Salt Lake City Museums

(Salt Lake City, Utah - UT, USA)



With some excellent museums tracing Salt Lake City's historic past and documenting the early pioneer settlers, anyone interested in American History will have a field day visiting the city's most cultural of attractions. Covering topics ranging from military and religion, to transport and social development, the history museums of Salt Lake City are amongst the best.

Those visitors who are keen to explore different interests should head to the Classic Cars International Antique Autos, or the Natural History Museum of Utah, where some hidden treasures can be found. Families holidaying in Salt Lake City with their children might like to pay a visit to the Discovery Gateway Children's Museum, where kids can interact with numerous hands-on features.


Pioneer Memorial Museum

Address: 300 North Main Street, Salt Lake City, Utah UT, USA
Tel: +1 801 538 1050
Documenting the age of the pioneers, this museum contains some interesting memorabilia and artifacts, including displays on the lives of Brigham Young and Heber Kimball. The Carriage House exhibit features a range of interesting forms of transport from a pioneer wagon to a mule powered streetcar.
Open hours: Monday to Saturday - 09:00 to 17:00, Sunday 13:00 to 17:00
Admission: free, donations welcome

Discovery Gateway / Children's Museum of Utah

Address: 444 West 100 South, Salt Lake City, Utah UT, 84112, USA
Tel: +1 801 456 5437
An excellent place to take the kids in Salt Lake City; here they can enjoy a range of hands-on features and interactive exhibits that cover the arts, sciences and humanities. Displaying a range of educational exhibits and artifacts, the Discovery Gateway Children's Museum is suitable for kids of all ages. Notable highlights include the multimedia Story Factory, the Kid's Eye View exhibit, the outdoor Terrace (complete with its very own helicopter), and the Media Zone, where you can have a go at presenting your own news program.
Open hours: Monday to Thursday - 10:00 to 18:00, Friday and Saturday - 10:00 to 20:00, Sunday - 12:00 to 18:00
Admission: charge, children under one year old are free

Classic Cars International Antique Auto Museum

Address: 355 West 700 South, Salt Lake City, Utah UT, USA
Tel: +1 801 322 5509
The Classic Cars International Antique Auto Museum features more than 200 classic automobiles that have been carefully restored back to fully operational order. Interestingly, visitors to this attraction are also able to place an offer on any of the vehicles seen here, should they desire to make a purchase.
Open hours: Monday to Saturday - 08:30 to 16:30
Admission: free

Fort Douglas Military Museum

Address: 32 Potter Street, Salt Lake City, Utah UT, 84113, USA
Tel: +1 801 581 1251
Set in a Victorian-style building dating from the 1870s, the Fort Douglas Military Museum traces military history in Utah and Salt Lake City, from the arrival of Johnston's army in 1857 to the Vietnam War. Featuring exhibits on the history of Utah's military, the Fort Douglas covers the founding of Fort Douglas in 1862 and documents Mormon military endeavors.
Open hours: Tuesday to Saturday - 12:00 to 17:00
Admission: free, donations suggested

Natural History Museum of Utah

Address: 301 Wakara Way, Salt Lake City, Utah UT, USA
Tel: +1 801 581 6927
With exhibits on anthropology, geology, mineralogy, paleontology and vertebrates, as well as frequently rotating exhibitions, the Natural History museum is one of the most popular cultural attractions in the entire city. With many educational features and a gift shop, this is a great place to take a journey into the natural world and an excellent spot to while away a rainy afternoon.
Open hours: Thursday to Tuesday - 10:00 to 17:00, Wednesday - 10:00 to 21:00
Admission: charge, discounts for seniors and children under 12, children three years old and under are free

Museum of Church History and Art

Address: 45 North West Temple, Salt Lake City, Utah UT, USA
Tel: +1 801 240 3310
This fascinating museum chronicles the history of the Church of Latter Day Saints through a series of fascinating exhibits that range from displays such as a wagon like those used by the pioneers and an immigrant's ship bunk to treasured artifacts and recreated frontier living quarters. Through these exhibits and documents, visitors to the Museum of Church History and Art can learn about migration, pioneer settlements and the Church's history.
Open hours: Monday to Friday - 09:00 to 21:00, Saturday and Sunday - 10:00 to 19:00
Admission: free

Utah State Historical Society

Address: 300 South Rio Grande Street, Salt Lake City, Utah UT, 84101, USA
Tel: +1 801 533 3500
This museum traces the history of Salt Lake City through photographs and artifacts. Located in the Renaissance revival depot, the society appropriately exhibits displays on Utah's industrial, cultural and social development, while the Utah Information Center within is a research facility for writers, historians and genealogists.
Open hours: Monday to Friday - 08:00 to 17:00, Saturday 10:00 to 15:00
Admission: free