Wyoming
 

07/30/10

NOTE: The travel information provided below is presented without any guarantee of accuracy or without endorsement of any business, individual, or government entity. All information is believed to be accurate, but is presented "as is" for your private use.

QUADRANT LOCATOR: The quadrant indicators (in brackets after each location name) are provided to help locate an attraction. The quadrant is based on dividing the state into four quadrants with the apex running through the geographical center of the state. For some states with outlying geographic areas, this may present a distorted view but is the best way I can think of to determine this information.

NOTE: If price is shown: 0$ = free, $ = under $10, $$ = $10 to $30, $$$ = $30 and above
Afton [SW]
  • Intermittent Spring (in Swift Creek Canyon E of Afton), Attraction: Mountain spring that gushes from the wall of Swift Creek Canyon, then suddenly stops so the streambed dries, short hike
  • Lincoln County Daughters of Utah Pioneer Museum, Attraction: Mormon history in SW Wyoming, 0$
Alcova [SW]
  • Cotton Creek Dinosaur Trail, Attraction: View fossils in their natural settings
  • Independence Rock State Historic Site (6 mi NW of Alcova off Rte220), Attraction: Famous landmark on the Oregon Trail, contains names & dates of pioneers carved into the face
Big Piney [SW]
  • Green River Valley Museum, Attraction: Historic jail cell, reconstructed homesteader's cabin
Buffalo [NE]
  • Carousel Park (US 16 at Exit 299 off I-25), Attraction: Renovated 1925 Spillman carousel
  • Cloud Peak Scenic Byway (Hwy16), Attraction: Scenic drive with switchbacks & winding roads over 9,666 ft Powder River Pass
  • Jim Gatchell Memorial Museum, Attraction: Over 15,000 artifacts from the area's past including frontier wagons, $
Casper [SE]
  • Fort Casper Museum & Historic Site, Attraction: Reconstruction of an 1847 Mormon Trail ferry, 1859 Guinard bridge, 1865 frontier Army fort, $
  • National Historic Trails Interpretive Center (Exit 189 off I-25), Attraction: Experience what it was like to travel on one of the historic trails that passed through the area, $
  • Tate Geological Museum, Attraction:
  • Werner Wildlife Museum, Attraction:
Cheyenne [SE]
  • Cheyenne Botanic Gardens, Attraction: Tropical foliage, cacti, waterfall, pond inside 6,800 sq ft greenhouse
  • Cheyenne Frontier Days, Attraction: 10-day rodeo in July
  • Cheyenne Frontier Days Old West Museum, Attraction: Horse-drawn vehicle collection, classic Western art, $
  • Holliday Park, Attraction: Union Pacific Big Boy locomotive #4004, one of the largest steam locomotives made, on display
  • Nelson Museum of the West, Attraction: Antique weapons, American Indian artifacts, military equipment, $
  • Union Pacific Railroad Museum (in Cheyenne Depot), Attraction:
  • Wyoming State Museum, Attraction: Wyoming's colorful heritage from Plains Indians, mountain men, cowboys, & miners, 0$

Cody [NW]

East entrance to Yellowstone National Park (52 mi E of Yellowstone on Hwy20)

  • Buffalo Bill Historical Center, Attraction: Consists of 5 museums, $$

    • Buffalo Bill Museum, Attraction: Belongings of the showman, scout, & Pony Express rider, Annie Oakley artifacts

    • Cody Firearms Museum, Attraction: Exhibits of American firearms, more than 5,000 items, development of firearms from the early 1500s

    • Draper Museum of Natural History, Attraction: Area's natural history & human influence

    • Plains Indian Museum, Attraction: Extensive collection of art, artifacts, ceremonial items, beadwork, weaponry of Arapaho, Blackfeet, Cheyenne, Crow, Shoshone, Sioux tribes

    • Whitney Gallery of Western Art, Attraction: Paintings, sculpture, & prints depicting the West

