Park City, Utah

The Park City Main Street Historic District consists of 47 buildings set on 13 acres along Main Street, the business section of Park City, as well as part of Heber Avenue. After a fire in 1898, all the structures were rebuilt in a variety of architectural styles including Queen Anne, Mission/Spanish Revival, and Victorian.

Listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places, the district represents one of the best examples of a metal mining town in Utah and is one of the best things to do in Park City. The historic buildings now house more than 100 boutiques, 50 restaurants, and many outdoor adventure tour companies.

Deer Valley Resort is a ski resort 36 miles (58 kilometers) east of Salt Lake City. Deer Valley served as the site of several events for the 2002 Winter Olympics including freestyle moguls, aerial, and alpine slalom.

Opened in 1981, Deer Valley is known for its upscale facilities and amenities. These include boutique shopping, fine dining in the main lodge, free parking shuttles, free ski valets, and much more. In order to avoid overcrowding, Deer Valley limits the number of ticket sales per day, and its uphill lift capacity is over 50% more than those of neighboring resorts.

2250 Deer Valley Drive S, Park City, Utah, Phone: 435-649-1000

Recommended Activities for Families

Located on Olympic Parkway, Utah Olympic Park is the winter sports park that was built for the 2002 Winter Olympics. It hosted several events during the Olympics, including the bobsledding, luge, skeleton, ski jumping, and Nordic combined events. Olympic athletes still use the park to train.

Facilities include the bobsled track, day lodge, mountain coaster, museums, ziplines, and more. Joe Quinney Winter Sports Center houses two museums including the Alf Engen Ski Museum, which contains memorabilia related to the legendary skier, and the George Eccles Salt Lake 2002 Olympic Winter Games Museum, which contains Olympic medals, athletic equipment used during the games, video clips, and more.

3419 Olympic Parkway, Park City, Utah, Phone: 435-658-4200

Located at Park City Mountain Resort on Lowell Avenue, Alpine Coaster is the largest coaster of its kind in Utah; it is a gravity-driven coaster built on elevated tracks similar to bobsled tracks. Sometimes reaching speeds of up to 30 mph, the coaster car zips thrill-seekers through more than a mile of bends, hair-pin curves, and loops.

The rider is able to control the speed of the car by applying brakes. The track is placed in the beautiful mountain scenery of Park City Mountain Resort so riders can enjoy aspens and other local flora as they glide down the mountain.

1345 Lowell Avenue, Park City, Utah, Phone: 435-649-8111

Located on Main Street, the Park City Museum, a local history museum with fascinating artifacts and interactive exhibits, is devoted to preserving and exhibiting the heritage and history of Park City. Some of the permanent exhibits include Mega Mine and the Days of Ore, The Dungeon: Park City’s Territorial Jail, The Great Fire of 1898, Muckers & Millionaires, and many more.

The museum offers a variety of tours including guided group tours, historic home tours, and historic walking tours. There are many education programs such as history presentations, Boy Scout and Girl Scout visits, and children’s activities such as Park City History Detectives and scavenger hunts.

528 Main Street, Park City, Utah, Phone: 435-649-7457

Recommended Attractions

Swaner Preserve and EcoCenter is a nature preserve in Snyderville Basin near Park City. The preserve consists of a 1,200-acre wildlife refuge, ten miles of trails, the 107-acre Wallin Farm now known as the Farm at Swaner, and a 10,000 square foot education facility.

The preserve was established in 1993 after the Spring Creek Angus Ranch donated 190 acres; this donation was made in memory of former ranch owner Leland Swaner after whom the center is named. In 2010 Utah State University, acquired the center, and in 2011 the center began holding classes as part of Utah State University Distance Education.

1258 Center Drive, Park City, Utah, Phone: 435-649-1767

Red Pine Adventures offers snowmobile adventures during the winter and opportunities to explore the magnificent Utah mountain ranges on horseback during the summer.

The adventures are conducted on the Red Pine’s own property in the Red Pine Canyon in Park City on thousands of acres of private, secluded mountainous land. During the winter, guides will lead you on one or two-person ski-doos on a roller coaster. You’ll pass up and down along groomed trails and pass through the alpine meadows and dense forest.

The tours last about two hours and will leave you feeling ecstatic and fulfilled. During the summer, explore the alpine lakes, wildflower-covered meadows, rugged cliffs, and spectacular mountain views on horseback. These tours last about an hour and half.

2050 White Pine Canyon Rd, Park City, Utah, Phone: 435-649-9445

Attractions for Couples

The Egyptian Theatre is a historic theater located on Main Street in Park City. Constructed between 1922 and 1926, the style of the architecture was influenced by the discovery of King Tut’s tomb in 1922, and the theatre was decorated with Egyptian motifs like hieroglyphics, lotus leaves, and scarabs.

Originally built for vaudeville acts, it was mostly used as a movie house. In 1963, the name of the theater changed to the Silver Wheel Theatre. After a major renovation in 1998, the theater opened its doors again as the Egyptian Theatre. Also known as the Mary J. Steiner Egyptian Theatre and as the Egyptian Theatre in Park City, it is now a venue for comedy acts, films andspecial events.

328 Main Street, Park City, Utah, Phone: 435-649-9371

Exclusive Excursions serves as your guide to the Park City’s spectacular nature, and it caters to one group at the time. All the excursions are private and customized. Guests decide what they want to do, and the company takes care of the rest. You can go kayaking, white water rafting or tubing on the Provo River, hiking or biking along the easy trails or, for the more adventurous, through the Uintah Mountains.

Exclusive Excursions also organizes other types of trips, from visiting Robert Redford’s Sundance Resort to stopping by the casinos in Wendover in Nevada. The excursions can last from a couple of hours to a whole day.

18 Payday Dr, Park City, Utah, Phone: 435-640-2907

The Park Silly Sunday Market is an open-air market, street festival, and community gathering place where friends and neighbors can hang out together to celebrate and enjoy their city and where tourists can learn more about Park City than they expected.

The main elements of the Market include non-profit organizations, sustainable issue groups, performers, musicians, kids activities, artists, chefs, and zero waste efforts programs. The market is open every Sunday from June to September.

2052 Prospector, Suite 200, Park City, Utah, Phone: 435-901-9722