Yellowstone. Known for the geysers, hot pools, mud pots, etc. These are all fun to see and definitely make the trip worthwhile. Not to mention the variety of wildlife that is easily seen in the park. We saw a lot of buffalo, elk and deer. We only saw one moose. We did see a bear, the first one I've ever seen. That was particularly cool.
The most memorable thing we did was to go swimming at the Firehole River Swimming Hole. This is sort of a "secret" - as it's not advertised in any of the park literature, but is an obviously well-used spot, with parking places and stairs down to the river. If you're bringing kids along (or even if you're not) take a dip in the river. It's not warm, exactly, but there's a LOT of hot springs that feed into it so it's a great temperature for swimming. Very much warmer than snow melt. The river has a definite current, and the best thing is to work your way up the rocks as far as you can, then push off into the main current and float down the river. We all had a blast. Just take the Firehole River one-way drive. You can't miss it. If you want to go play like a kid in the water, and you happen to be in Wyoming, this is the place to do it.
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