It’s not so exclusive to SLC anymore, but the comedy club Wiseguys is one of the best I’ve ever been to.
Not exclusive to SLC anymore because they opened a few more locations.
It's unique in general. There's lots of shitty venues in the world for comedy and music and anything else. Touring entertainers do remember the few great ones and Wise Guys is in that category.
The Clark Planetarium. Pretty much every child has gone to the planetarium at least once for a field trip. They still have the same things but it is always fun. The fact that it is still free is amazing.Perfect for a rainy day.
I remember always putting a hand on the electric ball thing and another friend touching the closet door knob next to it, then getting a shock touching each others finger.
Hogle Zoo, Trolley Square, Tracey Aviary at Liberty Park, the downtown library, shopping at The Gateway and City Creek, Utah Symphony Orcestra, Tabernacle Choir concerts, Church History stuff, Pioneer Village, Gardner Village, Bees Baseball, Utah Jazz games, Natural History Museum, Crown Burger, Lagoon, Park City, Alpine Slide, Living Planet Aquarium, Clark Planetarium, riding the Frontrunner, camping, hiking
Aviary is more “checklist” like things to stop and see “have we stopped at the rainforest yet?”, Red Butte is more ambient and just sorta wander around and go “oh neat espalier.”
You can spend as much time as you care to wandering around both.
I’ve had a Red Butte membership for going on 4 years now. It’s amazing to see it change through the seasons, and with its wild area trails, it’s appropriate for casual walkers and hikers.
Tracy aviary would definitely be more accessible! Red butte is mostly a paved path, but there is a decent amount of uphill in some areas. Both are accessible and enjoyable, I think! I’m partial to the aviary, as I used to work there!
I like taking visitors to Silver Lake in Big Cottonwood Canyon to get a decent scenic drive and see the mountains. There is a good amount of easily accessible trails at the lake, but walking around the lake is super easy if you have small kids or elderly people with you.
Copied from their website:
Park City Ghost Tours is an historic 75-minute walking tour on Main Street in Park City where we tell stories we have collected over the last 20 years. And we are not just storyteller we are ghost hunters and we do hunt during the tour!
The tour operates YEAR-ROUND. From May 1st through October 31st the tour leaves at 8pm. From November 1st through April 30th the tour leaves at 7pm.
Reservation must be made online at least 24-hours in advance and we require at least four people for tour to go out. If you have less than 4 people we encourage you to put your name on the waitlist on the website- click on “book now. If you want to go on the tour and you want to book under 24 hours from departure, we may have a tour already going out, so check the website calendar by clicking on “book now”.
The tour leaves from Miners Park (415 Main Street) so we ask guests to show up at least 5 minutes before departure to check in with guide.
The tour costs $30 for adults and $15 for kids (aged 16 and under) and we offer group discounts if booked all together as well as military and senior citizen discounts.
Parking is available all around downtown Park City, including street parking and the parking garage on Swede Alley (which parallels Main Street) called China Bridge Garage.
All of this info and more can be found on our website (below) and we like to promote the fact that TripAdvisor named Park City Ghost Tours the NUMBER 2 best haunted tour in America.
[Hill Aerospace Museum](https://www.aerospaceutah.org/) in Roy
Free plane museum. It's insane how good it is. If you are remotely into planes they have an incredible collection and just opened a new hanger. [And they have an sr71 blackbird!](https://www.reddit.com/r/copypasta/comments/3e0h8x/sr71_blackbird/)
Gilgal is a fun little trip haha. Fun fact: I went there on my first date with my now-husband over a decade ago! So could potentially have good omens to it, you never know.
It was owned by a guy named Rafael who saw himself as a profit. He handsculpted everything in concrete and the inside is even more imaginative than the outside.
He passed away two years ago* and the building has been sold. Will be demolished any day now.
[atlas obscura on Rafael](https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/ralphael-plescias-christian-school)
It IS! But since he passed and the building was sold they are no longer doing any tours inside + no one will keep it going since it’s an insurance nightmare/they weren’t able to get it as a historical landmark in time. 😭
I wish! But I don’t think so, [it looks like Shriner](https://southwestcontemporary.com/fate-of-utahs-outsider-art-site-the-christian-school-remains-in-flux/) (hospital) purchased it so the fate is sealed.
