We actually just returned from there this past week and had a wonderful time! This was the last stop on our 3 week vacation and realized I didn't allow enough time to look at everything there! It is gorgeous! Seeing you're from Massachusetts and you're close, go for it! No kidding, it's going to be a long day of driving but if the driver doesn't mind then do it! There are two loop drives in the park and we drove both and each one to complete takes hours but the scenery is breath taking! The northern drive, in my opinion, has the best scenery from the mountains (scary sometimes!) to Yellowstone Lake and the southern drive definitely has the most geysers. Like I said before, if everyone is up to the drive time and distance then go for it! We loved it and will definitely some day go back! :B