List of museums in Utah explained

This list of museums in Utah encompasses museums defined for this context as institutions (including nonprofit organizations, government entities, and private businesses) that collect and care for objects of cultural, artistic, scientific, or historical interest and make their collections or related exhibits available for public viewing. Also included are non-profit and university art galleries. (Websites are listed for museums with no existing articles.) Museums that exist only in cyberspace (i.e., virtual museums) are not included.

Museums

NameImageTown/cityCountyArea of studySummary
Alf Engen Ski MuseumSports website, ski equipment and memorabilia, 2002 Winter Olympics
Alice Gallery Art website, works by Utah artists, operated by the Utah Arts Council at the Glendinning Mansion
American Fork DUP Museum History Operated by the Daughters of Utah Pioneers, local history and historic cabin[1] [2]
American West Heritage CenterOpen air website, four themed areas: Shoshone encampment, Mountain man camp, pioneer family settlement, 1917 farm, summer living history programs, Cache Valley Cultural History Museum
Anasazi State Park MuseumNative American Ancient Native American village and museum with excavated artifacts
Arches National ParkNatural history Visitor center exhibits about the geology, prehistory and natural history of the park
Monte L. Bean Life Science MuseumProvo Utah Natural history Part of Brigham Young University, dioramas and displays of animals, birds, butterflies, shells
Bear River City DUP MuseumHistory Operated by the Daughters of Utah Pioneers, historic log cabin, open by appointment
History Operated by the Daughters of Utah Pioneers, historic courthouse with pioneer relics
Beehive HouseSalt Lake City Salt Lake Historic house Official residence of Brigham Young and family
Benson Grist MillOpen air Late 19th-century grist mill, blacksmith shop and pioneer cabin
Bicknell DUP MuseumHistory Operated by the Daughters of Utah Pioneers, pioneer artifacts, open by appointment
Natural history Interprets the fossils and geology of the Grand Staircase–Escalante National Monument area, operated by the Bureau of Land Management[3]
Bingham Canyon Mine Visitors Center Salt Lake Mining Overlook and exhibits about the Bingham Canyon Mine, a copper mine
Open air website, original and replica buildings of the town's first settlement
Bountiful Davis Art CenterArt website, regional community art center
Bountiful Historical MuseumBountiful Davis History website, local history, operated by the Bountiful Historical Preservation Foundation
Box Elder County DUP Cabin Box Elder History Operated by the Daughters of Utah Pioneers, pioneer artifacts in a restored log cabin
Box Elder MuseumBrigham City Box Elder Natural History website, fossils and minerals from Box Elder County and around the world
Brathwaite Fine Arts GalleryArt website, part of Southern Utah University, located on the ground floor in the Braithwaite Liberal Arts Center building
Brigham City Museum-GalleryBrigham City Box Elder Multiple Historic period room displays, changing exhibits of art, photography and culture
Brigham Young University Museum of ArtUtah Art Collections emphasis on American art from the late 18th century to the present, including painting, photography, prints and sculpture
Historic house Mid-19th-century period home of Brigham Young
Automotive website, located in Union Station, auto examples of the Golden Age of motorcar history, antique gas station pumps, model cars, Utah license plates
Bryce Canyon National ParkGarfield Natural history Visitor center exhibits about the geology, plants and wildlife of the park
Bryce MuseumBryce Garfield Natural history website, wildlife dioramas of animals from around the world
BYU Legacy HallProvo Utah Sports website, Brigham Young University athletes, trophies, uniforms, memorabilia
BYU Museum of PaleontologyProvo Utah Natural history Part of Brigham Young University, dinosaurs, fossils, rocks, minerals
Cache County DUP MuseumCache History Operated by the Daughters of Utah Pioneers, mountain man and early pioneer relics
Aviation website, WW II and other historic aircraft and WW II artifacts and displays, formerly the Heber Valley Aero Museum, operated by the Commemorative Air Force Utah Wing
Camp Belknap DUP Museum Historic house Operated by the Daughters of Utah Pioneers, open by appointment
Camp Christine DUP CabinSevier Historic house Operated by the Daughters of Utah Pioneers, open by appointment, pioneer log cabin
Camp Clear Creek DUP MuseumSevier Historic house Operated by the Daughters of Utah Pioneers, open by appointment, pioneer log cabin
