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Museums and Historic Sites

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Museums and Historic Sites

 

 


 

Utah's Celebrate Your Museum Day is September 13, 2008

Many museums throughout Utah will have free admission.

 

Museums

 

BYU Earth Science Museumhttp://cpms.byu.edu/ESM/

(801) 422-3680

1683 North Canyon Road

Provo, Utah

 

BYU Monte L. Bean Life Science Museumhttp://mlbean.byu.edu/

(801) 378-5051

BYU Campus

645 East 1430 North

Provo, Utah

 

BYU Museum of Arthttp://cfac.byu.edu/moa/

(801) 378-2787

BYU Campus

North Campus Drive

Provo, Utah

 

BYU Museum of Peoples and Cultureshttp://fhss.byu.edu/anthro/mopc/main.htm

(801) 422-0020

Allen Hall

700 North 100 East

Provo, Utah

BYU Planetarium - http://planetarium.byu.edu/

Shows at 7:00 and 8:00 pm

(801) 422-5396

Eyring Science Center

BYU Campus

Provo, Utah

 

Camp Floyd/Stagecoach Inn State Park/Museum – http://www.stateparks.utah.gov/park_pages/camp/planning.htm

(801) 768-8932

25 miles west of Lehi

18035 West 1540 North

Fairfield, Utah

 

Crandall Historic Printing Museum

(801) 377-7777

275 East Center Street

Provo, Utah

 

Discovery Gateway Center - http://www.childmuseum.org/

444 West 100 South

Salt Lake City, Utah

 

Fantasy Acres Miniatures Museum

(801) 465-4450

96 South Main Street

Payson, Utah

 

George F. Freestone Boy Scout Museum

(801) 375-5555

257 East Center Street

Provo, Utah

 

John Hutchings Museum of Natural Historyhttp://www.hutchingsmuseum.org/

(801) 768-7180

685 North Center

Lehi, Utah

 

Lehi Railroad Depot Museum

225 East State Street

Lehi, Utah

 

Mapleton Historic Museum

(801) 489-5850

32 South Main Street

Mapleton, Utah

 

McCurdy Historical Doll Museumhttp://myjoaquin.tripod.com/sites/dollmuseum.htm

(801) 377-9935

264 North 100 East

Provo, Utah

 

North American Museum of Ancient Life – http://www.thanksgivingpoint.com/museum/

(801) 766-5030

Thanksgiving Point

3003 North Thanksgiving Way

Lehi, Utah

 

Orem Heritage Museumhttp://www.scera.org/museum.html

(801) 225-2569

745 South State Street

Orem, Utah

 

Springville Museum of Arthttp://www.shs.nebo.edu/Museum/museum.html

(801) 489-2727

126 East 400 South

Springville, Utah

 

UVU Woodbury Museum - http://www.uvu.edu/museum/

(801) 426-6199

University Mall

Suite N250

Orem, Utah

 

Daughters of Utah Pioneers Museums in Utah County

 

Alpine Historic Pioneer Relic Hall

Saturdays 10:00 am – 12:00 pm during the months of June, July, and August.

50 North Main Street

Alpine, Utah

 

American Fork Daughters of Utah Pioneers Museum and Relic Hall

12:00 pm – 5:00 pm June, July, and August.

50 South 100 East

American Fork, Utah

 

Highland Daughters of Utah Pioneers Museum

Open by appointment

(801) 756-5751

5900 West 10400 North

Highland, Utah

 

Lehi Daughters of Utah Pioneers Museum

50 NB Center Street

Lehi, Utah

Orem Daughters of the Utah Pioneers Museum

745 South State Street, SCERA Center

Orem, Utah

 

Payson City Center Daughters of Utah Pioneers

Fridays 1:30 pm – 4:30 pm and by appointment.

