Yellowstone Lake

"One of the world's largest alpine lakes, the 132-square-mile Yellowstone Lake was formed when the glaciers that once covered the region melted into a caldera—a crater formed by a volcano." Full review

"The buttercup-yellow colonial Lake Yellowstone Hotel, dating from 1891, is the park’s oldest building and certainly its most elegant." Full review

"Clear, deep, and cold, Yellowstone Lake is found in one of the world's most geologically active areas, under the watch of the Beartooth and Absaroka mountains"