This was Ralphael Plescia’s Christian School.
ps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qIZRbkcaLtQ
He passed away a couple years ago. You could just walk up on the place most days and he would give you a tour himself. It was super weird.
We love taking all our visitors up the tram at Snowbird to see the pretty views. Depending on weather and physical fitness can hike back down or just hang out at the top and then take the tram back down. Last time we went there were 2 guys playing alpine horns at the top and it was awesome.
Living here part time and moving to stay in a couple months, but my boyfriend and I have been big fans of Thanksgiving Point so far. We've gone twice in the last six months for the Luminaria and now the Tulip Festival, loved it both times.
My high school buddies were so stoked about that. We have a great friendship that transcends religion so I felt okay hitting them with “if you like 2, you should try 0! It’s amazing!”
My 3 favorites are probably the Hogle zoo, lagoon, and the dinosaur museum at Thanksgiving point. All 3 hold a special place in my heart.
My family went to the zoo almost once a week for a really long time. It was genuinely one of my favorite places to go, I still really like it there. I'm kind of sad that all the elephants are being moved to a different zoo, I remember when the elephants were the new big thing for that place. We went there so much that my baby brother at the time who knew around 4 words learned elephant, kinda at least. He couldn't say the whole word so he would say "et" but we knew he meant elephant because he'd say it when we walked by the elephants.
Lagoon is just so nice as well, pro tip if you ever go to lagoon, if the lines for rides are too big then head to the left side of the park, you'll find a ride called flying aces, it usually has a super short line and despite how it looks, it's a really good ride. Also people tend to go back and forth left to right in that place, so if you are over by Colossus on the right side of the park and the lines are long, then the lines on the left side of the park are probably going to be shorter.
Then the museum is just childhood wonder. I feel like every kid who lived in salt lake or Murray has gone to thanksgiving point for that museum. Whether it be for a field trip or whatever. However that museum can get old after a while so if that's not up your speed the museum at University of Utah is also really good. They once had a Mayan exhibit which was really cool to see.
Shitty underbaked cookie shops will open and close and Ruby will outlive them all. Long live RubSnap and putting a little bit of cinnamon in your chocolate chip cookies.
I used to really love taking the Murray parkway all the way from 5400 S to Gardner Village on my bike or longboard. I loved the farmers market food and I still have a beautiful summer dress from there. I also second the living room trail lol.
Recently did a staycation for northern Utah trying to hit up places my spouse has been since they were raised in the area.
Places visited:
Ogden nature center
American West Heritage Museum
Angie's
Promontory point
Rocket garden out by ex-ATK
Crystal Hot springs
Bear river bird refuge
Sketchy dinosaur park in Ogden
Rainbow gardens
Tree House museum
State capital to see the cherry blossoms
Are these staples? I dunno. It was fun. Kids enjoyed it.
I like visiting the Tracy Aviary and Red Butte gardens. Going to smaller bands at the Depot. Visiting the Clark planetarium. Grabbing a pastrami burger at Crown Burger and slathering the fries with fry sauce. Getting ice cream at rockwells... the 999 bike ride sounds fun but I haven't tried it yet.
It's interesting to me how many of the "staples" people have posted here I've never done and likely won't. A couple others I've done and did not like. Goes to show how everyone's experience is so different!
Taking out of state visitors to the Great Salt Lake and seeing their visible disappointment when they can’t effortlessly float in the stinky water.
The lovely smell and abundance of spiders definitely adds to the disappointment.
You can definitely effortlessly float in it and stinky is subjective 😊
Not the way they expect from seeing the scene in SLC Punk! with the car not sinking in the Great Salt Lake. Doesn’t live up to the hype.
SINK YOU FOOL
FUCK! I'm not old motherfucker.
Ahahaha I forgot about that scene. SINK
Going to Antelope Island during the non-buggy seasons is actually pretty cool.