439 West Utah Avenue

Payson, Utah

 

Payson Peteetneet Academy Historic Museum

(801) 465-9427

10 South Peteetneet Blvd

Payson, Utah

 

Pleasant Grove Old Bell School and Daughters of Utah Pioneers Museum

80 South 100 East

Pleasant Grove, Utah

 

Provo Pioneer Village Museum and Daughters of Utah Pioneers http://www.provo.org/parks.pioneer_main.html

(801) 852-6609

Located in the North Park

500 West 600 North

Provo, Utah

 

Salem Daughters of the Utah Pioneers Museum

301 South 300 West

Salem, Utah

 

Santaquin Chieftain Museumhttp://santaquin.org/?recreation/museum/

100 South 100 West

Santaquin, Utah

 

Spanish Fork Daughters of Utah Pioneers Museum

400 North Main Street

Spanish Fork, Utah

 

Springville/Mapleton Daughters of Utah Pioneers Museum

151 South Main Street

Springville, Utah

 

 

Historic Sites

 

City of Orem Historic Sites – http://www.orem.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=272&Itemid=264

 

 

Historic Lehi Bus Tour – http://pbw.co.utah.ut.us/Visguide/ATTRACTS/Lehibus.htm

Follows the Pony Express Trail and stage coach route to historic Camp Floyd .

(801) 768-0307

Departs from Lehi Historic Hotel

394 West Main Street

Lehi, Utah

 

Historic Provo Buildings Walking Tourhttp://www.utahvalley.org/index.asp

(801) 851-2100

A self guided tour booklet is available at the Utah Valley Visitors Center.

 

Historic Utah County Courthousehttp://www.co.utah.ut.us/CoInfo/CoBldg.asp

Each month a new display of paintings line the beautiful halls of the main level located at 51 S. University Ave. Free admission, open 8 am to 5 pm Monday through Friday.

(801) 370-8393

51 South University Ave

Provo, Utah

 

John Rowe Movie House and Moyle Historical Park

 

Lehi Roller Millshttp://www.lehimill.com/

(801) 768-4401

West of I-15 exit 285 on Main Street

833 East Main Street

Lehi, Utah

 

Peteetneet Academy

(801) 465-9427

10 South Peteetneet Blvd

Payson, Utah

 

Provo City Library at Academy Squarehttp://www.provolibrary.com/haveityourway.html

Pick up a self guided tour booklet at the Reference Desk or schedule a tour.

(801) 852-6650

550 North University Ave

Provo, Utah

 

Provo Tabernacle

100 South University Ave

Provo, Utah

 

Other Places to See

 

Alpine Art Centerhttp://www.alpineartcenter.com/

(801) 763-7173

450 South Alpine Hwy

Alpine, Utah

 

Brigham Young University Tourhttp://unicomm.byu.edu/about/campusvisits/

(801) 422-4678 or (801) 422-4431

BYU Campus Visitors Center

Provo, UT 84602

 

Cabela’s museum quality animals, habitats and giant aquariumshttp://www.cabelas.com

(801) 766-2500

2502 W Grand Terrace Pky

Lehi, Utah

 

Daily Herald Tourhttp://www.heraldextra.com

(801) 344-2532

NuSkin Enterprises Tourhttp://www.nuskin.com

(801) 345-8687

75 West Center Street

Provo, Utah

 

Peppermint Place – http://www.kencraftcandy.com/

(801) 756-7400

155 East 200 North

Alpine, Utah

 

Provo Tabernacle Tour

(801) 370-6655

 

Thanksgiving Pointhttp://www.thanksgivingpoint.com

(801) 768-2300

3003 North Thanksgiving Way

Lehi, Utah

Farm Countryhttp://www.thanksgivingpoint.com/farm_country/index.html

Gardenshttp://www.thanksgivingpoint.com/gardens/index.html

Village Shopshttp://www.thanksgivingpoint.com/village/index.html

 

Utah Mountain Llamashttp://www.utahvalleyllamas.com

(801) 798-3559

8628 South Main Street

Spanish Fork, Utah

 

Utah Valley University - http://www.uvu.edu/futurestudents/explore/tour/index.html

Virtual Tour - http://www.uvu.edu/tour/

(801) 863-8000 ext. 8300

 

Young Living Family Farmshttp://www.younglivingfarms.com

(435) 623-8006 or (800) 371-0819

3700 North Highway 91

Mona, Utah

 

 

Links

 

Ghost Townshttp://www.ghosttowns.com/states/ut/ut.html

 

Utah Museumshttp://www.utah.com/museums/

 

Utah Office of Museum Serviceshttp://www.community.utah.gov/museum_services

 

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