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== Arts and culture == * Center for the Arts: The center was founded in 1991 to help support an artist culture within the town. Construction of the facility was completed in 2007.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.jhcenterforthearts.org/about/about-the-center|title=About The Center|website=Center for the Arts|access-date=April 24, 2016}}</ref> *Elkfest: The annual Jackson Hole Elk Antler Auction occurs each spring. At this event, members of the [[Boy Scouts of America]] help sell all the antlers collected on the nearby [[National Elk Refuge]]. Profits go to help the local Boy Scouts and the refuge.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://elkfest.org/|title=Elkfest 2020 - A Celebration of Elk and Antler|website=elkfest.org}}</ref> * [[Grand Targhee Resort]]: About an hour away, 42 miles, on the west side of the Teton Range in Alta, opened in 1969, it is accessed through Idaho over Teton Pass. * [[Grand Teton Music Festival]]: This is a seven-week classical music festival held every summer in the town of Jackson.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://gtmf.org/about/|title=About|website=Grand Teton Music Festival|access-date=April 24, 2016}}</ref> * [[Grand Teton National Park]]: A national park that includes the Teton Mountain Range, roughly 310,000 acres. The park brings in more than two million recreational tourists each year.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nps.gov/grte/learn/news/news-release-15-02.htm|title=Grand Teton National Park Experiences Record Visitation in 2014 - Grand Teton National Park (U.S. National Park Service)|website=www.nps.gov|access-date=April 24, 2016}}</ref> The Grand Teton National Park is roughly 5 miles away from Jackson.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Jackson,+WY/Grand+Teton+National+Park,+Wyoming/@43.5734386,-110.8779719,11z/data=!4m14!4m13!1m5!1m1!1s0x53531a58fccf7f4b:0x3d1c01cbb13a835c!2m2!1d-110.7624282!2d43.4799291!1m5!1m1!1s0x5352519ec95d1ba9:0xa5a0b88ecc91a337!2m2!1d-110.6817627!2d43.7904282!3e0|title=Google Maps|website=Google Maps|access-date=April 24, 2016}}</ref> * [[Jackson Hole Mountain Resort]]: The resort opened in 1966, 12 miles north of Jackson. It has abundant steep terrain and has one of the highest vertical drops in North America, at 4,139 feet (1,262 m). * [[National Elk Refuge]]: The refuge was created to shelter one of the largest elk herds in the country and borders the town of Jackson. Throughout the winter visitors can go on horse-drawn sleigh rides to view the herd. * [[National Museum of Wildlife Art]]: Overlooking the National Elk Refuge is the National Museum of Wildlife Art which shows and preserves many wildlife artworks. Along with pieces inside of the museum, there is a ΒΎ mile trail with many sculptures along it. * [[Snow King Mountain|Snow King Mountain Resort]]: The first ski resort in Jackson and is significantly cheaper than Jackson Hole Mountain Resort. Even though Snow King is cheaper it is still quite a challenging hill. This resort is located on the Southeast edge of town. 400+ acres of skiable terrain with 3 chairlifts and a high speed summit gondola * [[Snow King Observatory and Planetarium]]: An educational program located at the Snow King Mountain summit * [[Yellowstone National Park]]: Mostly in Wyoming, Yellowstone also extends into Idaho and Montana. This park was the first national park in the country, and brings in roughly four million visitors each year.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nps.gov/yell/planyourvisit/visitationstats.htm|title=Visitation Statistics - Yellowstone National Park (U.S. National Park Service)|website=www.nps.gov|access-date=April 24, 2016}}</ref> This park is less than 60 miles away from Jackson.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Jackson,+WY/Yellowstone+National+Park,+Teton+County,+WY/@44.0751907,-112.1502872,8z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m14!4m13!1m5!1m1!1s0x53531a58fccf7f4b:0x3d1c01cbb13a835c!2m2!1d-110.7624282!2d43.4799291!1m5!1m1!1s0x5351e55555555555:0xaca8f930348fe1bb!2m2!1d-110.588455!2d44.427963!3e0|title=Google Maps|website=Google Maps|access-date=April 24, 2016}}</ref>
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