I just spent about a week exploring Salt Lake City. Here’s a summary of my travel notes.
The breakdown:
Highlights
Connect Attractions Pass
Get the Connect Pass. It gets you into 17 attractions, 14 venues around Salt Lake. Each venue will cost you $20-$40 per admission, whereas a 24-hour Connect Pass is just $36 and gets you into everything.
Find out more here: The Salt Lake Connect Attractions Pass
Clark Planetarium
- Free admission to planetarium, optional paid IMAX and Dome Theatre shows
- Shows (ones I wanted to see):
- Into Americas Wild 3D – beautiful scenery!
- Destination Mars – didn’t watch
- Tons and tons of space games and interactive exhibits
- Paid shows are free with Connect Pass
- Here’s their website
Snowbird Tram Ride
Gorgeous views! I went in the evening when the sun was started to get lower and it was beautiful!
- Free with Connect Pass
- Here’s their website
Natural History Museum of Utah
There’s SO much here to explore and learn. They have whole levels dedicated to: space, life & biology, geology of Utah, dinosaurs, and more. Oh and the views of the Great Salt Lake Basin are beautiful!
- Free with Connect Pass
- Here’s their website
Sunrise and Sunset
Ensign Peak, a must (pics are from March 2022). There’s a little (15-20min, 10min if you rush it) hike if you want to reach the tippy top of Ensign Peak, otherwise you can just walk to the viewpoint a little-ways up.
Other Fun Things To Do
Neighborhood Commercial Centers
Shopping malls, commercial centers, neighborhood community centers, whatever you want to call them. I always find them fun to walk around and explore!
- City Creek Center
- The Gateway
- Trolley Square
- 9th & 9th
- Commons at Sugar House
Liberty Park
Second-largest park in Salt Lake City. Lots of space to walk, jog, rollerblade, or just chill.
Ice Cream
- Spilled Milk Ice Cream and Cereal Bar (left)
- normal® ice cream (right)
Farmer’s Markets
Every Saturday in the summer at Pioneer Park. More details on their website.
Aquatic Center
To cool off from the summer heat. Lap lanes and a water park/slide at Fairmont Aquatic Center for $4.
The “waterslide guy” apparently didn’t show up the day I went though, 😥.
Things To Do Next Time
Stuff I didn’t get to but was on my list to do next time.
Red Butte Garden
Botanical gardens next to the Natural History Museum.
- Free with Connect Pass
- Here’s their website
International Peace Gardens
Inside of Jordan Park on the west side of the city. Free admission.
More Ice Cream
There’s always time for more ice cream. I heard Koi D Bar was good but didn’t get to go.
Utah Olympic Park
Museum and adventure activities in Park City, UT.
- Ropes course is free with Connect Pass
- Here’s their website
Salt Lake Brewery Pass
A one-time fee that gets you a $5 credit at each of 14 different breweries and brewpubs over a set time period (so a maximum $5×14=$70 value)
- Find out more at their website
Massage
I was looking at https://matrixmassagespa.com/
Thanksgiving Point
- Museum of Natural Curiosity
- Thanksgiving Point Ashton Gardens
- Thanksgiving Point Museum of Ancient Life
All part of the Connect Pass
Other Activities
- Rock climbing
- Browsing art galleries
Links
If you want to get official, here’s a link to the Official Salt Lake Visitors Guide: https://www.bluetoad.com/publication/?m=43876&i=751010&p=140&ver=html5