  • Chief Joseph Scenic Byway (Hwy 296), Attraction: 47-mi scenic drive including Sunlight Basin, Sunlight Creek Bridge, Clarks Fork Canyon
  • Cody Nite Rodeos (every night June through August), $$
  • Trail Town (3 mi W of Cody on US14/16/20), Historic buildings reassembled on the first site of Old Cody, $

Devils Tower [NE]

  • Devil's Tower National Monument (on US14 off I-90), Attraction: 1,267-ft tower core of ancient volcano

  • Keyhole State Park, Attraction: Camping, fishing, bird watching
Douglas [SE]
  • Ayres Natural Bridge (5 mi S of I-25 on Natural Bridge Rd), Attraction: Arch 30-ft high, 50-ft wide, 0$, 0$
  • Fort Fetterman State Historic Site (7 mi NW of Douglas via SR93), Attraction: Restored officers' quarters, ordinance warehouse, period rooms, weapons, artifacts, $
  • Railroad Interpretive Center, Attraction:
  • Wyoming Pioneer Memorial Museum, Attraction: Pioneer Wyoming items, military relics, American Indian artifacts, 0$
DuBois [NW]
  • DuBois Museum, Attraction: Local artifacts depicting the industry, history, culture, & geology of area, $
  • National Bighorn Sheep Interpretive Center, Attraction: Life-size dioramas & interpretive displays about Bighorn Sheep, $
Encampment [SE]
  • Grand Encampment Museum, Attraction: Site of 1897 copper discovery, re-created mining community with original buildings, doctor-dentist office, 1870s stagecoach station, saloon, general store, 0$
Evanston [SW]

See Fort Bridger State Historic Site

  • Bear River State Park, Attraction: Bison, elk
  • Joss House Museum, Attraction: Taoist temple built in 1894, story of Chinese immigration to the area, 0$
  • Uinta County Museum, Attraction: Railroads, ranching, & other aspects of county history, 0$

Fort Bridger [SW]

  • Fort Bridger State Historic Site (3 mi S of exit 34 off I-80), Attraction: Trading post established by Mountain Man Jim Bridger in 1843, important stop on the Oregon Trail & Pony Express, & military outpost until the 1890s, $
Fort Laramie [SE]
  • Fort Laramie National Historic Site (3 mi SW of Fort Laramie via US26), Attraction: National Historic Site, important waypoint on Oregon Trail, eleven restored structures including 1874 cavalry barracks, civilian, military, & Indian history, re-enactors depict life at the the fort, $
Gillette [NE]
  • Rockpile Museum (1 mi from Exit 124 off I-90), Attraction: Local history, firearms, pioneer relics, Native American artifacts, horse-drawn hearse, restored sheep wagon, rural schoolhouse, 0$
Glenrock [NE]
  • Glenrock Paleontological Museum, Attraction: Dig for fossils

Grand Teton National Park [NW]

One of the most photogenic of US National Parks

  • Chapel of the Transfiguration, Attraction: 1925 log chapel with a large window framing a spectacular view of the Teton Range

  • Colter Bay Visitor Center (Jct US89/191/287), Attraction: Park and wildlife information

  • Craig Thomas Discovery and Visitor Center (W of Moose Junction), Attraction: Displays on natural history, geology, wildlife

  • Cunningham Cabin Historic Site, Attraction: Site of historic ranch

  • Jenny Lake Visitor Center, Attraction: Park information, geology exhibits

  • Laurence S Rockefeller Preserve Center (on Moose-Wilson Rd), Attraction: Exhibits & information

  • Menor-Noble Historic District, Attraction: Re-created store and ferry
Green River [SW]
  • Flaming Gorge National Recreation Area, Attraction:
  • Seedskadee National Wildlife Refuge (27 mi NE of Green River), Attraction: Antelope, moose, mule deer, variety of birds, sandhill cranes, blue herons
  • Sweetwater County Historical Museum, Attraction: Artifacts relating history of Indians, Chinese laborers, & pioneers, 0$
Greybull [NW]
  • Bighorn Scenic Byway (Hwy 14)
  • Dinosaur beds & tracks
  • Greybull Museum, Attraction: History & geology of the area, Indian & pioneer artifacts, 0$
Guernsey [SE]

