The most amaz­ing part about vis­it­ing this active vol­cano is how close you can get to the lip of the crater in a pri­vate vehi­cle — you sim­ply dri­ve right up to the edge and park, although you have to park fac­ing down­hill in case an emer­gency evac­u­a­tion is nec­es­sary. Look­ing down into the crater, you can see a lake of molten lava. Vis­it after dark to see the glow the bub­bling lava cre­ates inside the pit. If you vis­it dur­ing the day, there is a muse­um on-site, as well as pic­nic facil­i­ties.