• Menu
  • Skip to right header navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar
  • Skip to footer

Uncover Colorado Logo

  • Blog
  • Activities
  • Events
  • Towns
  • Lodging
  • Dining
  • Transport
  • Made in CO
  • Search
  • Blog
  • Activities
  • Events
  • Towns
  • Lodging
  • Dining
  • Transport
  • Made in CO
  • Search
Buffalo Bill Museum
Buffalo Bill Museum in Golden.

Buffalo Bill Museum – Golden

FacebookTwitter

Buffalo Bill Museum and Grave includes Old West and Indian artifacts, antique firearms and lots of memorabilia from Buffalo Bill’s life and Wild West shows. It sits near the top of Lookout Mountain, a short drive from downtown Golden.

The Pahaska Tepee was built in 1921 as the original museum. Today it serves as a year round gift and and diner. The cafe offers a full grill, featuring buffalo entrees, burgers, ice creams and homemade fudge. It’s located near the top of Lookout Mountain Rd.

About William Frederick Cody, aka Buffalo Bill

Buffalo Bill Cody WY 1875
Buffalo Bill in Cody, WY, circa 1875.

William Cody, aka “Buffalo Bill” was a U.S. soldier, bison hunter and showman. He was one of the most colorful figures of the American Old West. His Wild West shows made him famous.

These circus-like shows featured cowboy themes, American Indians, sharp-shooters and re-enactments such as stagecoach robberies and the attack on Pony Express. In 1895, Buffalo Bill was key in the founding of Cody, WY.

Highlights at Buffalo Bill Museum

There are several picnic areas with tables and grills at Lookout Mountain Park, located at the base of the Museum entrance. An observation deck provides amazing views of the Front Range and Great Plains.

There’s also a short one mile hike that takes you from the museum to the Lookout Mountain Nature Center. This is also Visitor Center, in addition to a Preserve.

Getting There

Coming from Golden – Take 19th Street west from Golden. It will turn into the Lariat Loop Scenic Byway. It takes you directly to the Buffalo Bill Museum (about 15 minutes).

Coming from I-70 – Take the Lookout Mountain exit 256. Follow sign to Buffalo Bill Museum (should be only a few minutes)

Museum entrance.
Buffalo Bill's Grave.
Buffalo Bill Museum Gift Shop, open year round.
The museum sits atop Lookout Mountain.
Sitting Bull and Buffalo Bill in Montreal, QC, circa 1885.

Details

Address: 987 1/2 Lookout Mountain Rd, Golden, CO

Phone: 303-526-0747

Season: Year round

Hours: May 1-Oct 31, Daily, 9am-5pm; Nov 1-April 30, Tues-Sat, 9am-4pm

Website: buffalobill.org

Primary Sidebar

Join our Colorado travel community

Enter your email below and grab our free locals' guide and monthly what's up designed to help you live your Colorado life and uncover fun things to do. —and never miss out again.

Colorado Museums

  • All Activities
  • All Museums
  • Alferd Packer Massacre Site
  • American Mountaineering
  • ANA Money Museum
  • American Museum of Western Art
  • Anasazi Heritage Center
  • Buena Vista Heritage
  • Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art
  • Buffalo Bill
  • Camp Amache
  • Castle Rock Historical Museum
  • Children’s Museum of Denver
  • Clyfford Still Museum
  • Colorado Music Hall of Fame
  • Colorado Railroad
  • Colorado Ski & Snowboard
  • Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center
  • Colorado Springs Pioneers Museum
  • Colorado Sports Hall Of Fame
  • Cozens Ranch Museum
  • Creede Historic
  • Crested Butte Mountain Heritage
  • Cripple Creek District
  • Cripple Creek Heritage Center
  • Cussler Museum
  • Delta County
  • Denver Art
  • Denver Firefighters
  • Denver Nature & Science
  • Depot Art Gallery
  • Dinosaur Journey
  • Dragon Man’s Military Museum
  • Edwin Carter
  • Fiske Planetarium
  • Forney Museum of Transportation
  • Francisco Fort Museum
  • Frisco Historic Park
  • Four Mile Historic Park
  • Gates Planetarium
  • Gateway Auto Museum
  • George Rowe
  • Ghost Town Museum
  • Gunnison Pioneer
  • Hahns Peak
  • Hinsdale County
  • History Colorado Center
  • Hotel De Paris
  • Jack Dempsey Museum
  • Kit Carson County Carousel
  • Leadville Heritage
  • Limon Heritage Museum
  • Littleton Museum
  • Louden-Henritze Archeology Museum
  • Lyons Redstone Museum
  • Manitou Cliff Dwellings
  • May Natural History Museum
  • Miramount Castle Museum
  • Mizel Museum
  • Molly Brown House
  • Montrose County Historical
  • Museo De Las Americas
  • Museum Colorado Prisons
  • Museum Mountain West
  • Museum of Contemporary Art
  • Museum of Northwest Colorado
  • Museum of the West
  • National Mining Hall Of Fame
  • National Museum of World War II Aviation
  • North Park Pioneer
  • Old Colorado City History Center
  • Old Town Museum
  • Outlaws & Lawmen Jail
  • Penrose Heritage Museum
  • Pikes Peak Trolley Museum
  • Pioneer Village Museum
  • Play Street Museum COS
  • Pro Rodeo Hall of Fame
  • Pueblo Railway Museum
  • Red, White & Blue Fire
  • Rifle Creek
  • Rio Grande County Museum
  • Rocky Mountain Dinosaur Resource Center
  • Rocky Mountain Motorcycle Museum
  • Royal Gorge Dinosaur Experience
  • Saguache County Museum
  • Salida
  • San Juan Historical
  • San Luis Valley
  • Silver Cliff Museum
  • South Park City Museum
  • Southern Ute Cultural Center
  • Spanish Peaks Arts Council
  • Summit Historical Society
  • Swetsville Zoo
  • Tracks & Trails
  • Trinidad History Museum
  • Underground Mining
  • Ute Indian Museum – Montrose
  • Vehicle Vault
  • Victor Lowell Thomas
  • Western Museum of Mining
  • White River Museum
  • Wings Over the Rockies Air & Space Museum
  • World Figure Skating Museum
  • Yampa-Egeria Museum

Footer

Get In Touch

  • Home
  • About Us
  • Write For Us
  • Advertise
  • Contact Us
  • Resources
Facebook Instagram Pinterest Twitter

Disclosure: Uncover Colorado is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.com.

Things To Do

  • Travel Blog
  • Colorado Activities
  • Colorado Events
  • Colorado Towns
  • Colorado Hotels
  • Colorado Restaurants
  • Colorado Transportation
  • Made in Colorado

Visit Mile High Happy Hour for Denver neighborhoods' restaurant happy hours.

Winter Activities

  • Camping
  • Cross Country Skiing
  • Federal Lands
  • Hot Springs
  • Ice Skating
  • Skiing and Snowboarding
  • Snow Tubing
  • State Parks

Vacation like a VIP! Leisurely Lifestyle shares life and travel hacks, as well as cheap luxury travel.

Copyright © 2021 · Uncover Colorado - Vacations, Travel & Tourism | Sitemap | Privacy Policy | Disclaimer