See Fort Laramie

  • Guernsey State Park Museum, Attraction: History of the area,, 1930s CCC buildings
  • Oregon Trail Ruts State Historic Site, Attraction: 5-foot deep ruts carved by wagon wheels on the Oregon Trail, 0$
  • Register Cliff State Historic Site, Attraction: Cliff where many travelers on the Oregon Trail left their names carved in sandstone, 0$
Jackson [NW]

South entrance to Yellowstone, also see Grand Teton National Park

  • Bar J Chuckwagon Supper & Western Show (6 mi NW of Jackson), Attraction: Chuckwagon style dinners, western music, $$
  • Bar-T-5 Covered Wagon Cookout & Wild West Show, Attraction: Covered-wagon ride, all-you-can-eat Dutch-oven dinner & family-oriented show, $$$
  • Jackson Hole (includes valley encompassing Jackson), Attraction: Plank boardwalks, old storefronts give feeling of Old West
  • Jackson Hole Museum, Attraction: Fur-trade, early settlers, firearms, tools, $
  • Million Dollar Cowboy Bar, Attraction: Collection of Wild West Americana
  • National Elk Refuge, Attraction: Winter home of thousands of migrating elk
Kaycee [NE]
  • Footprints of the Past Museum, Attraction: Hole-in-the-Wall area's history, Bozeman Trail, Dull Knife Battlefield, Johnson County invasion, Fort Reno, 0$
Kemmerer [SW]
  • Fossil Butte National Monument (11 mi W of Kemmerer on Rte20N), Attraction: Fossils of birds, fish, reptiles
  • Fossil Country Museum, Attraction: Replica of an underground coal mine, moonshine still, mountain man artifacts, Union Pacific Railroad memorabilia, 0$
  • J.C. Penney Homestead and Historic Foundation, Attraction: Site where famous store began
Laramie [SW]
  • American Heritage Museum, Attraction:
  • Laramie Plains Museum, Attraction: Thousands of artifacts from city's original settlers, carriage house, one-room log schoolhouse, $
  • Wyoming Territorial Prison and State Park, Attraction: Restored 1800s prison, re-created frontier town with living history characters, $
Lander [NW]
  • Sinks Canyon State Park (6 mi SW of Lander on Hwy131), Attraction: Popo Agie river vanishes into a large cavern and reappears in a trout-filled pool about a half mile down the canyon
Lingle [SE]
  • Western History Center (5 mi W of Lingle on US26), Attraction: Evidence left behind by earliest citizens of area, fossils, mammoth bones, arrowheads, 0$
Lovell [NW]
  • Medicine Wheel Indian Relic (Hwy14A), Attraction: Circle of limestone slabs & boulders in shape of wheel, builders unknown
Lusk [SE]
  • Stagecoach Museum, Attraction: Relics of pioneer & Indian days, original Concord stagecoach which was the last running stagecoach, $
Medicine Bow [SE]
  • Fossil Cabin Museum, Attraction: Structure made out of more than 5,000 dinosaur bones
  • Medicine Bow Museum, Attraction: History of Medicine Bow & the West, cowboy chaps, branding irons, cabin, 0$
Meeteetse [NW]
  • Charles J Belden Museum, Attraction: Personal effects, sculpture, photography of Charles Belden, 0$
  • Meeteetse Museum (in Charles J Belden Museum, Attraction: Artifacts from local ranches & homesteads, 0$
  • Meeteetse Hall Museum, Attraction: Local artifacts, 0$
Midwest [NE]
  • Salt Creek Museum, Attraction: Info on Salt Creek Oil Field first discovered in 1880s, the world's largest light-oil field, $
Moran Junction [NW]
  • Buffalo Valley Cafe (4.5 mi E of Moran Junction), Attraction: Good home cooking
