Cody Trolley Tour: Historic Sites & Buffalo Bill History

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Duration1h

GroupUp to 38

LanguagesEN

Mobile ticketAccepted

Ride past a century of Cody's past in an hour, then decide what to explore next.

The Best of the West Trolley Tour is a one-hour guided tour of Cody, Wyoming, departing from your hotel or campground, that covers the town's founding by Buffalo Bill and its major attractions without requiring you to drive or navigate. A live guide talks through the dam and reservoir, the Buffalo Bill Center of the West, Old Trail Town, the Cody Nite Rodeo, the Cody Firearms Experience, and the Wild West Spectacular, and you receive a Cody information book for your group. The tour is designed as an orientation—you see what exists, hear the stories, and use the hour to plan the rest of your time in town.

Step-by-step itinerary

Cody Trolley Tour overview

Pick up at hotel or campground
View dam and reservoir history
Drive by Buffalo Bill Center of the West
Drive by Old Trail Town
Drive by mural and museum
Drive by Rodeo show and meal info
Drive by Cody Firearms Experience
Drive by museum
Drive by Cody Cattle Company show and meal info
Drive by Wild West Spectacular

The Experience

What do you actually see on a Cody trolley tour? You start at your hotel or campground and ride past the dam and reservoir while the guide explains its history. Then the trolley moves through town, passing the Buffalo Bill Center of the West and Old Trail Town—two of the anchors of Cody's identity—with the guide talking through what each one is and why it matters. You'll also pass the Cody Nite Rodeo, the Cody Firearms Experience, the Cody Cattle Company, and the Wild West Spectacular, hearing about the shows and meals at each one.

The whole thing takes an hour, which is exactly the point. You're not stopping to walk through museums or sit down for a meal; you're getting the lay of the land from someone who knows it. The guide tells the stories of Cody's past and Buffalo Bill's role in founding the town, so you understand what you're looking at instead of just driving past it. By the end, you know which attractions actually interest you and can spend the rest of your time in Cody on the ones that matter to you.

Hotel or campground pickup is included, so you don't have to figure out where to start or how to get there. Every party receives a Cody information book to take with you. The trolley accommodates wheelchairs—most guests transfer to a seat and the trolley staff assist with boarding—and infants can ride on an adult's lap or in a stroller. If you need a chair rental for mobility around town, the booth sells Gunfight Chair rentals, and the staff also sell tickets to the Cody Nite Rodeo and Cody Cattle Company if you decide during the tour that you want to come back.

What’s included

Hotel or campground pickup.
one-hour guided trolley tour with a live English-speaking guide.
a Cody information book for your party.

Good to know

Easy physical levelStroller friendlyPets welcomePublic transport nearbyInfants must sit on laps

Operated by Cody Trolley Tours

Is this one for you?You've just arrived in Cody and want to know what's worth your time without spending a day planning it. This trolley tour gives you the whole picture in an hour—you see the main attractions, hear their stories, and then spend the rest of your visit on the ones that actually call to you.