Yellowstone National Park's Best Photo Spots

This is the largest hot spring in Yellowstone and third largest in the world. The neon colors seem to be unnatural as if someone poured in buckets of vivid paint in concentric circles. The colors are indeed ...

Even though Artist Point is not the inspiration behind Thomas Moran's iconic paintings, it will leave you awestruck nonetheless. Waterfalls crashing down into a craggy canyon partially covered with evergreen...

You could go to the Smithsonian to view the famous Moran painting of "The Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone," or you could avoid distasteful politics and traffic, and go straight to the source in Wyoming. Shad...

One of the most famous geysers in the nation, Old Faithful got its name because of its predictability. Perhaps this is the reason why this geothermal eruption is so famous - people know they'll get a show as...

Yellowstone's Mammoth Hot Springs are dubbed an "inside-out cave," with its golden travertine terraces. There are hotels and eateries built around the springs, which make a fantastic viewpoint to take photos...

If you were thinking that the neon green, yellow, and orange rings of color are quite unnatural for a Yellowstone Park site, you would be correct. In the 1940s, the Morning Glory Pool was an arresting shade ...

In Upper Geyser Basin a giant crater-like formation looks like a natural oversized punch bowl. The raised rim is not a crater though, it is a sinter formation made by the mineral deposits left form the water...

The backdrop of the Yellowstone Lake makes this geyser a particularly unique anomaly. To get there find the trailhead on the west side of Yellowstone Lake near the Grant Village Visitor Center. The trail loo...

Meet grizzly bears and wolves close-up and in safety. The Center rescues and rehabilitates these magnificent creatures. Some bears were orphaned or labeled as nuisances by encroaching humans. The wolves were...

Even though this cannon of shooting water is quite majestic, it doesn't really resemble a castle now. When it was first discovered, its rims resembled castle battlements, and thus was given the moniker "Cast...

Every bit as mythical and mystical as the name suggests, Dragons Mouth Spring comes out of a deep cave to produce hot steam and a boiling mud pool. Akin to the fiery breath of the magical winged creature, it...

This 132-foot plunge of cascading water is named Tower Fall because of the column-like rock formations that surround the top. A day hike to the falls is possible, if you're willing to spend a couple of hours...

This basin is one of the most remarkable - it is home to Steamboat Geyser which shoots 328 feet into the air. There are plenty of other land and water formations here such as giant craters. One such crater w...

One of the most unusual geysers in Yellowstone (and that's saying something!) is marked by large, irregularly formed white rocks pockmarked with holes. It also erupts quite irregularly - sometimes staying qu...