Help Preserve the Spirit of the American West
A wolf sculpture titled Last of the Buffalo beckons visitors to explore the Buffalo Bill Historical Center. Michael Coleman, (b. 1946). Gift in Memory of Hal Tate from Naoma Tate and the Family of Hal Tate. 18.09
Explore the American West with Us!
The American West is just arriving at the threshold of its greatness and growth. Where the West of yesterday is glamorized in our fiction, the future of the American West is now both fabulous and factual. —Lyndon Baines Johnson
Buffalo Bill
Learn all about William F. "Buffalo Bill" Cody, his Wild West show, and the West he knew and loved.
NOTE: Our Buffalo Bill gallery is closed for renovation from October 3, 2011, through late May 2012. The Center's other galleries remain open as usual.
Greater Yellowstone Natural History
Explore interactive trails that introduce you to the sights, sounds, and yes, even the smells of nature in this wild and fascinating area.
Explore Greater Yellowstone Natural History
Western Art
Discover some of the most stunning, priceless masterworks of the American West, with painting and sculpture from the nineteenth century through today.
Plains Indians
Share the life stories of the Northern Plains Indian peoples, past and present, and hear their stories in their own voices.
Firearms
Understand how firearms factories, competition, and production innovations have as much to do with the West as the gun itself.
Exhibitions
Explore our many exhibitions up-close-and-personal in our special exhibitions gallery, in a traveling exhibition in your city, or here online in our "virtual" exhibitions.
Events
Celebrate the Spirit of the American West with programs and activities for all ages, from Art-in-the-Garden to lectures and programs to Patrons Ball to Powwow.
Carl Preussl (1894 – after 1934) Old Faithful, 1929 oil on canvas. 3.01
Yellowstone has always inspired artists as well as scientists and nature lovers. See the nature of Yellowstone through art.
Winchester Model 1876 short rifle. Gift of Olin Corporation, Winchester Arms Collection. 1988.8.191 With saddle, ca. 1900. 1.69.875
The firearm is integrally tied to the story of the history and culture of the West.
Traverse the natural history of the Greater Yellowstone region on an interactive trail from an alpine ecosystem down to the plains.
Find out about the 'Man of the West—Man of the World,' the times in which he lived, and his lasting influence.