Newcastle [NE]
  • Accidental Oil Company (4 mi E of Newcastle on Rte16), Attraction: Site of 1966 hand-dug oil well that was successful against all odds, antique drilling equipment, $
  • Anna Miller Museum (1 mi E of Newcastle on US16), Attraction: Wildlife, antique firefighting apparatus, pioneer articles, fossils, minerals, American Indian artifacts, Jenny Stockade built in 1875 to protect Black Hills area, 0$
Pine Bluffs [SE]
  • Rocky Mountain Snacks, Attraction: Factory tour, 0$
  • Texas Trail Museum,  Attraction: Local artifacts from 1871 era when Pine Bluffs was an important watering hole on the Texas Cattle Trail
Pinedale [SW]
  • Museum of the Mountain Man, Attraction: Experience the life of a Mountain Man from the early 1800s, Plains Indians exhibit, early settlement, $
Powell [NW]
  • Homesteader Museum, Attraction: Powell's early settlers, old farm implements, 0$
Rawlins [SE]
  • Carbon County Museum, Attraction: Western artifacts, sheep wagon, stained-glass window, 1920 hook-and-ladder fire truck, 0$
  • Wyoming Frontier Prison, Attraction: Operated from 1901-81, tour cell blocks, exercise yard, gas chambers, death house, prison artifacts, $
Riverton [SW]
  • Castle Gardens (40 mi E of Riverton on unimproved roads), Attraction: Rock knobs, pinnacles, spires w/Indian petroglyphs
  • Owl Creek Campground (6 mi N of Riverton), Attraction: Camping
  • Riverton Museum, Attraction: Story of 1900s homesteaders, general store, drugstore, school, beauty salon, dentist office, church, post office, Northern Arapahoe & Shoshone Indian artifacts, 0$
Rock River [SW]
  • Rock River Museum, Attraction: Local coal mining history, diverse cultures that settled area, 0$
Rock Springs [SW]
  • Boar's Tusk, Attraction: Rock formation which was landmark on Oregon Trail
  • Killpecker Sand Dunes, Attraction: North America's largest active dunes
  • Red Desert, Attraction: Watch for wild horses
  • Rock Springs Historical Museum, Attraction: Local coal mining history, diverse cultures that settled area, 0$
Saratoga [SE]
  • Hobo Hot Pool, Attraction: Relax in the warm waters, 0$
  • Saratoga Museum, Attraction: Displays relating to settlement of Platte Valley, sheep wagon, 0$
Savery [SE]
  • Little Snake River Museum, Attraction: History of the Little Snake River Valley & its residents, 1882 house, 0$
Sheridan [NE]
  • Cloud Peak Scenic Byway, Attraction: Beautiful driving loop through the Bighorn Mountains
  • King's Saddlery Museum, Attraction: Western saddle collection, American Indian artifacts, guns, cowboy history0$
  • Sheridan Inn, Attraction: Buffalo Bill Cody and Will Rogers stayed here when in town
  • Trail End State Historic Site, Attraction: 1913 mansion furnished in period, 0$
Shell [NW]
  • Red Gulch Dinosaur Tracksite, Attraction: Dinosaur tracks
South Pass [SE]
  • Atlantic City (3 mi E of South Pass), Attraction: Old West ghost town
  • South Pass City State Historic Site (on Hwy28), Attraction: Restored buildings from gold mining town re-create feel of Old West, $
Story [NE]
  • Fort Phil Kearny State Historic Site (Exit 44 off I-90), Attraction: Remains of Fort Phil Kearny, $
Sundance [NE]
  • Crook County Museum, Attraction: More than 30,000 items from the Old West, recreation of the original county courtroom, 0$
Ten Sleep [NE]

