The Cody Firearms Museum

I've been to it. Great museum to spend time at.

Shit I have "family" out that way who is always trying to get me to come visit

from a week ago ..

Wow! I was there 3 years ago and it looks so different! It looks alot more interesting now, i dont remember the downstairs and those pull out displays are new.
Im actually going back there in 2 months Going back to yellowstone and thats my very first pitstop from the airport again.

get a good photo of Kirsten's poster @knuts

I think these were the only pictures i took when i went there. The new displays are definitely more interesting and i cant wait to go back there!

I was there several years ago when I went out to visit my uncle who lives in Wyoming. In my opinion, it is the Mecca for all true firearms enthusiasts. Lots of great firearms of all kinds, displays about their history, a recreation of John Browning's workshop, hell you just might leave it with a boner. I may or may not have. Yes, it's definitely worth the trip in my opinion.

If you're in the Cody area I would also recommend a few other stops. If you've never been to Yellowstone National Park you should definitely go there. It's become inundated with tourists more so than ever but it has breathtaking natural beauty in so many ways. You could spend days there and only touch the surface. I would also recommend going to the Buffalo Bill Wild West Museum, which if memory serves me correctly is either right next door or maybe in the same building as the Firearms Museum. If you like history or wild west stuff it's all in there.

This one may be a tad controversial but I'm adding it here because, to me, it is one of the most important parts of American history and one that we should never forget. When I was traveling with my uncle, who by the way is one of the most conservative/pro-gun people I know, it was on our last day there and he said he was going to be taking me to "the saddest part of American history." I had no idea where were were going but he wound up bringing me to Heart Mountain Relocation Center, which was one of the Japanese Internment Camps during World War II. After walking the grounds there I realized why this should a place every American should visit. It shows beyond any shadow of a doubt that our government has wrongly rounded up and incarcerated whole sets of people who have committed no crime, with no chance for trial or defense. If they've done it in the past they can do so again. It may not be the Japanese next time. It just may be you and me. That's why the Second Amendment is so important. To keep this from happening again.

It looks much different from when I was there last, which has to be at least 10 years ago at this point. Would love to head back that way again.

I will be there next Tuesday!

Sadly I never made it. 5 days/4 nights backpacking in the wilds of Yellowstone knocked me out. I didn’t have the energy to cross over from Jackson to Cody to see the museum my last day. I will go again next year.

So i just got back from America, here are some pics i took. There were alot of other stuff i didnt get to picture.
They have some new fun interactive stuff in there now, pistol shoots, shotguns and long range shooting. Place was fun but we couldnt stay too long there.
Its definitely a must see if you are around that part of the state, especially if you are planning on visiting yellowstone.

How much time would it take to really see and take it all in?
I plan on taking a road trip for a couple weeks next year to nowhere in particular, maybe make this one destination.

dubleuhb said:

How much time would it take to really see and take it all in?
I plan on taking a road trip for a couple weeks next year to nowhere in particular, maybe make this one destination.

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They have over 7k firearms in there. And thousands and thousands of other artifacts. I didnt even get to go downstairs and just looked into a few of those pull out displays they had. Its actually quite overwhelming. You should take your time in there. Plus its 5 museums in one big building, theres a lot to see in there.

Nice pictures. Thanks for sharing.

Been there. It is the best.