The best museums in Salt Lake City in June 2023

These are the top 10 best museums in Salt Lake City, United States, ranked by their rating and popularity in 2023. Click a museum for more information about the museum, including visitor information, exhibitions and reviews.

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Looking for the best museums in Salt Lake City? These are the best ones:

  1. Natural History Museum of Utah1

    Natural History Museum of Utah

    Salt Lake City, UT
    The Natural History Museum of Utah (NHMU) is a museum located in Salt Lake City , Utah , United States. The museum shows exhibits of natural history subjects, with an emphasis on Utah and the Intermountain West . The mission of the museum is to illuminate the natural world and the place of humans wi
  2. Family History Library2

    Family History Library

    Salt Lake City, UT
    The Family History Library ( FHL ) is a genealogical research facility in downtown Salt Lake City . The library is open to the public free of charge and is operated by FamilySearch , the genealogical arm of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church).
  3. Joseph Smith Memorial Building3

    Joseph Smith Memorial Building

    Salt Lake City, UT
    The Joseph Smith Memorial Building , originally called the Hotel Utah , is a social center located on the corner of Main Street and South Temple in Salt Lake City . It is named in honor of Joseph Smith , the founder of the Latter Day Saint movement . It houses three restaurants: The Roof Restaurant
  4. Hogle Zoo4

    Hogle Zoo

    Salt Lake City, UT
    Utah's Hogle Zoo is a 42-acre (17 ha) zoo located in Salt Lake City , Utah . It houses animals from diverse ecosystems . It is located at the mouth of Emigration Canyon . Hogle (pronounced "ho-gul") is an accredited member of the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA) and the World Association of Z
  5. Gilgal Garden5

    Gilgal Garden

    Salt Lake City, UT
    The Gilgal Sculpture Garden is a small public city park, located at 749 East 500 South in Salt Lake City, Utah , United States . The park, which is filled with unusual symbolic statuary associated with Mormonism , notably to the Sphinx with Joseph Smith 's head, was a labor of love designed and cre
  6. Tracy Aviary6

    Tracy Aviary

    Salt Lake City, UT
    Liberty Park is a popular public urban park in Salt Lake City, Utah . It is the city's second-largest public park, at 80 acres (32 ha), being surpassed only by Sugar House Park which has 110.5 acres (44.7 ha). The park features a pond with two islands, and is also the location of Tracy Aviary. The
  7. Utah Museum of Contemporary Art7

    Utah Museum of Contemporary Art

    Salt Lake City, UT
    The Utah Museum of Contemporary Art ( UMOCA ), formerly known as the Salt Lake Art Center , is a contemporary art museum. Located in Downtown Salt Lake City , the museum presents rotating exhibitions by local, national and international contemporary artists throughout its six gallery spaces.
  8. Church History Museum8

    Church History Museum

    Salt Lake City, UT
    The Church History Museum , formerly the Museum of Church History and Art , is the premier museum operated by the Church History Department of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). It is located in Salt Lake City , Utah , and is opposite the west gates of the church's Temple
  9. Fort Douglas Military Museum9

    Fort Douglas Military Museum

    Salt Lake City, UT
    Camp Douglas was established in October 1862, during the American Civil War , as a small military garrison about three miles east of Salt Lake City , Utah , to protect the overland mail route and telegraph lines along the Central Overland Route . In 1878, the post was renamed Fort Douglas . It was o
  10. Discovery Gateway10

    Discovery Gateway

    Salt Lake City, UT
    Discovery Gateway , formerly The Children's Museum of Utah (TCMU) , is an interactive, hands-on children's museum located in downtown Salt Lake City , Utah , United States . Comprising over 60,000 square feet (6,000 m ) of exhibit space, Discovery Gateway is located at 444 West 100 South in The Gate

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