Modern town where the Wild West is still alive

  • Dirty Sally's General Store, Attraction: Old-fashioned malts and hard ice cream, Wyoming made crafts and souvenirs; hunting and fishing accessories
  • Mountain Man Cafe, Attraction:
  • Ten Sleep Pioneer Museum, Attraction: Everyday life of pioneer families and include tools and clothing
Thermopolis [NW]
  • Hot Springs Historical Museum, Attraction: Period rooms, American Indian artifacts, school, wildlife exhibits, mining items, agricultural equipment, oil industry displays, $
  • Hot Springs State Park, Attraction: Variety of hot springs including Tepee Fountain, two swimming pools, 0$
  • Legend Rock Petroglyph Site, Attraction: Petroglyphs
  • Wind River Canyon, Attraction: River channel carved more than 2,000-ft deep by Wind River, rock formations, Chimney Rock, 0$
  • Wyoming Dinosaur Center & Dig Sites, Attraction: Recent discovery of well-preserved dinosaur remains, more than 20 full-size dinosaur skeletons, $
Torrington [SE]

See Fort Laramie National Historic Site

  • Homesteaders Museum, Attraction: Displays of homestead period from 1882-1929, 0$
Waltman [NE]
  • Hells Half Acre (E of Waltman off Rte20-26), Attraction: 320-acre chasm with pinnacles, gulches & fantastic shapes
Wheatland [SE]
  • Laramie Peak Museum (2 mi N of Exit 78 off I-25), Attraction: Early settler items, Oregon Trail, cattle barons, 0$

Yellowstone National Park [NW]

First national park in U.S. offers geysers, hot springs, mud pots in 3,472 sq mi park, $$

