Buffalo Bill, William Cody, was born in 1846 in Iowa and moved to Kansas when he was still a child. After working herding cattle & driving a wagon trail, William Cody joined the Pony Express in 1960.

Show business began for Buffalo Bill on Dec 17, 1872 in Chicago when he was twenty six in the show “Scouts of the Prairie.  The next season he formed his ouwn troupe “Scouts of the Plains”.  Buffalo Bill used real cowboys & girls in his shows.  The showsdemostrated roping, bronco riding & other skills that were to be used later in rodeos.  In 1887, Buffalo Bill and his Wild West show was invited to England whre they were a great hit.

Buffalo Bills’s first trip to Colorado was in 1959 as part of the Pikes Peak Gold Rush.  While in Colorado, he performed at the Central City Opera House and another opera house in Georgetown.

In 1917, Buffalo Bill died while visiting his sister in Denver and was buried on Lookout Mountain.  In 1921, the Buffalo Bill Memorial Museum was opened.  Millions of people saw Buffalo Bill in his Wild West show and millions have visited his grave since.  The museum is a top Denver visitor attraction.

The museum is open

May 1 – Oct 31 9am-5pm

Nov 1 – April 30 9am-4pm
Closed Mondays & Christmas Day