In addition to exploring the natural features of the park, visitors can also learn about the natural and cultural history of Yosemite Valley at a number of facilities in the valley: the Yosemite Valley Visitor Center, the adjoining Yosemite Museum, and the Nature Center at Happy Isles.
Nekateri se peljejo do razgledišča Glacier Point (poletje-jesen), kjer se vidi spektakularen pogled na Yosemite Valley in visokogorje ali se vozijo po slikoviti Tioga Road to Tuolumne Meadows (poletje-jesen), kjer gredo na sprehod ali pohod.