The Center of the West is open to the public. The award-winning Buffalo Bill Center of the West in Cody, Wyoming is just an hour from Yellowstone National Park, and devotes itself to sharing the story of the authentic American West. Visit our five museums--all under one roof: Buffalo Bill Museum, Cody Firearms Museum, Draper Natural History Museum, Plains Indian Museum, Whitney Western Art Museum. The Center also included the McCracken Research Library. The Center is an affiliate of the Smithsonian Institution, consistently wins the TripAdvisor Certificate of Excellence year after year.