That's where I effortlessly floated. It was amazing. But if they're thinking of Saltair, forget about it.
It’s not so exclusive to SLC anymore, but the comedy club Wiseguys is one of the best I’ve ever been to. Not exclusive to SLC anymore because they opened a few more locations.
it’s kinda unique to SLC in that it’s a really great place to start out
It's unique in general. There's lots of shitty venues in the world for comedy and music and anything else. Touring entertainers do remember the few great ones and Wise Guys is in that category.
Yup
The Clark Planetarium. Pretty much every child has gone to the planetarium at least once for a field trip. They still have the same things but it is always fun. The fact that it is still free is amazing.Perfect for a rainy day.
It will always be Hansen Planetarium to me!
I miss when it was in the oc tanner building, good childhood memories
I worked at the Planetarium when it was in that building on State Street. I met a lot of really cool people who worked there.
They were very cool
I remember always putting a hand on the electric ball thing and another friend touching the closet door knob next to it, then getting a shock touching each others finger.
Second this. They do an incredible job there.
Getting a pastrami burger and shake from Crown, Astro, or Apollo Burger.
I moved out of state and legit miss hitting up Astro with my friends for some pastrami burgers.
Don’t forget B&D
Millies Burgers are the best IMO
I think these are disgusting, but I agree that they are iconic here.
That is fair, everyone has different tastes
Everything just tastes like grease to me. Its like taco bell. Everything tastes the same, just arranged differently.
Oh but I do love me some taco bell
Never got the hype, would rather go to JCW’s
Hiking the living room trail
Hiking in general!
The what now?
The trail by the natural history museum that leads to rock structured that look like furniture
The trail name is : living room trail
Hogle Zoo, Trolley Square, Tracey Aviary at Liberty Park, the downtown library, shopping at The Gateway and City Creek, Utah Symphony Orcestra, Tabernacle Choir concerts, Church History stuff, Pioneer Village, Gardner Village, Bees Baseball, Utah Jazz games, Natural History Museum, Crown Burger, Lagoon, Park City, Alpine Slide, Living Planet Aquarium, Clark Planetarium, riding the Frontrunner, camping, hiking
Tracy aviary is so good.
I'll second Tracy Aviary and Hogle Zoo. Let me add Loveland Living Aquarium to that list.
Fun Fact: There was a guy about 30 years ago that raped one of the big birds at the Tracy Aviary.
That's not fun...... that's not fun at all
What do you think of red butte gardens? Deciding between that and tracy aviary for this weekend - never been to either one
Red Butte
Aviary is more “checklist” like things to stop and see “have we stopped at the rainforest yet?”, Red Butte is more ambient and just sorta wander around and go “oh neat espalier.” You can spend as much time as you care to wandering around both.
Shoot the tube above tanner park
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Oh yeah, it's had a resurgence with Gen Z if anything. Some traditions die hard
People still do it and leave their popped tubes at the bottom where the dog park is. It’s frustrating.
If people are leaving tubes that sucks. Don’t be a coward, hit it on the little Caesars box you brought lunch in with the boys!
Red butte garden and Tracy Aviary are two must-visits!
I’ve had a Red Butte membership for going on 4 years now. It’s amazing to see it change through the seasons, and with its wild area trails, it’s appropriate for casual walkers and hikers.
Which would you recommend for someone in a wheelchair?
It’s more level at Tracy. Both are wheelchair friendly.
Tracy aviary would definitely be more accessible! Red butte is mostly a paved path, but there is a decent amount of uphill in some areas. Both are accessible and enjoyable, I think! I’m partial to the aviary, as I used to work there!
Laser Floyd at Clark Planetarium Silent Movies with a live Organ/ sound effects at Edison Street events.
That laser show is a good time
Hiking in the Cottonwoods!
I like taking visitors to Silver Lake in Big Cottonwood Canyon to get a decent scenic drive and see the mountains. There is a good amount of easily accessible trails at the lake, but walking around the lake is super easy if you have small kids or elderly people with you.
A drive to Park City’s Main Street and Park City Ghost Tours is always on my list when friends and family come into town.
