Wyoming Attractions

Yellowstone is the first and oldest national park in the world (set aside in 1872) and covers 3,472 square miles (8,987 km²). The park is mostly situated in the NW corner of Wyoming and is famous for its various geysers, hot springs, and other geothermal features and is home to grizzly bears, wolves, and free-ranging herds of bison and elk. Aside from its beautiful varied and rugged landscape, Yellowstone is world-famous for its geothermal features. Travelers to Yellowstone can view more than 300 geysers (such as "Old Faithful"), pools of boiling mud, and an amazing assemblage of wildlife, such as grizzly bears, wolves, bison and elk, all while standing on the surface of the Earth's largest known "super-volcano".

Over 50 years old, this museum houses almost 12,000 antiquities that range from Native American artifacts, to objects and tools from the area's first settlers and traders. Also features exhibits on the history of Jackson, Jackson Hole, and the surrounding National Parks. Walking tours available. $3 adults, $2 seniors, $1 students. Open Monday - Saturday 9:30AM-6PM, Su 10AM-5PM

The National Elk Refuge preserves land for the more than 5000 elk that migrate to the area each winter. Though wildlife is easily viewable from the main Refuge Road, a highlight of a visit to the refuge is a ride on a horse-drawn sleigh, offered daily every year from December to April, depending on snow conditions. Hiking is limited in the refuge.  Every day, 8AM-7PM summer, 9AM-5PM winter.  

The National Museum of Wildlife Art, located in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, is a museum dedicated to presenting art about wildlife. Located on a bluff called East Gros Ventre Butte and amid real wildlife habitat, the 51,000-square-foot (4,700 m2) sandstone structure overlooks the National Elk Refuge. Permanent exhibits include the Bison, John Clymer, and Carl Rungius galleries. The Museum started in 1987 on the Jackson Town Square and was called Wildlife of the American West Museum. In 1994 it opened a 51,000-square-foot (4,700 m2) facility 2.5 miles (4.0 km) north of its previous location, across Highway 89 from the National Elk Refuge. As of 2011 there are more than 5,000 artworks and 350 artists represented in its permanent collection. Notable artists include Georgia O'Keeffe, Albert Bierstadt, Andy Warhol, Carl Rungius, Robert Bateman (painter), Auguste Rodin, and Rosa Bonheur. A...