Places to go

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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Showing 50 of 1,039 places.

Places built for children, or that tolerate them cheerfully.

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aquarium · Draper

Some details are not confirmed yet.

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

museum · Lehi

Some details are not confirmed yet.

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

museum · Salt Lake City

in University of Utah

Some details are not confirmed yet.

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

museum · Lehi

Some details are not confirmed yet.

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

planetarium · Salt Lake City

in The Gateway

Some details are not confirmed yet.

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

museum · Salt Lake City

in The Gateway

Some details are not confirmed yet.

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

skating · Kearns

Some details are not confirmed yet.

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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pool · Draper

Some details are not confirmed yet.

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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library · Salt Lake City

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

skating · Sandy

Some details are not confirmed yet.

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

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pool · West Jordan

Indoor pool, so it answers the winter version of the same question.

Day passindoors · about 2 hours · ages 1–80

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arcade · Midvale

Some details are not confirmed yet.

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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library · Riverton

Some details are not confirmed yet.

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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library · Highland

Some details are not confirmed yet.

Freeindoors

5400 W Civic Center Dr, Highland, UT 84003-3855

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arcade · Farmington

Some details are not confirmed yet.

indoors

375 Lagoon Dr, Farmington, UT 84025-2554

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sports centre · Logan

Some details are not confirmed yet.

indoors

710 N 1500 E, Logan, UT 84321

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library · Garland

Some details are not confirmed yet.

Freeindoors

86 West Factory Street, Garland, UT 84312

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sports centre · Provo

Some details are not confirmed yet.

indoors

3089 North Canyon Road, Provo, UT 84604

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museum · Roy

Some details are not confirmed yet.

indoors

5550 South Freeway Park Drive

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arcade · South Weber

Some details are not confirmed yet.

indoors

631 Petersen Pkwy, South Weber, UT 84405-7187

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sports centre · Wasatch County

Some details are not confirmed yet.

indoors

E Provo Canyon Rd, Wasatch County, 84604

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arcade · Pleasant Grove

Some details are not confirmed yet.

indoors

513 W 700 S, Pleasant Grove, UT 84062

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arcade · Lehi

Some details are not confirmed yet.

indoors

630 E State St, Lehi, UT 84043

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arcade · Lehi

Some details are not confirmed yet.

indoors

3003 Thanksgiving Way, Lehi, UT 84043-4268

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skating · Midway

Some details are not confirmed yet.

indoors

75 N 100 W, Midway, UT 84049-6807

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sports centre · Riverton

Some details are not confirmed yet.

indoors

3796 W 12600 S, Riverton, UT 84065-7312

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sports centre · Springville

Some details are not confirmed yet.

indoors

54 N Main St Ste A, Springville, UT 84663

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sports centre · Draper

Some details are not confirmed yet.

indoors

12200 S, Draper, UT 84020

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sports centre · Ogden

Some details are not confirmed yet.

indoors

3125 Washington Blvd, Ogden, UT 84401

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sports centre · Spanish Fork

Some details are not confirmed yet.

indoors

980 S Main St, Spanish Fork, UT 84660

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sports centre · Park City

Some details are not confirmed yet.

indoors

3000 Bear Hollow Dr, Park City, UT 84098

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sports centre · Draper

Some details are not confirmed yet.

indoors

1247 E Mike Weir Dr, Draper, UT 84020

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sports centre · Highland

indoors

10907 Alpine Hwy, Highland, UT 84003

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museum · Sandy

Some details are not confirmed yet.

indoors

440 E 8680 S, Sandy, UT 84070

sports centre · Salt Lake City

Some details are not confirmed yet.

indoors

1400 S Foothill Dr Ste 238, Salt Lake City, UT 84108-2300

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