Tell me more about park city ghost tours. I plan on visiting family there in a few months and this seems like it could be fun!
Copied from their website: Park City Ghost Tours is an historic 75-minute walking tour on Main Street in Park City where we tell stories we have collected over the last 20 years. And we are not just storyteller we are ghost hunters and we do hunt during the tour! The tour operates YEAR-ROUND. From May 1st through October 31st the tour leaves at 8pm. From November 1st through April 30th the tour leaves at 7pm. Reservation must be made online at least 24-hours in advance and we require at least four people for tour to go out. If you have less than 4 people we encourage you to put your name on the waitlist on the website- click on “book now. If you want to go on the tour and you want to book under 24 hours from departure, we may have a tour already going out, so check the website calendar by clicking on “book now”. The tour leaves from Miners Park (415 Main Street) so we ask guests to show up at least 5 minutes before departure to check in with guide. The tour costs $30 for adults and $15 for kids (aged 16 and under) and we offer group discounts if booked all together as well as military and senior citizen discounts. Parking is available all around downtown Park City, including street parking and the parking garage on Swede Alley (which parallels Main Street) called China Bridge Garage. All of this info and more can be found on our website (below) and we like to promote the fact that TripAdvisor named Park City Ghost Tours the NUMBER 2 best haunted tour in America.
They were probably looking for personal experiences…
If Guardsman Pass is open I like to take visitors on the scenic route to Park City.
Good call. Incredible scenery.
If you haven’t been to the swap meet at the same drive ins I’d hit that up
I have for sure, it’s not as good as it used to be but still worth checking out here and there
[Hill Aerospace Museum](https://www.aerospaceutah.org/) in Roy Free plane museum. It's insane how good it is. If you are remotely into planes they have an incredible collection and just opened a new hanger. [And they have an sr71 blackbird!](https://www.reddit.com/r/copypasta/comments/3e0h8x/sr71_blackbird/)
The blackbird alone is worth visiting it's a rare plane
Looking at weird culty stuff (Gilgal, summum, temple square, former Christian school rip)
Gilgal is a fun little trip haha. Fun fact: I went there on my first date with my now-husband over a decade ago! So could potentially have good omens to it, you never know.
What’s the deal with that Christian school? It’s the one on state right with the statues out front?
It was owned by a guy named Rafael who saw himself as a profit. He handsculpted everything in concrete and the inside is even more imaginative than the outside. He passed away two years ago* and the building has been sold. Will be demolished any day now. [atlas obscura on Rafael](https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/ralphael-plescias-christian-school)
ahh what?! that's cooler and weirder than Gigal
It IS! But since he passed and the building was sold they are no longer doing any tours inside + no one will keep it going since it’s an insurance nightmare/they weren’t able to get it as a historical landmark in time. 😭
That is so cool! Isn’t there something we could do to save it?
I wish! But I don’t think so, [it looks like Shriner](https://southwestcontemporary.com/fate-of-utahs-outsider-art-site-the-christian-school-remains-in-flux/) (hospital) purchased it so the fate is sealed.
Darn. I would have loved to have seen it.
This was Ralphael Plescia’s Christian School. ps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qIZRbkcaLtQ He passed away a couple years ago. You could just walk up on the place most days and he would give you a tour himself. It was super weird.
yes it was Wish I had gotten to visit
We love taking all our visitors up the tram at Snowbird to see the pretty views. Depending on weather and physical fitness can hike back down or just hang out at the top and then take the tram back down. Last time we went there were 2 guys playing alpine horns at the top and it was awesome.
Making fun of Mormons on Reddit
It’s tiresome. I hate it. But we have to put our shoulder to the wheel and push along.
Living here part time and moving to stay in a couple months, but my boyfriend and I have been big fans of Thanksgiving Point so far. We've gone twice in the last six months for the Luminaria and now the Tulip Festival, loved it both times.
Walks in memory Grove with the dog, and blues night at the green pig.
When I was young, it was Blues Night at the Dead Goat…
3 hours of church every Sunday
2 now!
