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Center of the West

The Buffalo Bill Center of the West in Cody, Wyo., welcomes back “What Lies Beneath: Exploring Yellowstone Lake’s Mysterious Vents,” featuring photos by Chris Linder of the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, through May 1. Call 307-587-4771 or visit centerofthewest.org.

Roads and Tattoos

The Oregon Trail, Chisholm at the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum in Oklahoma City. Visitors can explore these overland routes via photos, rare book illustrations, maps and related ephemera. Running concurrently at the museum is the exhibition “Tattooing: Religion, Reality and Regret.” Call 405-478-2250 or visit .

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