  • Grand Loop Tour, Attraction: 142-mi drive that takes you by all 5 park entrances & within sight of most major attractions
  • Canyon Village Area
    • Canyon Visitor Education Center, Attraction: Learn how Yellowstone's volcano, geysers, hot springs, & geologic history affects all life here
    • Crystal Falls, Attraction: 129-ft waterfall in 3 steps, short hike to falls from North Rim of Yellowstone Canyon
    • Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone, Attraction: 24-mi long and up to 1200-ft deep canyon, two waterfalls, vista points
    • Lower Falls, Attraction: 308-ft falls in Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone
    • North Rim Drive, Attraction: One-way road along north rim of canyon to several lookouts of the falls and canyon, begins in Canyon Village
      • Brink of Lower Falls Trail, Attraction: 0.75-mi hike to a platform with an impressive view directly above the lip of the 308-ft Lower Falls
      • Grandview Overlook, Attraction: 750-ft above Yellowstone River
      • Inspiration Point, Attraction: 57 steps down to overlook of the Lower Falls and the canyon
      • Lookout Point, Attraction: Best view of Lower Falls at end of steep 150-ft trail
      • Red Rock Point, Attraction: Steep 0.4-mi path from Lookout Point to wooden platform overlooking the Lower Falls
    • Paint Pots, Attraction: Large springs filled with hot clay ranging in color from white to shades of pink & black
    • South Rim Road, Attraction: Drive along south rim of canyon
      • Artist Point, Attraction: Short trail to most photographed view
      • Uncle Tom's Trail, Attraction: Steep 0.25-mi trail plus 328 steel steps attached to canyon wall drops 500 ft to an unbeatable viewpoint well worth the effort
    • Upper Falls, Attraction: 109-ft falls at the head of the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone
    • Upper Falls View, Attraction: 0.3-mi trail to the brink of the Upper Falls
  • Fishing Bridge Area (27 mi from East Entrance)
    • Fishing Bridge Museum and Visitor Center, Attraction: Built in 1931, exhibits on the park's birds & other wildlife
    • Black Dragon's Caldron, Attraction: Bubbling black mud pot that is one of the newest thermal features in Yellowstone, first emerging in 1948
    • Dragon's Mouth Spring, Attraction: Surging hot water and steam
    • LeHardys Rapids, Attraction: Overlook to view rapids on the Yellowstone River
    • Mud Volcano, Attraction: Mud pot that occasionally churns due to rising gases
    • Natural Bridge, Attraction: 51-ft high natural bridge over Bridge Creek at end of 1-mi hike
    • Sulphur Caldron, Attraction: One of the most acidic hot springs in Yellowstone with turbulent yellow splashing water
  • Grant Village/West Thumb Area (22 mi from South Entrance)
    • Grant Village Visitor Center, Attraction: Role of fire in Yellowstone
    • West Thumb Geyser Basin
      • West Thumb Geyser Basin Trail, Attraction: 1/2-mile trail through colorful hot springs & dormant lakeshore geysers
    • Lewis Falls, Attraction: 30-ft falls on S entrance road
    • Moose Falls, Attraction: 30-ft falls just inside South Park Entrance on short trail
  • Madison Area (14 mi from West Entrance)
    • Madison Information Station, Attraction: Bookstore, wildlife exhibits, information about establishment & early history of Yellowstone National Park
    • Gibbon Falls (4.7 mi N of Madison Junction), Attraction: 84-ft falls
    • Keppler Cascades, Attraction: Set of multiple cascades/waterfalls 100-150 ft high
    • Lower Geyser Basin
      • Firehole Canyon Drive, Attraction: 2-mi one-way road from N to S
        • Cascades of the Firehole, Attraction: Series of cascades located at end of Firehole Canyon Drive
        • Firehole Falls, Attraction: 40-ft falls
      • Firehole Lake Drive, Attraction: One-way road S to N past several geysers you can see from your car
        • Fountain Paint Pots, Attraction: Mud pot with tints of pink & grey, 0,5-mi boardwalk
        • Great Fountain Geyser, Attraction: Erupts every 8 to 12 hours to a height of 100 to 200 ft, eruptions fairly predictable
        • Pink Cone Geyser, Attraction: Geyser located very close to road, daily 30-ft eruptions for up to 2 hours
        • Steady Geyser, Attraction: Erupts continuously up to 15-ft high
        • White Dome Geyser, Attraction: 30-ft eruptions from a 20-ft high cone atop a 12-ft mound every 12 to 14 minutes
    • Virginia Cascade (3 mi E of Norris Junction), Attraction: Located between Norris & Canyon Village, one-way side road leads to an overlook
  • Mammoth Hot Springs Area (5 mi from North Entrance)
    • Albright Visitor Center and Museum, Attraction: History of Yellowstone & national park idea
    • Historic Fort Yellowstone, Attraction: Includes visitors center and many red-roofed buildings built when the army protected the park
    • Lower Terrace Boardwalk, Attraction: Easy 0.5-mi walk through springs & terraces
      • Minerva Spring, Attraction: Grandest feature of the terraces
      • Palette Spring, Attraction: Colorful spring
