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• Grant Village - The theme of the Grant Village
Visitor Center is the fires of 1988 and the role
of fire in Yellowstone. It has a theater with a
presentation titled,
10 Years After the Fire
.
• Fishing Bridge - The Fishing Bridge Visitor
Center and Museum is located one mile
east of Fishing Bridge Junction on the East
Entrance Road. Built in 1931, it is a National
Historic Landmark and houses historic bird
specimens and other animal mounts.
• Canyon Village - The Canyon Visitor
Education Center features Yellowstone’s
supervolcano concept. Through interactive
exhibits, animations, audio-visuals and
real-time scientific data you will gain
understanding about how Yellowstone’s
volcano, its geysers, hot springs and geologic
history affects all life here.
• West Yellowstone Information Center - The
West Yellowstone Visitor Information Center
is located outside the West Entrance of the
park and is managed jointly with the West
Yellowstone Chamber of Commerce and the
US Forest Service. It is a good location for
visitors to get oriented to the park, forests
and businesses available in the area.
ON YOUR OWN
Visitor Centers
Take time to visit one or all of the Visitor Centers.
Each has a unique theme and a Yellowstone
Association book store. National Park Visitor
Centers are located at:
• Mammoth Hot Springs - Mammoth Hot
Springs - The Albright Visitor Center and all
the red-roofed, many-chimneyed houses down
the street from it were built by the U.S. Cavalry
as Fort Yellowstone, an army post dedicated to
protecting the first national park. Over the last
two years, the beautiful stone building received
a full interior renovation. The new exhibits
focus on the ecology of Yellowstone’s Northern
Range, the development of the National Park
idea, and the history of Fort Yellowstone. An
orientation area with interactive displays
offers enhanced trip planning information and
Park rangers give educational talks and tours
throughout the year.
• Norris Area - The Museum of the National Park
Ranger is located at the entrance to the Norris
Campground. Formerly theNorrisSoldier Station,
exhibits in the building depict the development
of the park ranger profession, from its roots in
the military tradition and early Rangers to the
present array of NPS staff specialized duties.
The Norris Geyser Basin Museum features
information on thermal features and is located
on the main walkway to the geyser basin.
• Madison - The Madison Information Station
was built in 1929-30. This small building
currently houses the Junior Ranger Station
and a Yellowstone Association book store.
• Old Faithful - The Old Faithful Visitor Education
Center, which opened in 2010, contains exciting
interactive exhibits explaining Yellowstone’s
rare thermal features and a Young Scientist
room for visitors of all ages. The theater
features frequent showings of park videos.
Stop at the Visitor Education Center for the
next prediction for Old Faithful Geyser and a
few other geysers or call 307-344-2751.
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Don’t just see Yellowstone. Experience it.