The best way to experience Salt Lake City with children is to get the Connect Pass. We had a Saturday to explore local attractions and this pass well paid for itself as we were able to visit 5 of the 16 attractions on the list.
Savannah loves dinosaurs, so we began our day at Thanksgiving Point Museum of Ancient Life. It was a well put together museum taking you through different prehistoric time periods and meeting some of the animals that would have lived in different regions.
Next we drove over to the Museum of Natural Curiosity, which is also in the Thanksgiving Point area. We didn’t know what to expect walking in, but this was a well done hands on museum for children and adults to explore together. Our girls would have appreciated it a lot more 5 years ago, but it was still fun to check out.
We completed the Thanksgiving Point attractions with a walk through the beautiful Ashton Gardens. They were hosting a Dinosaur Island through the Summer, so it was fun to meet the animatronic dinosaurs along the paths.
After lunch we drove out to Park City for Sarah Beth’s request to do the Ropes Course at Olympic Park. This was my first experience with this type of high ropes course. Savannah and I went with the Discovery course that ended with a zipline back down and Jonathan and Sarah Beth braved the moderate Canyon course.
With the rest of our evening we drove to the downtown SLC area and enjoyed a stroll through the Red Butte Gardens. It was a fun place to dream of gardens we would love to have one day.
On the way to the gardens Sarah Beth was pleasantly surprised to see the East High School from the High School Musical series.
While we were downtown on Friday, we walked through the Mormon Church History Museum. It was interesting to learn the origins of the Mormon faith. On the upper floor they had unique religious artwork from artists from all over the world.
I look forward to the fresh restaurant choices that Salt Lake City has to offer every time I visit! Some of my favorites are…
The Best Fresh Fast Casual Dining in Salt Lake City
- Blue Lemon – Real food served quickly.
- Cafe Rio – A build your own Tex Mex entree. Make sure to try the mint limeade!
- Cafe Zupas – A large menu with soups, salads, and sandwiches. What’s not to love about the surprise chocolate covered strawberry that comes with every meal?
- Pizzaria Limone – Unique personal pizzas. Who knew fruit could be so good on pizza!
- Crumbl Cookie – Where this cookie craze began!
- In-N-Out Burger – A CA favorite that you can find in SLC.
Have you been to Salt Lake City? What are some of your favorite activities?
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