Must-see attractions in Wyoming

  • The Teton range's reflection upon the Snake River after dawn at Schwabacher Landing in Grand Teton National Park, WY.

    Grand Teton National Park

    Yellowstone & Grand Teton National Parks

    Awesome in their grandeur, the Tetons have captivated the imagination from the moment humans laid eyes on them. While their name is often ascribed to…

  • Mammoth Hot Springs

    Yellowstone National Park

    The imposing Lower and Upper Terraces of Mammoth Hot Springs are the highlight of the Mammoth region. An hour’s worth of boardwalks wind their way between…

  • Upper Geyser Basin

    Yellowstone National Park

    While Old Faithful gets the most attention, there's lots to explore in Upper Geyser Basin, which has the densest collection of geysers in Yellowstone. On…

  • Grand Prismatic Spring

    Yellowstone National Park

    At 370ft wide and 121ft deep, Grand Prismatic Spring is the park’s largest and deepest hot spring. It’s also considered by many to be the most beautiful…

  • Lamar Valley

    Yellowstone National Park

    Of Lamar Valley's abundant wildlife, the most famous – and to some, controversial – resident is the gray wolf. Wolves were missing from the ecosystem…

  • Canyon Visitor Education Center

    Yellowstone National Park

    This major center is well worth a visit for its innovative and interactive displays on Yellowstone’s geology. The highlight is a room-sized relief model…

  • Wyoming Territorial Prison

    Wyoming

    See the only prison ever to hold Butch Cassidy, who was in for grand larceny in 1894–96, only to emerge a well-connected criminal who fast became one of…

  • Artist Point

    Yellowstone National Park

    Artist Point is probably the most famous of the canyon’s viewpoints, offering a long overview of the Lower Falls and canyon. It was not, as many people…

  • Norris Geyser Basin

    Yellowstone National Park

    Norris Geyser Basin comprises Porcelain Basin and Back Basin, accessed through two connecting loops. If the world's tallest geyser, Steamboat Geyser, isn…

  • Lookout Point

    Yellowstone National Park

    Popular Lookout Point, near Canyon Village, offers the best views of the Lower Falls. An adjacent 0.5-mile trail drops 500ft to Red Rock for even closer…

  • Inspiration Point

    Yellowstone National Park

    A side road branches off North Rim Dr to reach busy Inspiration Point, which offers an overview of the length of the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone and a…

  • Old Faithful

    Yellowstone National Park

    Though it’s neither the tallest nor even the most predictable geyser in the park, Old Faithful is the poster child for Yellowstone and a consistent crowd…

  • Yellowstone National Park

    Yellowstone National Park

    America's iconic first national park, Yellowstone is home to over 60% of the world’s geysers – natural hot springs that periodically erupt in towering…

  • Porcelain Basin

    Yellowstone National Park

    One mile of boardwalks loop through Porcelain Basin, the park’s hottest exposed basin. (The name comes from the area’s milky deposits of sinter, also…

  • Old Faithful Inn

    Yellowstone National Park

    Designed by Seattle architect Robert C Reamer and built in 1904, this is the only building in the park that looks as though it actually belongs here. The…

  • Grand Teton

    Grand Teton National Park

    Crowning glory of the park, the dagger-edged Grand Teton (13,775ft/4199m) has taunted many a would-be mountaineer. The first white men to claim to have…

  • Morning Glory Pool

    Yellowstone National Park

    A steamy favorite that’s well worth the walk, beautiful Morning Glory Pool is named after its flower shape. Unfortunately, the pool is slowly changing…

  • Old Faithful Visitor Education Center

    Yellowstone National Park

    This environmentally friendly center is all about the thermal features at Yellowstone, exploring the differences between geysers, hot springs, fumaroles…

  • Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone

    Yellowstone National Park

    Near Canyon Village, this is one of the park's true blockbuster sights. After its placid meanderings north from Yellowstone Lake, the Yellowstone River…

  • Point Sublime

    Yellowstone National Park

    From Artist Point a trail leads 1 mile (45 minutes) to this viewpoint for more fabulous views of the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone's colorful walls,…

  • Fort Laramie

    Wyoming

    Built in 1834, Fort Laramie is one of the great landmarks in the history of the American West. Built as a fur trading post, later a military garrison fort…

