Structures featured in this section range from small cabins to grand hotels, and illustrate some of the various public accommodations available in the parks.

Daniel Hull, as senior landscape engineer during the 1920s, took a leading role in the design of park facilities and visitor accommodations. Hull worked closely with Gilbert Stanley Underwood (architect of the Ahwahnee Hotel, Grand Canyon Lodge and Zion Lodge), in the development of park villages serving visitor needs while preserving the area's spectacular scenery. His prototypical village plan took the form of a small central lodge or pavalion housing a lounge, kitchen and dining room, with outlying cottages and service buildings.

Designed by architect Robert Reamer, Old Faithful Inn is a prime example of Rustic craftsmanship, and is one of only a few remaining historic log hotels in the United States. The use of local materials to defray construction has resulted in the hotel being readily identifiable. The seven hundred foot long, seven story structure has withstood numerous natural disasters and retains many of its original qualities.