Natural History Museum of Utah

301 S Wakara Way, Salt Lake City, UT 84108-1214

Description

As the Utah state museum of natural history, this top attraction provides an introduction to the science in Utah's remarkable landscape! With engaging exhibits and over 5,000 artifacts on display, the Museum features Utah's paleontology discoveries, fascinating gems and minerals found world-wide, preserved artifacts from Utah's prehistoric peoples, and stories told by the five Native nations that lie within the state's boundaries.

Comments

We visit here every year and sometime multiple times a year depending on the exhibits. They are always top rate and the regular offerings are well done and offer tons of information in a very appealing and fun environment. The gift store will be a favorite for the kids , I loved visiting this museum. The building is beautiful and the exhibits are fun for both kids and adults. , My husband and I went to the museum as part of our anniversary weekend in June, 2016. The dinosaur exhibit was incredible. I had no idea so many dinosaurs have been found in Utah. The Native American exhibit was interesting too. It was well worth the time and small fee. , Operated by the University of Utah on the higher part of its campus. Great views of Salt Lake City. The building is only five years old, built at a cost of over $100 million dollars. Money well spent. Very state of the art, with hands on exhibits for the young. The dinosaur exhibit is outstanding, Well staffed with students. Nice... More  , The building is amazing and the exhibits change regularly. If you are in SLC for any amount of time, you should at least stop in. EXCELLENT for viewing amazing SLC sunsets. , I have been by the museum and and loved its remarkable location and blended architecture. The last time I was at the "very old" museurm at the University of Utah was when I was around eight years of age. The interior is noting but stunning. The exhibits were beaurtiful with the transiton from one age to another brought together seemlessly.... More  , This is one of the loveliest museums I have ever visited. The staff is great, the displays interesting and well laid out and the gift shop is the best. , Great place to spend a few hours or the day! Building and views are spectacular! Exhibits and interactive items are fun and interesting. Adults and kids had a great time! , Extensive exhibits, particularly for dinosaurs. We had a very hard time finding it, despite knowing it was on the university campus. Could use additional signage. , Well worth a visit, a good distance from city centre and our sat nav kept sending us round in circles. however when we eventually arrived we found the collections of Native American artiifacts and Utah natural history sections fascinating. There is also an extensive collection of dinsosaur skeletons - more information on these would be useful Overall well worth a... More 

We visit here every year and sometime multiple times a year depending on the exhibits. They are always top rate and the regular offerings are well done and offer tons of information in a very appealing and fun environment. The gift store will be a favorite for the kids

I loved visiting this museum. The building is beautiful and the exhibits are fun for both kids and adults.

My husband and I went to the museum as part of our anniversary weekend in June, 2016. The dinosaur exhibit was incredible. I had no idea so many dinosaurs have been found in Utah. The Native American exhibit was interesting too. It was well worth the time and small fee.

Operated by the University of Utah on the higher part of its campus. Great views of Salt Lake City. The building is only five years old, built at a cost of over $100 million dollars. Money well spent. Very state of the art, with hands on exhibits for the young. The dinosaur exhibit is outstanding, Well staffed with students. Nice... More 

The building is amazing and the exhibits change regularly. If you are in SLC for any amount of time, you should at least stop in. EXCELLENT for viewing amazing SLC sunsets.

I have been by the museum and and loved its remarkable location and blended architecture. The last time I was at the "very old" museurm at the University of Utah was when I was around eight years of age. The interior is noting but stunning. The exhibits were beaurtiful with the transiton from one age to another brought together seemlessly.... More 

This is one of the loveliest museums I have ever visited. The staff is great, the displays interesting and well laid out and the gift shop is the best.

Great place to spend a few hours or the day! Building and views are spectacular! Exhibits and interactive items are fun and interesting. Adults and kids had a great time!

Extensive exhibits, particularly for dinosaurs. We had a very hard time finding it, despite knowing it was on the university campus. Could use additional signage.

Well worth a visit, a good distance from city centre and our sat nav kept sending us round in circles. however when we eventually arrived we found the collections of Native American artiifacts and Utah natural history sections fascinating. There is also an extensive collection of dinsosaur skeletons - more information on these would be useful Overall well worth a... More