Area Attractions

Map The Fort Douglas Military Museum is within walking distance to the University Guest House (.03miles). The museum, originally a 19th century barracks, includes various exhibits on the history of Utah and adjacent western states. The museum also includes an outdoor Cannon and Military Vehicle Park.

Map Experience Utah’s natural history from the ground up. The Natural History Museum of Utah at the Rio Tinto Center is a treasure trove of fascinating artifacts, jaw-dropping dinosaurs, amazing science, and stories of living history. You’ll marvel at this architectural wonder where science is alive, accessible, entertaining, and simply awe-inspiring.

Map Red Butte Botanical Garden, located on the University of Utah, is the largest botanical garden in the Intermountain West, renowned for plant collections, display gardens, 450,000 springtime blooming bulbs, a world-class outdoor summer concert series, and award-winning horticulture-based educational programs.

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The This is the Place Monument, standing at the western end of the 1300 miles of the Mormon Trail, is the capstone of the park, but there's more here than monuments. Interpretors re-enact Utah pioneer history and you can learn both 19th century crafts and dances while you explore.

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Both ancient artworks created by ancient peoples and the most contemporary of contemporary works are displayed in this massive and well-renown museum. The Utah Museum of Fine Arts spans millenia.

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Nearly a thousand animals from every part of the world are within Hogle Zoo - and the Zoo is always expanding. Elephant Encounter and the Asian Highlands are just some of the new highlights of the park.