Local Activities in Salt Lake (and surrounding areas)

Explore these fantastic local attractions during your stay in Salt Lake City, curated by area residents and our Local Arrangements Committee co-chairs, Jonathan Koch and Fabiane Mundim.

Attraction

Website

Miles from the Hotel

How to get there

Clark Planetarium

https://www.saltlakecounty.gov/clark-planetarium/

.7

You can walk (12 min – 3 blocks)

Natural History Museum of Utah

https://nhmu.utah.edu/visit

4.5

Bus 223 or 455, every 30min. (Takes approx. 45 min via public transportation).

Red Butte Garden and Arboretum (Botanical Garden)

https://redbuttegarden.org/about-us/

4.5

Bus 223 or 455, every 30 min (Takes approx. 50 min to get there via public transportation).

Utah’s Hogle Zoo

https://www.hoglezoo.org/

4.8

Bus 4 or 455, every 30 min (Takes approx. 65 min to get there via public transportation).

Loveland living planet Aquarium

https://livingplanetaquarium.org/plan-your-visit/tourism/

17

Train FrontRunner or BlueLine and then the bus F514. (Takes approx. 90 min via public transportation).

Park City Village (Skiing, snowboarding, resorts, and gondola)

https://www.visitparkcity.com/things-to-do/

30 

By car takes approx. 50 min, via I-80 E