    • Opal Terrace, Attraction: Only formation E of main road, intermittent activity
    • Rustic Falls (4.5 mi S of Mammoth), Attraction: 47-ft terrace-type falls viewable from parking area
    • Undine Falls (4 mi E of Mammoth), Attraction: 100-ft 3-tier falls viewable from parking area, short hike to falls
    • Upper Terrace Drive (2 mi S of Mammoth), Attraction: 1.6-mi one-way road through Main and Highland Terrace with viewpoints & short walks
      • Angel Terrace, Attraction: Inactive
      • Canary Spring, Attraction: Colorful spring with hanging stalactites, most exciting spring at Mammoth
      • Orange Spring Mound, Attraction: Series of cone-type fissures colored orange
      • White Elephant Back Ridge, Attraction: Fissure ridge built up by centuries of seepage from springs at top
    • Wraith Falls (5 mi E of Mammoth), Attraction: 100-ft falls, 0.5-mi hike to base of falls
  • Norris Area
    • Artist Paintpots Trail (4.5-mi S of Norris Junction), Attraction: 0.5-mi trail
      • Artist Paintpots, Attraction: Colorful paintpots at end of easy 0.5-mi trail
    • Back Basin Loop Trail, Attraction: 1.5-mi trail
      • Echinus Geyser, Attraction: Fountain-type geyser that erupts every 40 to 70 minutes
      • Emerald Spring, Attraction: Blue water with yellow lining, sometimes turns brown and erupts to 26 ft
      • Green Dragon Spring, Attraction: Boiling water and steam, greenish yellow & red deposits
      • Pearl Geyser, Attraction:
      • Porkchop Geyser, Attraction:
      • Steamboat Geyser, Attraction: Infrequent, unpredictable eruptions reaching 300-400 feet and lasting up to 12 hours
    • Beryl Spring (5.3 mi S of Norris Junction), Attraction: Blue-green pool with several spouts that shoot water up to 4 feet`
    • Chocolate Pots (2.8 mi S of Norris Junction), Attraction: Bright orange-brown pots, one below road, second across river
    • Monument Geyser Basin (4.9 mi S of Norris Junction, Attraction: Tall and oddly shaped geyser cones at end of 1 mi uphill trail
    • Museum of the National Park Ranger, Attraction: Development of the park ranger profession from its early military traditions to today's staff
    • Norris Geyser Basin Museum, Attraction: Hydrothermal features of Yellowstone, overlook of Porcelain Basin
    • Porcelain Basin Trail, Attraction: Two 0.5-mi loops
      • Black Growler Steam Vent, Attraction: On hill behind museum
      • Dark Cavern Geyser, Attraction: Erupts once or twice an hour to a height up to 20 ft
      • Fireball Geyser, Attraction: Erupts every 2 hours from 2 vents
      • Ledge Geyser, Attraction: Unpredictable geyser erupts out of 5 vents at a height of up to 125 ft
      • Whale's Mouth Spring, Attraction: Resembles open mouth with teeth, green water
  • Old Faithful Area
    • Old Faithful Visitor Center, Attraction: Hydrothermal features, geyser eruption predictions
    • Black Sand Basin (across from Old Faithful junction)
      • Cliff Geyser, Attraction:
      • Emerald Pool, Attraction:
      • Opalescent Pool, Attraction:
      • Rainbow Pool, Attraction:
      • Spouter Geyser, Attraction:
    • Midway Geyser Basin
      • Excelsior Geyser/Spring, Attraction: Formerly erupted as high as 300-ft, currently a boiling hot spring
      • Grand Prismatic Spring, Attraction: Largest hot spring in the U.S.
      • Turquoise Pool, Attraction: Impressive pool
    • Upper Geyser Basin
      • Anemone Geyser, Attraction: As pool fills with water and overflows, water erupts 10-ft into air in 7 to 10 minute cycles
      • Artemisia Geyser, Attraction: Erupts from and underwater cone in a blue pool about every14 hours
      • Beehive Geyser, Attraction: Unpredictable eruption up to 220 ft
      • Castle Geyser, Attraction: Erupts from 30-ft cone-every 10 to 12 hours to a height of 70 to 80 ft
      • Giant Geyser, Attraction:
      • Grand Geyser, Attraction: Erupts as high as 200 ft every 7 to 15 hours
      • Grotto Geyser, Attraction: Built up around petrified tree trunks
      • Lone Star Geyser, Attraction: Erupts for 30 minutes about every 3 hours
      • Morning Glory Pool, Attraction: Deep blue hot spring in shape of a morning glory
      • Old Faithful Geyser, Attraction: Most regular geyser in park erupting every 68 to 98 minutes to a height of 180 ft
      • Riverside Geyser, Attraction: Erupts at 60-degree angle over Firehole River to a height of 100 ft every 6 to 7 hours
      • Sapphire Pool, Attraction:
      • Solitary Geyser, Attraction: Erupts every 2 to 6 minutes up to 25 ft
    • Kepler Cascades, Attraction: Wooden bridge across Firehole River with excellent view of the falls
    • Old Faithful Inn, Attraction: Largest log building in world, built in 1904, free tours
  • Tower/Roosevelt Area
    • Lost Creek Falls, Attraction: 40-ft falls behind Roosevelt lodge at end of 0.3-mi trail, may be dry in fall
    • Petrified Tree (1.4 mi W of Tower), Attraction: 0.5 mi side road not suitable for large vehicles or trailers
    • Tower Falls, Attraction: 132-ft falls, easily viewed from overlook, short hike to base of the falls
 

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