The Tracy Aviary, located on seven wooded acres of Liberty Park, is the nation's oldest public aviary. On the eastern edge of Salt Lake City, Hogle Zoo has over 800 animals, a one and half acre entry plaza which features a floating globe fountain, a train depot, an events pavilion and a gift shop, 2600 Sunnyside Ave., SLC, 80.ĭiscovery Gateway Children's Museum has imaginative, interactive exhibits.

The adjacent waterpark, Lagoon-A Beach offers acres of water slides and swimming pools. It is open daily in summer and weekends in fall and spring (451-8000). Lagoon, off the freeway in Farmington, has long been 'the' amusement park in Utah with wild and mild rides, entertainment, food, and a Pioneer Village. Main, Farmington (451-5379), has camping, batting cages, a water park, and miniature golf course. Guided tours combine facts with engaging stories of planes and the pilots who flew them.Ĭherry Hill Recreation Park, 1325 S. The Hill Aerospace Museum at Hill Air Force Base (777-6868) south of Ogden, just off I-15, has one of the largest collections of vintage aircraft assembled anywhere in the United States. The Ogden Nature Center, is a wildlife sanctuary with indoor and outdoor interpretive activities. Lorin Farr Park on the Ogden River Parkway is a shady respite with picnic tables, a swimming pool, and waterslide. Fruitland Drive (782-8582) is fun for 'fish watching'. The Treehouse Theater hosts a variety of special events, (394-9663). The Treehouse Children's Museum in the Ogden City Mall has a focus on literacy. During the Holiday season, it hosts an elaborate Christmas Village. Ogden's Municipal Garden at 25th Street and Grant Avenue is five acres of flowering beds, trees, and picnic areas. Park Blvd, Ogden (393-DINO) includes replicas of prehistoric creatures. The naturally created pools of Crystal Hot Springs are year-round favorites for swimming and soaking, 8215 N. There are several fast-food restaurants in Garden City with unforgettable raspberry shakes. When its time for a snack, Utah State University's Food Science Building on the eastern side of the Logan campus is famous for its homemade ice cream. Mountain Valley Trout & Llama Farm, 1471 West Highway 218 in Smithfield (43), offers fishing fun for the entire family and pack llamas for rent. The Utah Wildlife Resources Fish Hatchery, Mantua, (43), welcomes visitors daily.

of each month 10 a.m.-4 p.m.įamous Food Tour: Cache Valley is known as the 'land of milk and honey.' Spend a day visiting our food factories and sample our famous cheese, milk products, coffee, cookies, honey, and chocolates.

You are never too old or too young to explore nature. You can make friends with live reptiles and amphibians, learn amazing things about rocks and fossils, and enjoy the native plants and animals along the Logan River. Stokes Nature Center: Discover a piece of natural history or take in the beauty of the surrounding area at Stokes Nature Center. 220 North Spring Creek Parkway, Providence. Willows Golf Park: Enjoy 18 holes of miniature golf. (Also available for private party rental.) 451 South 500 West, Logan. Logan Aquatic Center features a leisure pool, lap pool, diving well, and two water slides. Classes, open skating, and skate rentals are available. Eccles Ice Center: This is Cache Valley's Olympic-size indoor ice rink. Try extreme bowling, skate on Logan's state-of-the-art roller rink, play arcade games and laser tag, or crawl through soft play mazes. Minnetonka Cave near the Bear Lake Valley has nine 'rooms' featuring stalagmites, stalactites and banded travertine formations (20).Ĭache Valley Fun Park. It is located 6 miles SW of Logan on U.S. South of Logan, Hardware Ranch offers wagon and sleigh rides through herds of Rocky Mountain elk, cookout meals, and overnight cowboy adventures (43).Īmerican West Heritage Center features a 1917-era working farm, pioneer site, mountain man encampment, native American village, with seasonal hands-on experiences in farm living and more. In Logan, Willow Park has a small zoo with more than 600 animals, 419 W.

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