Norris Geyser Basin Museum

A historic 1930 trailside museum on a ridge above Norris Geyser Basin, staffed by rangers in summer.

Yellowstone National Park, WY

About Norris Geyser Basin Museum

The museum sits on a ridge overlooking Norris Geyser Basin and serves as a starting point for visitors exploring the basin. Built in 1930 as a trailside museum for independent visitors, its open central foyer still leads toward the basin. Its two side rooms now present exhibits on geothermal activity and life in thermal areas. Rangers staff the building during the summer to share park information and run programs, and restrooms are in the parking lot. The Fishing Bridge, Madison Junction, and Norris museums were designated National Historic Landmarks in 1982.

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