Restaurants, parks, museums and more: places you can go most days, with no date to catch. Pick a category; the number on each is how many places it has with the choices you have made.
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Places built for children, or that tolerate them cheerfully.
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The default bad-weather answer for the south valley. Busiest on weekend afternoons and during school holidays; mornings are much calmer.
Ticketed; members freeindoors · about 3 hours · ages 1–90
12033 South Lone Peak Parkway, Draper, UT 84020
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One of the largest dinosaur collections anywhere, with a dig pit and hands-on rooms rather than glass cases only. If you are going more than twice a year the membership pays for itself across the four venues.
Ticketed; Thanksgiving Point membership covers itindoors · about 3 hours · ages 3–85
2929 North Thanksgiving Way, Lehi, UT 84043
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The best playground in the south valley and the one worth driving past closer ones for: a big climbing structure, a zip line, and a splash pad that runs roughly May to September. The lot fills by late morning on a hot Saturday, and there is almost no shade over the water, so go early or come back after four.
Freeabout 2 hours · ages 1–12
2920 West 14000 South, Bluffdale, UT 84065
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Built into the hillside so the building itself is part of the visit, with a serious dinosaur hall and a top-floor view over the valley. Ask about the resident discount, which is not advertised at the door.
Ticketed; discounted for Utah residents with IDindoors · about 3 hours · ages 3–90
301 Wakara Way, Salt Lake City, UT 84108
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Hands-on play museum aimed squarely at under-tens, with a large outdoor water and climbing area that is only open in warm weather. Loud and packed on rainy Saturdays; a weekday morning is a different place.
Ticketed; membership covers itindoors · about 3.5 hours · ages 2–12
3605 Garden Drive, Lehi, UT 84043
in The Gateway
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The exhibit floor costs nothing, which makes it a genuine free option rather than a ticketed one with a free corner.
Freeindoors · about 2 hours · ages 4–90
110 South 400 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84101
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A sandy swimming beach in the middle of a neighbourhood, with water shallow enough at the edge for small children. The catch is parking: the lot closes once it is full on summer weekends and nearby street parking is restricted, so arrive before ten or plan to walk in.
Freeabout 2.5 hours · ages 3–70
15000 S Ashland Ridge Dr, Herriman, UT 84096
Newer and much bigger than a neighbourhood park, with a splash pad and shaded pavilions you can actually sit under. Quieter than Wardle Fields for the same kind of afternoon.
Freeabout 1.5 hours · ages 1–12
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Feeding animals and small rides, best for under-sixes who would be bored by a museum. Spring is the time to go, when there are lambs and chicks; midsummer afternoons are hot and the animals are asleep.
Ticketed; pony and wagon rides extraabout 2 hours · ages 1–10
2502 West Wildflower Lane, Lehi, UT 84048
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Animals and open ground, and free to simply walk around.
Freeabout 2 hours · ages 1–70
6351 South 900 East, Murray, UT 84121
in The Gateway
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Play-based and aimed at under-tens; a nine year old will have run out of it in an hour. Parking is in the Gateway garage, so validate it or the ticket price effectively goes up.
Ticketedindoors · about 2.5 hours · ages 1–10
444 West 100 South, Salt Lake City, UT 84116
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Skating on the actual Olympic speed skating oval, indoors and cool even in August. Public sessions are limited and often mid-day on weekends, so the schedule decides the trip rather than the other way round.
Public session admission plus skate hireindoors · about 2 hours · ages 4–75
5662 S Cougar Ln, Kearns, UT 84118-6055
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Shade is limited. Best before noon on a hot day.
Freeabout 60 minutes · ages 1–10
1452 W 12600 S, Riverton, UT 84065
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Indoor leisure pool with a lazy river and slides, warm enough for toddlers, which makes it the winter answer to the summer pool question. Busy in the two hours after school lets out.
Day passindoors · about 2 hours · up to age 85
657 E Vestry Rd, Draper, UT 84020
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Full water park with a wave pool and a toddler area. It is a whole day and it is expensive at the gate, so buy online ahead. Late afternoon entry on a weekday is the cheapest way to try it.
Day ticket; season passes much better valueabout 5 hours · ages 2–60
12047 S State St, Draper, UT 84020
Worth visiting as a building, not just a library: a spiral walkable roof, a glass atrium and a children's floor with its own small rooms. Free, warm, and open on Sundays when most alternatives are not.
Freeindoors · about 1.5 hours · up to age 90
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Day passabout 2.5 hours · ages 2–80
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Roller rink with inflatables and a soft play area attached, so a child too small to skate still has something to do. Sessions are scheduled rather than all-day, so check times before driving over.
Admission plus skate hireindoors · about 2.5 hours · ages 3–60
9151 S 255 W, Sandy, UT 84070
Indoor pool, so it answers the winter version of the same question.
Day passindoors · about 2 hours · ages 1–80
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Cheap enough that a small budget lasts, which is the whole appeal.
Pay per play, nickelsindoors · about 1.5 hours · ages 4–16
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Mini golf, batting cages and a driving range on one site, which lets a mixed-age group split up and still be together. Evenings are cooler and much quieter than weekend afternoons.
Pay per activityabout 1.5 hours · ages 4–70
692 West 10600 South, South Jordan, UT 84095
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Free, warm, and open when almost nothing else is. Runs its own children's programmes, which the library events source picks up separately.
Freeindoors · about 60 minutes · up to age 90
12877 South 1830 West, Riverton, UT 84065
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1345 Lowell Ave, Park City, UT 84060
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Freeindoors
5400 W Civic Center Dr, Highland, UT 84003-3855
indoors
5.5 mi west of central Park City
Free
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indoors
375 Lagoon Dr, Farmington, UT 84025-2554
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1330 E 300 N, Provo, UT 84606
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710 N 1500 E, Logan, UT 84321
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Freeindoors
86 West Factory Street, Garland, UT 84312
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3089 North Canyon Road, Provo, UT 84604
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Freeindoors
32 North West Temple, Salt Lake City, UT 84150
Free
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indoors
5550 South Freeway Park Drive
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indoors
1154 S 300 W A, Salt Lake City, UT 84101
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631 Petersen Pkwy, South Weber, UT 84405-7187
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indoors
E Provo Canyon Rd, Wasatch County, 84604
Free
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indoors
513 W 700 S, Pleasant Grove, UT 84062
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indoors
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630 E State St, Lehi, UT 84043
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211 N Main St, Tooele, UT 84074
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3003 Thanksgiving Way, Lehi, UT 84043-4268
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indoors
75 N 100 W, Midway, UT 84049-6807
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3796 W 12600 S, Riverton, UT 84065-7312
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1110 E Eaglewood Dr, North Salt Lake, UT 84054
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54 N Main St Ste A, Springville, UT 84663
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110 S Rio Grande St, Salt Lake City, UT 84101
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12200 S, Draper, UT 84020
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