Things to do in Salt Lake City with Kids
From snowboarding and skiing to history and sports, Salt Lake City, Utah has it all! This Crossroads of the West is easy to reach with Salt Lake City International Airport (SLC); perhaps one of its nearby Salt Lake City hotels would work for you. Once there you have busses, TRAX light-rail or shuttles to transport you from the airport to your favorite mountain resort or around town.
Of course, many visitors choose the freedom of driving a car as the city is easily navigable being intersected by I-80 and I-15, both dotted with affordable Salt Lake City, UT hotels and restaurants for weary travelers.
The city is perched on the southeast edge of The Great Salt Lake, the largest lake in the Western Hemisphere, offering an outstanding selection of recreational choices including sailing, kayaking and bird watching. Surrounded on its east side by several National Parks with forests and mountains, year-round sports enthusiasts have been drawn to the area for years.
This is evidenced by the fact that the city was the proud host of the 2002 Winter Olympics! Plan to enjoy the great outdoors as much as possible; visit Red Butte Garden, a not-for-profit botanical, ecological locale for hiking, seasonal festivals and outdoor concerts. When at the pinnacle of a mountain or picnicking by a stream in a valley, Salt Lake City will overwhelm you with her natural beauty!
Salt Lake City is also known for its Mormon Heritage. Visitors enjoy viewing the spectacular Mormon Temple, located on the center block of the city known as Temple Square. Take a guided tour of the Square so you don’t miss a thing! The campus of the University of Utah hosts the Utah Museum of Natural History where you can learn about the heritage of five tribes of Indian Nations, explore the geology of our earth and its earthquakes along with various other exhibits.
For sports, it’s gotta be the Utah Jazz! Take an evening to enjoy a professional basketball game with the entire family at EnergySolutions Arena. Real Salt Lake is the local Major League Soccer team and the Utah Blaze play in the Arena Football League. This City Guide can be very useful to you in searching for hotels. Whether you’d like a cheap hotel close to a sports venue or a luxury resort in the mountains to celebrate a birthday or anniversary, the blue tabs at the top of the page can help with all aspects of your travel plans.
With a little advanced planning, you might enjoy attending the annual Sundance Film Festival in nearby Park City, Utah. Every January filmmakers enter their latest works in this festival and movie lovers get the first look. This fest is really fun and you get to rub elbows with those in the movie biz.
Travelers continue to enjoy this beautiful, relaxed, historic city.
Salt Lake City Utah Attractions
- Ballet West
- Canyon Sports, LTD
- Carriage for Hire
- Chase Home Museum of Utah Folk Arts
- Exchange Place Historic District
- Exum Utah Mountain Adventures
- Museum of Church History and Art
- Red Butte Garden
- Salt Lake City and County Building
- The Utah Jazz Basketball
- Tracy Aviary
- Utah Blaze
- Utah Museum of Natural History
- Utah Ski and Golf
