Experience the historic Wild West from horseback!
Before or after visiting the museums of the Buffalo Bill Center of the West, extend your western experience!
Kids on horseback by Shoshone River.
Join Buffalo Bill Horse Rides for a family trail ride through the sage brush along the Shoshone River near the Center. If you have little ones, arrange a pony ride for kids age four and under.
The details:
- Trail Rides (1 hour long): $40 per rider (ages 5 and older)
- Pony Rides: $20 per rider (ages 4 and younger)
To make a reservation, or find out more:
Call 307-250-7660 or e-mail bbhorserides@gmail.com.
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A trail ride returning from an hour-long trip.
Plains Indian Arrows Workshop
June 23 – 25, 8:30 – 11:30 a.m.
Learn about the use of the bow and arrow on the Northern Plains, including shooting styles, basic construction, and cultural importance. In this workshop, Nakoda (Assiniboine) educator and craftsman Ernest Gendron guides visitors in the step-by-step process of crafting arrows. Visitors come away with their own arrows, and the knowledge to craft more.
Advance registration is required. Cost is $70 for Buffalo Bill Center of the West members; $75 for non-members.
The Center’s summer educational programs made possible through a generous grant from the R. Harold Burton Foundation. E-mail Emily Buckles or call her at 307-578-4110 for more information.
Click here to register for this workshop.
Plains Indian arrows. Paul Dyck Plains Indian Buffalo Culture Collection. NA.102.257.1-4
Wildlife of the West Tour
Learn about Wildlife of the West on this tour. Charlie Russell’s “The Buffalo Herd.” 21.80
Explore the spectacular wildlife of the American West and how these animals have influenced Plains Indian cultures and western artists.
This hour-long guided tour visits three of the Buffalo Bill Center of the West’s museums: the Draper Natural History Museum, the Plains Indian Museum, and the Whitney Western Art Museum.
Our guided tours are included with your regular admission to the Buffalo Bill Center of the West. Meet at the Tour Desk in the Hub (main lobby). Donations are gratefully appreciated and help fund this program.
Enjoy one of our other guided tours as well:
Learn about the inhabitants of the West in our guided tour. Alfred Jacob Miller’s “Trappers Saluting the Wind River Mountains,” 1864. 10.70
People of the West Tour
From early Plains Indian peoples to contemporary artists, the amazing landscapes of the American West have influenced and inspired people’s lives.
In this one-hour guided tour, learn more about the lives and cultures of these “westerners” as we explore the Plains Indian Museum, the Whitney Western Art Museum, and the Cody Firearm Museum.
Our guided tours are included with your regular admission. Meet at the Tour Desk in the Hub (main lobby). Donations are gratefully appreciated and help fund this program.
Enjoy one of our other guided tours as well:
What superhero powers does a turkey vulture have? Find out at “Superheroes of Nature!”
Raptor Program: Superheroes of Nature
Draper Museum Raptor Experience
June 1 – August 15
Every day at 2:30 p.m.
Superman, Batman, Captain America… Why go to the movies to see a superhero when you can simply look out your window? Join the birds of the Draper Museum Raptor Experience at this daily raptor program and learn about the amazing adaptations that allow raptors to be some of the top predators in the world.
Superheroes of Nature lasts approximately 30 minutes and takes place in the amphitheater of the Braun Garden, next to the Bald Eagle Exhibit.
The Draper Museum Raptor Experience is funded in part by the Nancy-Carroll Draper Foundation, the W.H. Donner Foundation, and the Donner Canadian Foundation—the latter in partnership with the University of Wyoming’s Berry Biodiversity Conservation Center.
Early photo of Lake Hotel in Yellowstone, date unknown. NPS photo. Find out more about Yellowstone in this tour.
Yellowstone Yesterday & Today Tour
Yellowstone National Park was the first national park in the world. It was initially set aside to protect the wondrous geologic features within it. But in doing so, it has protected one of the most wild and ecologically significant regions in North America.
This one-hour guided tour explores the rich history of the park, as well as some of the current controversies that surround it.
Our guided tours are included with your regular admission. Meet at the Tour Desk in the Hub (main lobby). Donations are gratefully appreciated and help fund this program.
Enjoy one of our other guided tours as well:
“Talon Talk” reveals how raptors, like the red-tailed hawk, use their powerful feet to hunt.
Raptor Program: Talon Talk
Draper Museum Raptor Experience
June 1 – August 15
Every day at 4:30 p.m.
Have you ever wondered what makes raptors such incredible hunters? Now is your chance to find out! Meet one or two of our “Avian Ambassadors” up close and personal during this short question and answer session with a Draper Museum Raptor Experience handler.
Talon Talk takes place in the Center’s Braun Garden.
The Draper Museum Raptor Experience is funded in part by the Nancy-Carroll Draper Foundation, the W.H. Donner Foundation, and the Donner Canadian Foundation—the latter in partnership with the University of Wyoming’s Berry Biodiversity Conservation Center.
Raptor Program: The Night Shift — Owls of the Yellowstone Region
Draper Museum Raptor Experience
June 1 – August 15
Every day at 10 a.m.
The Center of the West’s Draper Museum Raptor Experience is home to great horned owl Teasdale, short-eared owl Amelia, and northern saw whet owl Remington. Learn all about them and other owls of the Yellowstone region at our raptor program The Night Shift.
Hawks, eagles, and falcons may be the top aerial predators during the day, but at night, owls rule the skies. Find out how they use camouflage, vision, and some of the best hearing in the animal kingdom to their advantage. The presence of three live owls makes this program a must-see for everyone!
The Night Shift takes place in the Center’s Braun Garden.
Saw-whet owl Remington
Great horned owl Teasdale
Short-eared owl Amelia
Wildlife of the West Tour
Learn about Wildlife of the West on this tour. Charlie Russell’s “The Buffalo Herd.” 21.80
Explore the spectacular wildlife of the American West and how these animals have influenced Plains Indian cultures and western artists.
This hour-long guided tour visits three of the Buffalo Bill Center of the West’s museums: the Draper Natural History Museum, the Plains Indian Museum, and the Whitney Western Art Museum.
Our guided tours are included with your regular admission to the Buffalo Bill Center of the West. Meet at the Tour Desk in the Hub (main lobby). Donations are gratefully appreciated and help fund this program.
Enjoy one of our other guided tours as well:
Learn about the inhabitants of the West in our guided tour. Alfred Jacob Miller’s “Trappers Saluting the Wind River Mountains,” 1864. 10.70
People of the West Tour
From early Plains Indian peoples to contemporary artists, the amazing landscapes of the American West have influenced and inspired people’s lives.
In this one-hour guided tour, learn more about the lives and cultures of these “westerners” as we explore the Plains Indian Museum, the Whitney Western Art Museum, and the Cody Firearm Museum.
Our guided tours are included with your regular admission. Meet at the Tour Desk in the Hub (main lobby). Donations are gratefully appreciated and help fund this program.
Enjoy one of our other guided tours as well:
