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| Established | 1917 |
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| Location | 720 Sheridan Avenue Cody, Wyoming, United States |
| Coordinates | 44°31′30″N 109°04′23″W / 44.525055°N 109.073135°W |
| Type | American West museums |
| Website | http://centerofthewest.org |
The Buffalo Bill Center of the West, formerly known as the Buffalo Bill Historical Center, is a complex of five museums and a research library featuring art and artifacts of the American West located in Cody, Wyoming. The five museums include the Buffalo Bill Museum, the Plains Indians Museum, the Whitney Western Art Museum, the Draper Natural History Museum, and the Cody Firearms Museum. Founded in 1917 to preserve the legacy and vision of Col. William F. "Buffalo Bill" Cody, the Buffalo Bill Center of the West is the oldest and most comprehensive museum complex of the West.[1]
- ^ "Buffalo Bill Center of the West". Affiliate Detail. Smithsonian Affiliates. 2011. Archived from the original on 2011-09-29. Retrieved 15 Jul 2011.