actually five museums in one; the Buffalo Bill museum, of course, with all kinds of memorabilia about his life and adventures, a Firearms Museum, a Natural History Museum, a Museum of the Plains Indian and the Whitney Museum of Western Art. The latter two (Western Art and Plains Indian) were really extraordinary; if anyone is ever in Cody, they should make a point of visiting this museum!
While not a particular fan of Buffalo Bill, visiting Cody and the museum really hammered home what a super-rock-star Buffalo Bill was during his lifetime. He created the pop vision of the American West that the rest of America and the world embraced and that still lingers a bit today.
PS. Grace was really enthralled by the Western Art Museum, and one particular bronze really caught her fancy: a statue of two deer intertwined titled "Shadow", she took a picture of it (above)
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