Camp Floyd / Stagecoach Inn State Park and MuseumUtah Military Mid-19th-century U.S. Army post
Garfield History Operated by the Bureau of Land Management, natural and cultural history of the Grand Staircase–Escalante National Monument area[4]
Capitol Reef National ParkMultiple Includes visitor center exhibits about the park's natural and cultural history, Fruita Schoolhouse and Gifford Homestead
Cedar City DUP MuseumCedar City Iron History Operated by the Daughters of Utah Pioneers, pioneer artifacts
Centerville Cabin DUP Museum Davis Historic house Operated by the Daughters of Utah Pioneers, log cabin, open twice a year and by appointment
CUAC Salt Lake City Salt Lake Art website, artist-run contemporary art center
Charles Penrose Cabin DUP Museum Davis Historic house Operated by the Daughters of Utah Pioneers, historic cabin, open by appointment
Chase Home Museum of Utah Folk ArtsSalt Lake City Salt Lake Art Native American, ethnic, rural folk art from Utah
Chieftain Museum Utah History website, local history, period room and business displays, located in a former high school
Church History MuseumSalt Lake City Salt Lake Religious Formerly the Museum of Church History and Art, history of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Clark PlanetariumSalt Lake City Salt Lake Science Science and astronomy exhibits, planetarium and IMAX theater
Classic Cars InternationalSalt Lake City Salt Lake Automotive website, automobile showroom and museum
Cleveland-Lloyd Dinosaur QuarryNatural history Working dinosaur quarry and visitor center
Corrine Historical Society MuseumBox Elder History information, local history, open by appointment
Cove FortHistory Restored mid-19th-century fort, stagecoach stop and cabin
Covey Center for the ArtsProvo Utah Art website, performing arts center with art gallery
Crandall Historical Printing MuseumProvo Utah Media website, different methods of printing and its impact on society, founded by Louis E. Crandall
Dan O'Laurie Museum of MoabMoab Grand Multiple website, local history, prehistoric artifacts, fossils, uranium mining and minerals
Daughters of Utah Pioneers MuseumProvo Utah History Operated by the Daughters of Utah Pioneers, local history
Daughters of Utah Pioneers Museum and Log CabinTooele History Operated by the Daughters of Utah Pioneers, local history, pioneer artifacts, log cabin, adjacent to the Tooele Pioneer Museum
David O. McKay HomeWeber Historic house [5]
Delta DUP MuseumMillard Historic house Operated by the Daughters of Utah Pioneers, McCullough Log Cabin, open by appointment
San Juan Natural history website, dinosaur sculptures, fossils, skeletons, eggs, footprints
Dinosaur National MonumentNatural history Dinosaur fossils
Salt Lake City Salt Lake Children's Formerly the Children's Museum of Utah
Donner-Reed Pioneer MuseumTooele History Operated by the Daughters of Utah Pioneers, open by appointment, artifacts of the Donner Party
Draper Historical Society Museum Salt Lake History website, local history
Eccles Dinosaur ParkOgden Weber Natural history website, dinosaur museum, life-sized sculptures and working laboratory
Echo Church & Museum Summit History Operated by the Daughters of Utah Pioneers[6]
Edge of the Cedars State Park MuseumBlanding San Juan Native Americans Includes Anasazi pottery and artifacts, ruins of an authentic Puebloan village, changing exhibits of art, photography and culture
Emery County Pioneer MuseumEmery History Period room displays, pioneer artifacts[7]
Escalante DUP Camp MuseumGarfield History Operated by the Daughters of Utah Pioneers, open by appointment
Escalante Interagency Visitor CenterEscalante GarfieldNatural history Operated by the Bureau of Land Management, natural and cultural history of the Grand Staircase–Escalante National Monument area[8]
Fairview Museum of History and ArtMultiple website, local history, natural history, art, fossils, antique collections
Fanny Powell Cropper DUP Museum Delta Millard Historic house Operated by the Daughters of Utah Pioneers,
Farmington Historical MuseumFarmington Davis History Local history, operated by the Farmington Historical Society[9]
Fielding Garr RanchDavis Historic house Part of Antelope Island State Park, historic ranch and outbuildings
Finch Lane Gallery Salt Lake City Salt Lake Art website, operated by the Salt Lake City Arts Council in the Art Barn
Fine Arts Center Brigham City Box Elder Puppetry website, includes The World of Puppetry Museum
Ogden Weber Military Replicas of the 19th-century stockade and cabins
Fort Douglas Military MuseumSalt Lake City Salt Lake Military History of the mid-19th-century military garrison and Utah military history
Fountain Green DUP Museum & Old Tithing HouseSanpete History Operated by the Daughters of Utah Pioneers, open by appointment
