The Buffalo Bill Center is a world class museum with the western art museum, Plains Indian museum, Buffalo Bill memorabilia, and the Winchester museum. If you are contemplating a trip into Yellowstone, be sure to get an early start. It's almost an hour drive to the East Entrance from Cody. Entrance into the Park is on alternating days based on license plate numbers. Apparently one day last week, the line of cars waiting to get in the West entrance was 5 miles long. Check with the Cody locals on the current situation. Even if you don't go into Yellowstone, you can drive up to the East entrance along the North Fork of the Shoshone River. On the way, you can stop and look at the Buffalo Bill dam. The scenery up the North Fork is beautiful with amazing rock formations and you should see a few bison and some Big Horn sheep. Although less likely, you could see elk, a grizzly or a wolf if you take your time and keep your eyes peeled. The cow elk were in the lower hay meadows about a month ago for calving season but I don't know if they are still there. There are also lots of campgrounds and picnic spots along the river. Northwest of Cody is the Chief Joseph Highway, which is a spectacular drive. You can drive on into Cooke City, Montana, another little tourist town. I'd check on road conditions for that area too. The Beartooth Highway which runs between Cooke City and Red Lodge, Montana is closed due to flood damage. Just take a picnic lunch wherever you end up and enjoy your time in the mountains. If you do spend a day in Cody, there's a lot going on centered around the 4th of July parade..