Don't assume a Grand Teton vacation is limited to park boundaries. Here are a few attractions worth highlighting in the area.
- In Cody, Wyoming: The Buffalo Bill Historical Center (tel. 307/587-4771) is the best museum in the region. Another can't-miss is the Cody Nite Rodeo (tel. 800/207-0744), the only rodeo held every night throughout the summer.
- In Jackson, Wyoming: Glimpse some of the finest artistic interpretations of the natural world at the fantastic National Museum of Wildlife Art (tel. 307/733-5771), which houses 1,300 pieces within its red-sandstone walls. At the top of the Jackson Hole Aerial Tram (tel. 307/739-2753) at Jackson Hole Mountain Resort, you can see the Tetons from an elevation above 10,000 feet. During busy summer days, the tram carries 45 passengers, packed in like the skiers that take the lift in the winter.
- In West Yellowstone, Montana: For a look at Yellowstone's cultural history, pay a visit to the Yellowstone Historic Center (tel. 406/646-1100) in the historic Union Pacific depot.
