Top Things to do in Yellowstone National Park
Things to do in Yellowstone National Park, Yellowstone National Park: The Best Visitor Centers
Established in 1872, Yellowstone National Park is a national treasure. Located primarily in Wyoming, the park also extends into Montana and Idaho. Yellowstone has active geothermal features with geysers and boiling mud pots throughout the park. The most famous is Old Faithful, a geyser that has erupted on the clock for decades. Travelers be warned, July is the busiest month of the year, with almost a million visitors alone. The park has a tour bus system, nine visitor centers, and 2,000 campsites.
1. Canyon Visitor Education Center
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 142 reviews
Reviewed By jesseo582 - Jackson, United States
Visitors often have trouble visualizing the Yellowstone hot spot, especially with internet sources screaming “the Supervolcano is overdue” so frequently. Yellowstone volcanism is presented in perspective here with nature, media, art, Native culture and earthquakes in a most educational balance. Often visitors only allow themselves one day to see the park and so have to miss the visitor centers. Please plan ahead for several days and take advantage of this outstanding resource to help appreciate the wonders of the park much better.
2. Old Faithful Visitor Education Center
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4.5 based on 694 reviews
Reviewed By billandgeorgeanna - Lake Havasu City, United States
We always start our visit at the Visitor's Center and if they have a video or two spend the time to watch before we tour the area. They had a great video on the history which ended just in time for us to get a great spot to watch Old Faithful.
3. Grant Visitor Center
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4.5 based on 25 reviews
The Grant Visitor Center is located on the shore of the West Thumb of Yellowstone Lake one mile off of the main park road at Grant Village Junction. The visitor center and development are named for President Ulysses S. Grant, eighteenth president of the United States, who signed the bill creating Yellowstone National Park in 1872. The facility was constructed during the 1970s and, along with the entire Grant development, was and is a controversial Yellowstone development due to its location in prime grizzly bear habitat (the area is the location of several major cutthroat trout spawning streams). The visitor center hosts an exhibit that interprets fire's role in the environment, using the fires of 1988 as the example. The Yellowstone Association has a sales area in the lobby of the visitor center.
4. West Yellowstone Visitor Information Center
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4.5 based on 31 reviews
Reviewed By S6299LNjosephm - Tiffin, United States
Here's the place to go to get expert help and suggestions. Very knowledgeable associates ready to help anyone make their visit the most rewarding. Suggestions to us included to go to certain sections of Yellowstone in order to see some wild life. Following the advice we were greeted by a herd of buffalo.
5. Albright Visitor Center and Museum
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 44 reviews
Reviewed By jesseo582 - Jackson, United States
Many visitors to Yellowstone from the north make a beeline for the apparent springs and are disappointed that’s all they can see. The more curious ones purchase a map and see where the boardwalks lead to other active areas but also alongside many historic areas of travertine deposit. But those who take advantage of the visitor center not only learn where the most active areas are, they also learn the area has constantly been changing for a long time. It’s not less active than 50 years ago, just constantly evolving. The unexpected joy is discovery of unimagined museum displays lending context to the park at large. Visiting here can get your holiday off to a more informed start.