  • Devil's Tower National Monument

    Wyoming

    Rising a dramatic 1267ft above the Belle Fourche River, the nearly vertical monolith of Devil's Tower National Monument is an awesome site. Known as Bears…

  • Jenny Lake Overlook

    Grand Teton National Park

    Perched on the lake's glacial moraine, this overlook offers good views of the Tetons and tall Ribbon Cascade to the right of Cascade Canyon, and shuttle…

  • Two hikers at Cistern Spring, Norris Geyser Basin, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming.
Two Hikers at Cistern Spring, Yellowstone National Park - stock photo

    Back Basin

    Yellowstone National Park

    Two miles of boardwalks and gentle trails snake through Norris' forested Back Basin. The main show here is Steamboat Geyser, the world’s tallest active…

  • West Thumb Geyser Basin

    Yellowstone National Park

    Although West Thumb is not one of Yellowstone’s prime thermal sites, its 0.5-mile shoreline boardwalk loop (with a shorter inner loop to finish with)…

  • Tower Fall

    Yellowstone National Park

    Two-and-a-half miles south of Tower-Roosevelt Junction, Tower Creek plunges over 132ft Tower Fall before joining the Yellowstone River. The fall gets its…

  • Boiling River

    Yellowstone National Park

    One of the few places where you can take a legal soak in Yellowstone is Boiling River, halfway between Gardiner and Mammoth. From the parking area by the…

  • Sinks Canyon State Park

    Wyoming

    Beautiful Sinks Canyon State Park, 6 miles southwest of Lander on Hwy 131, centers on a curious feature of the Middle Fork of the Popo Agie River, where…

  • Geological Museum

    Wyoming

    The Morrison Formation – a Jurassic sedimentary rock – stretches from New Mexico to Montana and is centered in Wyoming. This layer has produced many of…

  • Laurance S Rockefeller Preserve Center

    Grand Teton National Park

    In contrast to other visitor centers, this beautiful center is a meditative experience. Sitting on 3100 acres donated by the Rockefeller family, the…

  • Lake Yellowstone Hotel

    Yellowstone National Park

    The buttercup-yellow colonial Lake Yellowstone Hotel, dating from 1891, is the park’s oldest building and certainly its most elegant. Robert Reamer (who…

  • Mammoth Hot Springs Hotel

    Yellowstone National Park

    The Mammoth Hot Springs Hotel is worth a visit even if you're not staying. Piano music echoes around the lobby from 5pm, followed by video or slide…

  • Frontier Days Old West Museum

    Wyoming

    For a deep dive into Cheyenne's pioneer past and rodeo present, visit this museum year-round on the Frontier Days rodeo grounds. It is chock-full of rodeo…

  • Mormon Row

    Grand Teton National Park

    This is possibly the most photographed spot in the park – and for good reason. The aged wooden barns and fence rails make a quintessential pastoral scene,…

  • Indian Arts Museum

    Grand Teton National Park

    Well worth a visit to peruse pieces from this vast collection, with objects spanning from 1830 to 1940. Artifacts include beautiful beadwork, bags and…

  • Grant Village Visitor Center

    Yellowstone National Park

    This visitor center offers an in-depth exhibit on fire, particularly the blazes of 1988 that burned one-third of the park and indicated fire's important…

  • Oxbow Bend

    Grand Teton National Park

    One of the most famous scenic spots in Grand Teton National Park for wildlife-watching is Oxbow Bend, with the reflection of Mt Moran as a stunning…

  • Fountain Paint Pot

    Yellowstone National Park

    Just past pretty Silex Spring, Fountain Paint Pot is a huge bowl of plopping goop that ranks as one of the biggest in the park. The action is sloppiest in…

  • Menor's Ferry Historic District

    Grand Teton National Park

    In 1892, entrepreneurial Ohioan Bill Menor took advantage of this narrow channel in the Snake River and established a homestead, ferry and general store…

  • Mud Volcano

    Yellowstone National Park

    A fairly subdued geothermal area near Fishing Bridge, Mud Volcano still delights with the huffing, steaming maw of Dragon's Mouth Spring and the spectacle…