Buffalo Bill Center of the West
| 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 are the Buffalo Bill Museum, Plains Indians Museum, Whitney Western Art Museum, Draper Natural History Museum, and 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.