Yellowstone National Park guide

Waterfalls, bison, and geysers: plan the ultimate trip through Montana and Wyoming

Top wow spots of Yellowstone

Waterfalls, bison, lakes, rivers, mountains, and geysers: this behemoth national park stretches through Montana, Idaho, and Wyoming

grand prismatic spring in midway geyser basin
Courtesy of Xanterra Parks and Resorts

Grand Prismatic Spring

The largest hot spring in the park (and the United States) looks almost other-worldly in its rainbow-like brilliance. The Hayden Expedition in 1871 named this spring because of its beautiful coloration, and the fluorescent intensity depicted in artist Thomas Moran's water-color sketches.


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