Cody Holidays
Founded in 1896 by the most authentic representative of the Old West, Colonel William F. “Buffalo Bill” Cody. The town lies 20 miles east of the Shoshone National Forest, and 52 miles east of the eastern entrance of Yellowstone National Park. Nestled at the base of the Wyoming Rocky Mountains, Cody blends with old with the new without sacrificing any of its truly western character.
Here you find the huge Buffalo Bill Historical Centre which is widely regarded as America’s finest western museum. Its 3,000 square feet of exhibition space featuring five museums under one roof. If you only decide to do one museum on your Rocky Mountain holiday, please make it this one!
Cody bills itself as the “Rodeo Capital of the World”. During June-August you can visit The Cody Nite Rodeo for family entertainment in a real western setting.
You may want to pop into the Irma Hotel, listed on the National Register of Historic Places; it was built by Buffalo Bill, as a luxury hotel, epitomizing the essence of western hospitality. He named it after his youngest daughter, Irma, and opened it under suitable fanfare in 1902. It’s fun….each night in summer you can drop in and watch the re-enactment of any authentic Old West gunfight.
Set against the beautiful backdrop of Yellowstone National Park and the Absaroka and Beartooth mountains, Cody is the doorstep to some of the USA’s most scenic country.
Call Bon Voyage to discuss your holiday to Cody, Yellowstone National Park and the surrounding areas, there is so much to see and do here we’d hate you to miss out..
Things to see and do
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Devils Tower
Fifty miles from the border of South Dakota and in the far corner of north-eastern Wyoming, Devil’s Tower National Monument was the country’s first national monument in 1906.
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Yellowstone National Park
One of the best examples of unspoiled wilderness in the USA can be found in jaw-dropping Yellowstone National Park.
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Old Trail Town, Cody
Old Trail Town represents an old Wyoming town created with 26 frontier buildings dating from 1879 to 1900, that have been collected from all over the state.
