4.5Natural History Museum of Utah(1.558 reviews) - A really fascinating Museum Sunday: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM Spent 2-3 hours Natural History Museums
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. Journey to the top of a three-story indoor Canyon. Wander through Utah's dinosaurs and animal life. Interact with earthquakes, erosion, and our Digital Globe to discover how the earth's surface and the Great Salt Lake have changed over time. Enjoy breath-taking views from our observatory deck. Hike the Bonneville Shoreline trail. Experience natural history as only Utah can reveal it. Enjoy beverages, lunch or a snack at the Museum Cafe. Shop the Museum Store for unique jewelry and gift items influenced by nature's design. Visitors with young kids will enjoy Our Backyard, an intimate, discovery-based environment that invites our pre-school visitors to experience natural history first hand!See more..
Summer hours are March through August and are Wednesday-Monday 10am-5pm, closed Tuesday. Winter hours are September through February and are Thursday-Monday 10am-5pm, closed Tuesday and Wednesday. Holiday Hours 2021-22: Closed December 24 & 25 Open December 26-30, 10am-5pm Closed January 1-5 Our museum preserves thousands of dinosaur track fossils at the site of discovery. Come explore an Early Jurassic lake ecosystem and meet the dinosaurs and other animals that left their marks here. The fossils are housed inside the museum with video, audio, and text exhibitions interpreting what we know about the fossils. Research is ongoing and we have an active fossil preparation lab on site. All admission and gift shop purchases allow us to continue our mission of researching, preserving, and interpreting the fossils of this area, so thank you for visiting!See more..
Part of Dinosaur National Monument, the Quarry contains one of the highest concentrations of fossilized dinosaur bones from the Jurassic period.See more..
4.5Panguitch Gem Theater(88 reviews) - Truly a gem of a theater! Spent 2-3 hours Natural History Museums • Movie Theaters
Mexican and Movies, Desserts and Dinosaurs! The Historic Panguitch Gem Theater offers quick, Mexicanelection of delicious house-made desserts. Menu items are -inspired fare in a retro venue. Stop by for dinner and a show, or to sample our savailable for all tastes and preferences, including vegan and gluten-free options. Check out our locally sourced rocks from all across Utah, and our DINOSAUR HEAD EXHIBIT, which includes the Gryposaurus monumentensis (the duck-billed dinosaur), Diabloceratops eatoni, and Lythronax argestes (the great great granddad to the T-Rex).See more..
4.5Hole-In-The-Rock Escalante Heritage Center(86 reviews) - Amazing to See, But the trip is long Sunday: 6:00 AM - 10:00 PM Spent < 1 hour Natural History Museums • History Museums
The Escalante Heritage Center is a private, non-profit organization dedicated to preservation of the histories of the Hole in the Rock trek and the settlement of the towns of Escalante and Boulder.See more..
4.0Canyon Country Discovery Center(25 reviews) - OUTSTANDING Dark Sky Program Sunday: Spent 2-3 hours Speciality Museums • Natural History Museums • Science Museums • Observatories & Planetariums • Children's Museums
Canyon Country Discovery Center, offers hands-on educational experiences about the Colorado Plateau through exhibits, adventure education field trips, workshops, professional development training, citizen science projects, and classes on our campus, and throughout the Colorado Plateau. We also offer night time sky programs, River Trips, Bear's Ears Monument tours, Hiking Day Trips, Camping, all designed to make your trip amazing. Check out our facility rentals for your next company retreat, family reunion, wedding or meeting.See more..
4.5Museum of the San Rafael Swell(9 reviews) - Great stop for travelers Sunday: Spent 1-2 hours Speciality Museums • Natural History Museums • History Museums
The Museum is a most stop for visitors to the San Rafael Swell. The local knowledge, shared with us by Tiffany, made this trip even more memorable.See more..
This site was closed for July 2020. Maybe it was due to covid restrictions? but you are still able to go around the grounds of the facility for photos if you walk or ride a bike. There are no shuttle stops for this place at this time.See more..
