Historical Museum Guide for Utah

Utah History Museums

American West Heritage Center   [History and Photos]

Take a step back in time with a visit to the old west.  This frontier settlement comes alive with folk life and historical presentations.  Complete with a log house, it is a living history farm in Wellsville, Utah.

Cleveland-Lloyd Dinosaur Quarry   [Additional Information]

More than 30 complete dinosaur skeletons have been removed from this quarry along with several dinosaur eggs and many other dinosaur bones.  The site has been declared a National Nautral Landmark.  Renovations are currently being performed to make the Visitor Center a better experience for visitors to the site.

College of Eastern Utah Prehistoric Museum

Visitors will see huge exhibits of dinosaurs and learn about the prehistoric times.  Archaeological digs are still taking place in the area and there are new discoveries to be made.  Located at 155 E. Main Street in Price, UT.

Western Mining and Railroad Museum   [Tour]

Housed inside the 1913 Helper Hotel building, the museum features coal mining exhibits, early photographs of mining camps, artifacts related to the history of early immigrants, and many exhibits of railroad memorabilia.  Located at 296 S. Main in Helper, UT.

The museum includes a wide display of collections from prehistoric exhibits to Native American artifacts, there is something for everyone to see and do.  Located at 100 East in Castle Dale, UT.

[Historical Homes in Bountiful]

Focused on the early pioneer history of Bountiful, Utah.  845 S. Main Street in Bountiful, UT.

Layton City Heritage Museum   [Digital Exhibit Hall]

The Layton City museum preserves and displays exhibits related to the history of North Davis County.

Hill Aerospace Museum

Located on Hill Air Force Base near Roy, Utah, the museum displays over 80 historic military aircraft, missiles and aerospace vehicles with other exhibits including military vehicles, uniforms and other Air Force related items

Goblin Valley State Park

Fantastic rock formations and coves have been carved by wind and water.  Enter another world.  A phenomenal picture snapping place!  Located between Green River and Hanksville.

John Wesley Powell River History Museum

[Green River Archives]

The museum relates the story of explorer John Wesley Powell, who surveyed the last unknown area of the United States between 1869 and 1872.

Anasazi State Park Museum   [Anasazi History]

Visit the site of teh prehistoric Indian village at Anasazi State Park and learn of the large Puebloan community of Indianas who lived here ca AD 1160 to 1235.  Many artifacts have been unearthed and are on display in the museum. 

Located at 420 N. Highway 12 in Boulder, UT.

Arches National Park

Canyonlands National Park

Iron Mission State Park Museum 

Historic cabins, antique farm equipment, artifacts from the iron mining and processing in this region by Mormon missionaries

The museum is now in control of the Old Iron Town ruins, the iron foundry west of Cedar City, UT.

Location: 635 N. Main Street in Cedar City, UT.

Kanab Heritage House Museum

Located inside the historic library in downtown Kanab, the museum is focused on the history and culture of Kane County.

Corner of Main and 100 East in Kanab, UT.

Walking Tour of Historic Kanab

Cove Fort   [Fort Photos]   [Fort Cove History]

1867 Fort built by Ira Hinckley, commissioned by Mormon President Brigham Young as a way station for weary travelers.  Located at the junction of Highway I-70 and I-15 in the southeast corner of Millard County, UT.

Territorial State House Museum

Built in 1855 for the first Utah state capital, the State House was to be part of a complex of buildings in the shape of a Roman cross.  However, the state capital was moved to Salt Lake City in 1858.  The building was restored by the Daughters of the Utah Pioneers and opened as a museum in 1930.  The museum features pioneer artifacts from the Utah Territory time period 1850-1896 along with two pioneer cabins and an 1867 schoolhouse.  Located at Territorial Statehouse State Park in Fillmore, UT.

Chase Museum of Utah Folk Arts

The Isaac Chase home houses the museum inside Liberty Park.  The park itself is steeped in history as it was the farm owned by Isaac Chase and Brigham Young.  The Brigham Young flourmill is also located inside the park.  The museum is devoted to the early folk arts and visitors will find woodcarvings, handmade rugs, Native American crafts, Japanese arts, and Polynesian crafts along with seasonal free musical concerts.  Location is inside Liberty Park in Salt Lake City.

Fort Douglas Military Museum

{Virtual Tour]  [History Tour]

Murray City History Museum

Focused on the pioneer movement and history of Murray City, Utah.  Exhibits feature how the farming town became a smelter town.  Located at 5025 South State Street in Murray, UT.

Pioneer Memorial Museum

This collection is considered to be the world's largest collection of artifacts about one particular subject.  Featured are artifacts and memorabilia related to the settlement of the Valley of the Great Salt Lake.  Step back in time to the beginnings of the pioneers who traveled over 2000 miles to settle in Salt Lake City.  Operated by the Daughters of Utah Pioneers, the museum is located at 300 North Main Street in Salt Lake City, UT.

Edge of the Cedars State Park Anasazi Ruin and Museum

Once the site of a pre-Columbian Pueblo Indian Ruin, the museum contains the artifacts uncovered during the archaeological digs.   Visitors will also find exhibits about the Navajo and Utah Indians and a great collection of Anasazi pottery.  Located at 660 W. 400 North in Blanding, UT.

Fremont Indian State Park and Museum 

[Fremont People]

Fremont Indian Village was accidentally discovered during the construction of U.S. Interstate 70 and presents visitors with Indian artifacts, petroglyphs and pictographs.  The museum features preserved artifacts and treasures of the Fremont People who inhabited the area in years gone by.  Located on Interstate 70 about 21 miles SW of Richfield, UT.

Located at the Utah Olympic Park, features include the history of skiing in the Wasatch, the 2002 Olympic Winter Games Gallery, the Intermountain Ski Hall of Fame, and an interactive virtual reality ski theater.

Park City Museum and Territorial Jail  [Virtual Tour of Old Town]  

[Park City History]

The museum explores and preserves the heritage of Park City, Utah.  Exhibits include historical silver mining in the Silver King mine, winter sports, the old 1885 Territorial Jail and even an old stagecoach.

Summit County Historical Museum   [Summit County History]

Located in the basement of the county courthouse at Coalville, you will find a legacy of history left behind by Summit County ancestors.

Donner Reed Museum   [View Collection]

Tooele Pioneer DUP Museum   [Photo]

John Hutchings Museum of Natural History

Includes natural history along with pioneer heritage.

Museum of People and Cultures at Brigham Young University

Orem Heritage Museum

Focused on relating the history of the city of Orem through historical artifacts and exhibits.  Collections include Indian petroglyphs and arrowheads, Geneva Street and SCERA memorabilia, military exhibits and historic household items.  Located at 745 South State Street, 2nd floor of the SCERA Center for the Arts in Orem, UT.

Ogden City History

Pioneer Museum and the Miles Goodyear Cabin

The museum displays items from the Mormon pioneering days.  The Goodyear cabin was built ca 1845 and is located next to the Pioneer Museum.  Both can be found at 2148 Grant Avenue in downtown Ogden, UT.

Ogden Union Station Railroad and Museum   [Virtual Exhibits]

Housed in the old train depot, there are actually several museums at this location.  Eccles Rail Center, the Utah State Railroad Museum, the Browning-Kimball Car Museum, the Browning Firearms Museum and the Union Station Natural History Museum. 

2501 Wall Street

Ogden, Utah 84401

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