The Natural History Museum of Utah is a family-friendly museum in Salt Lake City that is located within the University of Utah's Research Park, showcasing a wide variety of visitor exhibits on the natural history and geography of Utah and the Intermountain West.

The museum, which opened to the public in 1969, moved into its current facility at the Rio Tinto Center in 2011.

Today, it showcases a collection of more than 1.6 million objects acquired throughout the Intermountain West, presented in a variety of lovely interactive permanent exhibits to please visitors of all ages. Visitors can explore the museum's Native Voices exhibit, which documents the cultural traditions of Utah's eight federally-recognized indigenous tribes, or journey through the state's three distinct geographical regions in its Land exhibit.

Other exhibits detail the story of the Great Salt Lake, explore the region's weather and climate, or detail the evolution of life and animal species throughout the area.

301 Wakara Way, Salt Lake City, UT 84108, Phone: 801-581-6927

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