High up on Lookout Mountain, the Buffalo Bill Museum & Grave — part of the Denver Mountain Parks systems — honors William F. Cody, aka Buffalo Bill, a legendary character of the Old West and sometime Denver resident (we had to fight Wyoming to keep Cody here permanently) who was the first great marketer, according to museum director Steve Friesen. The museum is filled with exhibits celebrating Cody's life and the way in which he affected our view of the West: At one point the showman was the most famous man in the world. But it's the gift shop next door — in a log structure that was the first building on this stunning site — that really shows how the West was fun. It's full of much more than rubber tomahawks, though; you'll find great jewelry, a big book collection, art and clothing along with the kitsch.
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