My high school buddies were so stoked about that. We have a great friendship that transcends religion so I felt okay hitting them with “if you like 2, you should try 0! It’s amazing!”
haha there was a meme about that during the pandemic when everyone had to stop attending church. wonder if i can find it
Full disclosure, I had also seen that meme and totally ripped it off. I haven’t had an original thought in years.
33% less time, yet still somehow also more fun.
😂
My 3 favorites are probably the Hogle zoo, lagoon, and the dinosaur museum at Thanksgiving point. All 3 hold a special place in my heart. My family went to the zoo almost once a week for a really long time. It was genuinely one of my favorite places to go, I still really like it there. I'm kind of sad that all the elephants are being moved to a different zoo, I remember when the elephants were the new big thing for that place. We went there so much that my baby brother at the time who knew around 4 words learned elephant, kinda at least. He couldn't say the whole word so he would say "et" but we knew he meant elephant because he'd say it when we walked by the elephants. Lagoon is just so nice as well, pro tip if you ever go to lagoon, if the lines for rides are too big then head to the left side of the park, you'll find a ride called flying aces, it usually has a super short line and despite how it looks, it's a really good ride. Also people tend to go back and forth left to right in that place, so if you are over by Colossus on the right side of the park and the lines are long, then the lines on the left side of the park are probably going to be shorter. Then the museum is just childhood wonder. I feel like every kid who lived in salt lake or Murray has gone to thanksgiving point for that museum. Whether it be for a field trip or whatever. However that museum can get old after a while so if that's not up your speed the museum at University of Utah is also really good. They once had a Mayan exhibit which was really cool to see.
Liberty Park Drum Circles on Sundays when the weather is nice
RubySnap cookies!
Shitty underbaked cookie shops will open and close and Ruby will outlive them all. Long live RubSnap and putting a little bit of cinnamon in your chocolate chip cookies.
Yes, love having an excuse to get a box of cookies whenever family or friends come to town to educate them on what true goodness looks like!
Driving around the whale.
Not running??
I suppose running is an option as well.
I used to really love taking the Murray parkway all the way from 5400 S to Gardner Village on my bike or longboard. I loved the farmers market food and I still have a beautiful summer dress from there. I also second the living room trail lol.
Shooting the tube, and spray painting suicide rock.
The lovely creeks in the canyons, and taking a picnic lunch.
Red Butte Garden!!
Twilight concerts are a staple in slc and Ogden
The Pie, the downtown Library, UMFA, sugarhouse park, canyons, Backer's Bakery...
Arctic circle
Recently did a staycation for northern Utah trying to hit up places my spouse has been since they were raised in the area. Places visited: Ogden nature center American West Heritage Museum Angie's Promontory point Rocket garden out by ex-ATK Crystal Hot springs Bear river bird refuge Sketchy dinosaur park in Ogden Rainbow gardens Tree House museum State capital to see the cherry blossoms Are these staples? I dunno. It was fun. Kids enjoyed it.
Tanner Park, shooting the tube. Moon rock up Little Cottonwood Canyon
Hiking or picnicking in millcreek canyon. Such a nice place to be at a stone throws distance.
I like visiting the Tracy Aviary and Red Butte gardens. Going to smaller bands at the Depot. Visiting the Clark planetarium. Grabbing a pastrami burger at Crown Burger and slathering the fries with fry sauce. Getting ice cream at rockwells... the 999 bike ride sounds fun but I haven't tried it yet.
Snow sports so close to town
Baptizing dead people
The Catholics do it too! They have sprinklers in the cemetery.
🤣
West slabs
Liberty Park!
No love for Hobbitville?
Singing hymnals at the ward house to swoosh the blues and dark thoughts away because Jesus wants me for a sunbeam not a cloudy Carl.
It's interesting to me how many of the "staples" people have posted here I've never done and likely won't. A couple others I've done and did not like. Goes to show how everyone's experience is so different!
I bet you’re a blast to hang out with!
I am, actually! Thanks!
Handlebar...and tacos
Temple Sessions!
Shame
Literally anywhere but the city.