The springs are open to the public for free as part of an 1896 treaty signed with the Shoshone and Arapaho Indian tribes.

It is an unusual instance of a river changing names at a point other than a confluence of two streams.

Roundtop Mountain, on the northern edge of town, is a unique geological formation shaped much like a volcano.

Because of Hot Springs State Park, tourism is of considerable economic importance to Thermopolis.

Other tourism-related businesses in and near the town include the Downtown Thermopolis Historic District, the Hot Springs County Museum and Cultural Center and the Wind River Canyon Whitewater Rafting.

The Hot Springs County Museum and Cultural Center has an eclectic collection of memorabilia from local pioneers circa 1890 through 1910, with plans to focus on Tim McCoy, who lived in Hot Springs County from 1912 to 1942, during which he built the High Eagle Ranch about 45 miles (72 km) west of town.

He worked for many years as an actor in what are now called B westerns, or lower-budget cowboy movies in Hollywood.

[14] Nearby East Thermopolis is home to the Wyoming Dinosaur Center, a non-profit corporation that conducts paleontology digs in the area and maintains a visitor center with a museum, gift shop and snack bar.

The event is co-sponsored by the Hot Springs County Chamber of Commerce and Hoop World Basketball.

[25][26] The facility was operated by the Wyoming Board of Charities and Reform until that agency was dissolved as a result of a state constitutional amendment passed in November 1990.

[27] The facility sits in the heart of the scenic Hot Springs State Park.

[citation needed] Gottsche Rehab Center is located within the campus of Hot Springs County Memorial Hospital.

It serves as a rehabilitation center for those in need after serious treatment at Hot Springs County Memorial Hospital.

Red Rock Family Practice is a small health facility in East Thermopolis.

The building is usually served as a minor treatment clinic, and is a branch of Hot Springs County Memorial Hospital.

[28] Thermopolis is served by the Hot Springs County–Thermopolis Municipal Airport near Grass Creek, Wyoming for basic aviation.