Craig Thomas Visitor Center

If you drive south from Jenny Lake Visitor Center eventually you will come to the Moose area and the Craig Thomas Discovery and Visitor Center.  Try saying that three times fast, ;-).  Even the Grand Teton National Park website abbreviates it as CTDVC.

Enjoy modern displays that explore the themes of place, people, preservation and mountaineering. A raised relief map of the park provides a birds-eye-view of the valley, canyons, lakes and peaks. Follow peak identifiers inlaid in the floor to view your favorite peak. Watch a 24-minute high-definition movie Grand Teton National Park: Life on the Edge by Discovery Communications, Inc., or take a stroll along the Video Rivers.
--from NPS Grand Teton Website, Craig Thomas section

The building truly is beautiful, especially in its setting.  Different, but beautiful.

Because of our limited timeframe we did not end up watching the film that is apparently available at the center, but we spent some time looking around at the exhibits, starting with the large moose outside.

There were quite a few displays, and not all of them were merely artifacts or signs.  Quite a few pieces were three dimensional objects or otherwise quite interesting and/or interactive.

There were even video screens that you could walk on which displayed different scenes ranging from a stream to mountain vistas.

What do you think left these tracks?

What about these?

And you could see the different people who have lived and explored the area.

Also some more modern figures were included.

Then there were animal displays.

I enjoyed the various prints and pelts that you could touch.

As we exited I also enjoyed the architecture on the far side of the building (opposite from the exterior view above).

~Matt