Clark Planetarium - Gateway Mall SLC
The Planetarium presents programs about science and astronomy in an engaging fashion where each year more than 100,000 Utah school children
experience high quality astronomy and space science education services.
IMAX Theatre - See exciting science films on the giant screen
Space Dome - Star map displays and musical laser light shows.
Science Exhibits - observatory telescopes, foucault pendulum, earth globe, and meteorites.
KUTV Channel 2 Weather Station - fully functional weather station
Utah State Historical Society
Rio Grande Railroad Depot - Salt Lake City
Located in the 1910-built Rio Grande Depot in Salt Lake City's historic Gateway District just west of downtown.
Home of the official state government agency charged with preserving and sharing Utah's Past for the Present and Future.
This office produces a large number of related publications and historical exhibits.
Pioneer Memorial Museum
The Daughters of Utah Pioneers, founded in 1901, is actively working to preserve the history and artifacts of its Pioneer ancestors.
While the museum displays plenty of necessary objects fastened out of the scarce resources available in Utah,
the pioneers also leave a material record of remarkably ornate decorative arts.
LDS Museum of Church History and Art - Temple Square
tells the story of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints through educational exhibits and programs.
The museum collects and displays Latter-day Saint art and artifacts worldwide in a way that offers an educational experience for the whole family.
Social Hall Heritage Museum - Temple Square
Discover an archeological dig in downtown Salt Lake City.
The remains of the Social Hall were uncovered in 1991 and a museum was erected to preserve them.
There settlers shook off the hardships of frontier life and enjoyed music, dancing, lectures, and the company of good friends.
The museum can be entered through a walkway just east of the ZCMI Center Mall or inside the ZCMI Center Mall at the east escalators.
Visit the Social Hall Heritage Museum to find out what the early settlers of Salt Lake did for a good time.
LDS Family History Library
The Family History Library of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has the world's largest collection of genealogical information.
In 1894 the Church founded the Genealogical Society of Utah to gather records that help people trace their ancestry.
BYU Campus Tour
This LDS University is the largest church-owned school in the nation and is highly ranked for
offering a quality advanced education in the fields of agriculture, nursing, law, business,
education, technology, sociology, communications, the arts, humanities and science.
Visitors may explore many museums, libraries and sporting events.
University of Utah Campus Tour
This educational complex occupies over 1,100 acres overlooking Salt Lake City at University and 13th East.
Over 68 undergraduate programs are offered to a regularly enrolled student body of 26,000.
Visitors may explore many museums, libraries and sporting events.
More Central Utah Art Galleries
Terra Nova Gallery - Provo UT
Hope Gallery - Provo UT
Brownstone Art Gallery - Provo UT
USVC Library Art Gallery - Orem UT
BF Larson Art Gallery - BYU - Provo
Utah Museum of Natural History
State museum holds in trust artifacts and exhibits pertaining to the natural and cultural history of Utah.
Wide range of minerals, gems, plants, animals and early inhabitants. There are also many children's interactive exhibits spread across the six major galleries.
Ogden City Union Station
This grand old train depot, built in 1924, was the hub of transcontinental rail traffic for over 50 years.
Today it houses museums and galleries featuring railroad history, firearms, gems and minerals, classic cars and the arts.
The Union Station is also the home of a restaurant, model train shop, large and small meeting rooms and a satellite police station.
- Utah Railroad Museum - railroad history memorabilia and miniature train
- John M Browning Firearms Museum - handguns, rifles and larger firearms
- Browning-Kimball Car Museum - vintage automobile collection
Utah Museum of Fine Arts
Paintings and artwork span over 5,000 years. Includes Louis XIV furniture, 17th-century tapestries, Rubens paintings and special exhibits.
Tours, lectures and traveling exhibits.
Fort Douglas Military Museum
U.S. military historical exhibits range from the 19th-century to Operation Desert Storm and includes uniforms, tanks and artillery guns.
Fort Douglas is a former 9,000-acre military base located immediately east of the University of Utah.
Chase Home Museum of Folk Art
Liberty Park, 900 South 700 East, SLC, UT; 801-533-5760;
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The only state museum of its kind in the country, the Chase Home Museum of Utah Folk Arts has become the place where traditional art and
artists from Utah's ethnic, native, occupational and rural communities share their craft, music and dance with their own communities,
their Utah neighbors and with tourists from around the world.
Children's Museum of Utah
840 North 300 West, SLC, UT 84103; (801) 322-5268;
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Open: Mon-Sat 9:30AM-5PM (Fri nites open till 8PM);
Teaching exhibits with a lot of working gadgets from the real world brought down to a child's learning level.
Lots of hands-on interaction includes: Airplane cockpit, Diesel truck, Kid's Town grocery store, gas station and ATM machine,
Puppet show - behind the scenes operations, Obstacle course, Multicultural exhibits.
Wheeler Historic Farm
Victorian Home built by Sariah and Henry Wheeler in 1886.
Ten room farmhouse mansion reflects great skill in architecture. Today it operates as a living historic farm.
Hill Aerospace Museum - Hill AFB
The museum exhibits over 80 aircraft covering aviation history from the 1930's to the present plus an assortment of artwork, uniforms and flight suits.
F-15 and F-16 fighter planes, SR-71 Black Bird spy plane, Rockets, bombs and missiles.
Artwork at the Airport
Scenes of Utah life are predominant in an exceptional collection of artwork on display in the
various passenger terminals, giving travelers a sense of the state's beauty.
John Hutchings Museum of Natural History
The museum's objective is the preservation of artifacts and specimens for the education of future generations.
Its inquisitive founder, Mr. Hutchings had amassed large collections of artifacts that soon overflowed buildings at home.
By 1955 a museum was founded to house all of these items. Exhibits cover wildlife, archealogy, gems
and minerals, ancient american native history and pioneer history.
McCurdy Historical Doll Museum Provo UT
Over 3,000 dolls in a variety of dress themes and period costumes.
Alpine Art Center - Alpine UT
A wonderful new Art Gallery with Sculpture and Painting Galleries, set in the middle of beautiful Alpine Utah,
and surrounded by breathtaking mountain views and streams and garden trails.
Holy Trinity Cathedral - Greek Orthodox
In 1925 a new church was constructed in downtown Salt Lake City that
was unique for its time because of the Byzantine architecture included in the design.
Hellenic Cultural Assocation
- Museum, monument and library exhibits highlights from the Greek Experience in America.
Utah Field House of Natural History
State Park Museum - Vernal UT
The new museum is located two blocks east of the old Field House, a 22,000-square foot structure
to preserve and reveal the wealth of prehistory found within the Uinta Basin.
Within an 80-mile radius of Vernal, evidence of the entire Earth’s history is visible.
John Hutchings Museum of Natural History
Exhibits cover wildlife, archealogy, gems
and minerals, ancient american native history and pioneer history.
Western Mining & Railroad Museum - Helper UT
Four floors of exhibits on the history of railroads and coal mining. Basement exhibit of simulated
coal mine. Main floor has very extensive model train display.
Western Heritage Museum - Vernal UT
Memorabilia from Uintah County's past and present and many other
Old West exhibits depicting early pioneers, miners, soldiers, gunfighters and indians.
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