No matter how many times you saw the Grand Prismatic on pictures, it’s only when you stand there that you realize how large it actually is. It is also the best recognized and most photographed landmark of Yellowstone. If there is one place that you really have to see in Yellowstone, it is the colorful Grand Prismatic Spring, the star of the Midway Geyser Basin. It is not only the largest hot spring in the United States (and the third largest in the world), but also one of the most unique natural wonders on the planet. These are the very best places to see and things to do in Yellowstone National Park: 1. READ ALSO: Best Hotels Near Yellowstone National Park If you wonder how to plan your own trip, please check our Yellowstone itinerary suggestions for any trip from 1 to 5 days. TIP: If you just want to see the main highlights of Yellowstone without having to plan anything, check out these highly-rated small-group day tours – they cover all the main landmarks of Yellowstone in 1-4 days. You can find them at the bottom of this article. Good to know: In order to help you to make the most of your trip, we also included some practical tips for your visit, tips for where to stay, and a map indicating all the main Yellowstone attractions mentioned in this article. But if you are looking for the best of the best, must-see places in Yellowstone, then this is it. This is not a complete list of things to do in Yellowstone – it would be impossible to make one. You can read all about it all the way at the end of this post. It became one of our absolute favorite places in Yellowstone, so I think it deserves to be included on this best of Yellowstone list as well. In addition, we also share a beautiful less known place that you have probably never heard about. In this post we cover all the main attractions and landmarks of Yellowstone National Park. Places that are not to be missed in America’s oldest National Park. The authoritative record of NPR’s programming is the audio record.Are you planning your first trip to Yellowstone National Park and wondering what are the absolute best things to see and do in Yellowstone? You came to the right place! This text may not be in its final form and may be updated or revised in the future. NPR transcripts are created on a rush deadline by an NPR contractor. Visit our website terms of use and permissions pages at for further information. For NPR News, I'm Olivia Weitz in Gardiner, Mont.Ĭopyright © 2022 NPR. Her other job is driving a coach in Yellowstone National Park, carrying luggage and mail. WEITZ: And for Karoline, now that her food truck is closed for the time being, she'll actually be spending a lot of the winter on this new road. SHOLLY: We'll look forward to a good winter season and having 2,000 to 3,000 cars come down this road every single day next summer. That's keeping Superintendent Cam Sholly optimistic. WEITZ: The main tourism season is now over, but this new route will stay open for any winter visitors planning on cross-country skiing or taking in the local wildlife. SLEICHTER: Whenever you think it can't get slower, it does (laughter). But with the lack of tourists, she even closed for a week in early October. During that time, Karoline could look out the back of her food truck and see the road taking shape. Locals and park employees kept the food truck going. She actually opened in May, just before the flooding. WEITZ: She's closing down her food truck for the season. KAROLINE SLEICHTER: And so now I'm just removing all my utensils. WEITZ: We drove back to Gardiner, and it's there that I met Karoline Sleichter. SHOLLY: A little bit of a delay - but the reality is, when you're dealing with something that's so dynamic, to be able to do it in four months plus two weeks is, I think, really incredible. WEITZ: The park was hoping to open the road in the middle of October, to catch the last couple of weekends of tourists, but Sholly says putting in guardrails and widening the path took a little longer. It's safe, but it's steep and it's curvy, just like a lot of mountainous passes and roads. He says, before they paved it, this was a 10-foot-wide dirt path from the 1870s.ĬAM SHOLLY: Are people going to want to drive it? Absolutely. We stopped by the side of this new road with Yellowstone Superintendent Cam Sholly. Look above, and the snow-capped hills come into view. OLIVIA WEITZ, BYLINE: As we drive up the newly paved road just outside Gardiner, you look down on the river canyon, and it's there you see the old damaged road fading away. Here's Yellowstone Public Radio's Olivia Weitz. Over the weekend, a newly paved road opened again, which could be a lifeline. It is near Yellowstone National Park, but unprecedented flooding in June closed the road that connects the town to the park. Gardiner, Mont., depends on summer tourism.
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