Roosevelt Arch photo op—original entrance to America's first national park.
Family owned and operated restaurants:
Tumbleweed Cafe or Yellowstone Grill—breakfast and lunch.
Corral—elk and bison burgers and huckleberry milkshakes.
Two Bit Saloon and Red's Blue Goose—local watering holes.
Wonderland café—breakfast, lunch, and dinner in a modern, rustic setting with plenty of local artwork on display.
Wildlife watching right in town—check out Arch Park or the high school football field for elk and bison herds, or the field across from Park Street for deer and pronghorn antelope.
Shopping for wildlife photography, western ware, made-in-Montana products along Park Street.
Yellowstone National Park sign photo op.
Historic Mammoth Hot Springs and Albright Visitor Center.
Mammoth Terraces.
Stop for a bite to eat or spend some time in the porch rocking chairs with a beverage at Roosevelt Lodge midway on along the journey.
Lamar Valley—famous wildlife watching, including wolves, bears, bison, and moose.
Short family-friendly hikes along the way: Wraith Falls, Yellowstone River Picnic Area Trail, Trout Lake.
Stop by Beds and Buns for cheddar bombs and milkshakes.
Explore Cooke City Montana Museum.
Stop by the visitor center for updates on the Beartooth Highway (summer).
Sweeping views of the Absaroka Beartooth Mountain Range on this famed scenic byway.
Top of the World Resort and Store.
Scenic pullouts, optional hikes to alpine lakes.
End the day in Red Lodge, Montana
Pollard Hotel—historic hotel pick.
The Yodeler Motel—Neala's favorite locally owned motel "Corporate free and groovy since 1969."