Wyoming is a place full of stunning beauty, and our natural landscape is legendary! It’s no surprise that Americans and international travelers pick the Cowboy State for their vacations, but plenty of native Wyomingites don’t get out to see the places that make our state so well known. If you live here, you’ve got to check these natural wonders of Wyoming off your bucket list.

  1. Grand Prismatic Hot Spring, Yellowstone National Park

Flickr / Bernd Thaller Grand Prismatic is one of the world’s most impressive wonders, and we’re lucky enough to have it right here in Wyoming. This enormous and colorful spring is one of the features that helped elevate Yellowstone to its status as the world’s first National Park.

  1. Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone River

Flickr / Bernard Spragg, NZ The Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone River may not be as famous as the Grand Canyon of the Colorado River, but it’s certainly a wonder in its own right. With so many impressive spots to view the three waterfalls that make up the Canyon, including the famous Uncle Tom’s Trail, it’s easy to get up close to the powerful cascades.

  1. Delta Lake, Grand Teton National Park

Alltrails / Day Tomko Delta Lake is a bit of a hidden gem, but anyone with a sense of adventure and sturdy ankles can make it across the two boulder fields that lead you down to this azure alpine lake. It’s a full day trip trek, but it’s so worth it for the breathtaking views.Read more about it right here

  1. World’s Largest Mineral Hot Springs, Thermopolis

Flickr / Don Barrett Thermopolis is one of the best little cities in Wyoming! Hot Springs State Park is where you’ll find the world’s largest mineral hot spring, and you can even bathe in the healing water in public bathhouses or at Star Plunge.

  1. Devils Tower

Flickr / Joel Bedford Devils Tower is a prominent monolith in Wyoming’s black hills and it’s so strange and odd that it was featured in Close Encounters of the Third Kind, a 1977 blockbuster science fiction film. Read more about it right here

  1. Killpecker Sand Dunes

Flickr / Bureau of Land Management One of the only “whistling dune” systems in the world is found right here in Wyoming’s odd Red Desert. The Green River basin is truly a wonder of the world, and not many people even know that it exists.Read more about it right here

  1. Hell’s Half Acre

Flickr / Mobulis In Mobili Visit Hell’s Half Acre to see another spot made famous on the silver screen. This spot was used in Starship Troopers as the planet Klendathu! Today, it’s less of a tourist attraction and more of a forgotten roadside wonder.Read more about it right here

  1. Red Gulch Dinosaur Tracksite

Google Local / Scott Larsen You can walk in the footsteps of dinosaurs - literally - at the Red Gulch Dinosaur Tracksite! This incredible spot is preserved by the BLM and open to visitors.

Read more about it right here

What are your favorite Wyoming wonders? Nominate them, here, and we’ll check them out!

Flickr / Bernd Thaller

Grand Prismatic is one of the world’s most impressive wonders, and we’re lucky enough to have it right here in Wyoming. This enormous and colorful spring is one of the features that helped elevate Yellowstone to its status as the world’s first National Park.

Flickr / Bernard Spragg, NZ

The Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone River may not be as famous as the Grand Canyon of the Colorado River, but it’s certainly a wonder in its own right. With so many impressive spots to view the three waterfalls that make up the Canyon, including the famous Uncle Tom’s Trail, it’s easy to get up close to the powerful cascades.

Alltrails / Day Tomko

Delta Lake is a bit of a hidden gem, but anyone with a sense of adventure and sturdy ankles can make it across the two boulder fields that lead you down to this azure alpine lake. It’s a full day trip trek, but it’s so worth it for the breathtaking views.Read more about it right here

Flickr / Don Barrett

Thermopolis is one of the best little cities in Wyoming! Hot Springs State Park is where you’ll find the world’s largest mineral hot spring, and you can even bathe in the healing water in public bathhouses or at Star Plunge.

Flickr / Joel Bedford

Devils Tower is a prominent monolith in Wyoming’s black hills and it’s so strange and odd that it was featured in Close Encounters of the Third Kind, a 1977 blockbuster science fiction film. Read more about it right here

Flickr / Bureau of Land Management

One of the only “whistling dune” systems in the world is found right here in Wyoming’s odd Red Desert. The Green River basin is truly a wonder of the world, and not many people even know that it exists.Read more about it right here

Flickr / Mobulis In Mobili

Visit Hell’s Half Acre to see another spot made famous on the silver screen. This spot was used in Starship Troopers as the planet Klendathu! Today, it’s less of a tourist attraction and more of a forgotten roadside wonder.Read more about it right here

Google Local / Scott Larsen

You can walk in the footsteps of dinosaurs - literally - at the Red Gulch Dinosaur Tracksite! This incredible spot is preserved by the BLM and open to visitors.

Read more about it right here

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Address: Devils Tower, WY 82714, USAAddress: Yellowstone National Park, WY 82190, USAAddress: Grand Teton National Park Headquarters, Moose, WY, 103 Headquarters Rd, Moose, WY 83012, USAAddress: Hot Springs State Park, 220 Park St, Thermopolis, WY 82443, USAAddress: Chilton Rd, Wyoming, USAAddress: Red Gulch Dinosaur Tracksite, Greybull, WY 82426, USAAddress: Hell’s Half Acre, Wyoming, USA