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Museums

Fishing Bridge Museum

A 1931 stone-and-log trailside museum and visitor center in Yellowstone, known for its rustic park architecture.

Yellowstone National Park, WY

About Fishing Bridge Museum

The Fishing Bridge Museum sits about a mile off the Grand Loop Road on the East Entrance Road in Yellowstone National Park. Its native-rock and log design is often called parkitecture and served as a model for park buildings across the country. Completed in 1931, it was built so visitors could explore Yellowstone on their own, without a guide. The building was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1987. Inside, visitors can see historic bird specimens and mounted animals, speak with rangers, and browse a bookstore. The museum is the largest of the park's trailside museums and works as a small visitor center.

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Yellowstone Lake
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Look out over North America's largest high-elevation lake, with geysers on its shore at West Thumb and trout below Fishing Bridge.
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Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone
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Norris Geyser Basin Museum
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Museum of the National Park Ranger
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Grand Prismatic Spring
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Cooke City Montana Museum
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