Yellowstone

Nature has always been a great tourist attraction, especially rare natural phenomena. Today we would like to talk about Yellowstone.

Yellowstone it is known as the oldest natural park in the world and for its wildlife and geothermal features. Each year the park wear more than 2 million tourists who are attracted by geothermal features such as geysers and hot springs, but how becomes this freak of nature in the tourist destination it is today?

In the beginning, Yellowstone had a dreadful communication, which made it very inaccessible to the vast majority of people. It wasn’t until the Northern Pacific Railroad occurred to him the idea of ​​building a train station in Livingstone connected to the Park entrance that the occupation in the park increased. Quickly went from 300 visitors in 1872 to 5000 in 1883. Tourists at that time possessed few roads and services and had to travel on horseback or by stagecoach, that's why them decided to create a second railroad in 1908 to access the west side.

In the fifties park visits increased significantly and because of that it was decided to create a plan for the modernization and extension of facilities throughout the park. The new buildings were designed in a modern style, leaving a portion of the park with the traditional style characteristic of the town.

Nowadays, has a large number of accommodations for tourists and infrastructure. There are over 2,000 seats for camping, a historic circuit area and become the city of Salt Lake City in the largest urban area near the park.