Francis DUP MuseumSummit History Operated by the Daughters of Utah Pioneers,
Fremont DUP MuseumHistory Operated by the Daughters of Utah Pioneers, pioneer artifacts, open by appointment
Fremont Indian State Park and MuseumSevier Native American Artifacts, petroglyphs, and pictographs of the Fremont culture
Frontier Homestead State Park MuseumCedar City Iron Open air Formerly Iron Mission State Park Museum, pioneer iron mining and industry, farming equipment, pioneer household, historic cabins
Gale Center of History & CultureSalt Lake Multiple website, includes period home and business displays, household items, quilts, dugout, granary, farm machinery
Gallery East Art website, part of the Utah State University Eastern
George F. Freestone Boy Scout MuseumProvo Utah Scouting May no longer exist[10]
Glenwood DUP MuseumSevier Historic house Operated by the Daughters of Utah Pioneers, open by appointment, pioneer log cabin
Golden Spike National Historic SiteBox Elder Railroad Commemorates the completion of the first transcontinental railroad
San Juan History Historic lodge, restaurant and gift shop, with museum in the original trading post about the area and its history
Grantsville DUP Museum Grantsville Tooele History website, located in the J. Reuben Clark Home, local history and pioneer artifacts
Great Basin MuseumDelta Millard Multiple website, local history, geology, fossils, prehistory, Topaz War Relocation Center exhibit
Hatch DUP MuseumGarfield History Operated by the Daughters of Utah Pioneers, open by appointment
Salt Lake City Salt Lake Ethnic Greek culture and immigration in Utah, operated by the Hellenic Cultural Association in Holy Trinity Cathedral
Henefer DUP MuseumSummit History Operated by the Daughters of Utah Pioneers, pioneer cabin with historic artifacts
Heritage Museum of LaytonDavis History website, local history
Highland DUP Museum Utah History Operated by the Daughters of Utah Pioneers, pioneer cabin and artifacts, open by appointment
Hill Aerospace MuseumWeber Aerospace U.S. Air Force museum with historic aircraft, munitions, equipment, vehicles
Historic Pioneer Relic Hall DUP MuseumUtah History Operated by the Daughters of Utah Pioneers, local history[11]
Historic Wendover AirfieldTooele Aviation website, history of Wendover Air Force Base
Hogan Cabin DUP MuseumDavis Historic house Operated by the Daughters of Utah Pioneers, open by appointment, log cabin with pioneer furnishings
Huck's Museum and Trading Post Blanding San Juan Native American Includes arrowheads, beads, pendants, and pottery of the Anasazi culture[12] [13]
Hurricane Valley Pioneer Heritage Park and Museum Washington History Local history[14] [15]
Hutchings Museum of Natural and Cultural HistoryUtah Multiple website, includes Western history, rocks, minerals, fossils, shells, stuffed birds, eggs, Native American artifacts, pioneer items, and Wild West guns and memorabilia
Hyrum City MuseumCache History website, local history
International Model Car Builders' MuseumSalt Lake City Salt Lake Sports website, information, open by appointment, displays model cars tracing the development of craftsmanship and history of the hobby
Washington Historic house Early 19th-century period home of Mormon pioneer Jacob Hamblin
John Carver Cabin/Plain City DUP MuseumWeber History Operated by the Daughters of Utah Pioneers, open by appointment, pioneer artifacts
John Jarvie RanchHistoric house website, information, late 19th-century ranch and outbuildings, operated by the Bureau of Land Management in Browns Park[16]
Ogden Weber Military website, weapons, located in Union Station, features original models of firearms designed by John M. Browning including rifles, shotguns, pistols, machine guns and cannons
John Patten DUP MuseumSanpete Historic house website, operated by the Daughters of Utah Pioneers, open by appointment
John Wesley Powell River History MuseumEmery Multiple website, early Indians, mountain men, explorers, river rafter's hall of fame, art gallery
Juab County DUP MuseumHistory Operated by the Daughters of Utah Pioneers
Island in the Sky Visitor CenterMoab Grand Natural history Geology, natural history of Canyonlands National Park
Kamas DUP MuseumSummit History Operated by the Daughters of Utah Pioneers, open by appointment
Kanab Heritage MuseumKane Local history website, includes late 19th-century Heritage House, museum with pioneer and Native American artifacts, household items, photos, kitchen items, quilts, clothing, textiles, toys and dolls, military uniforms and artifacts
Kanab Visitor CenterKanab Kane History Operated by the Bureau of Land Management, archaeology and geology of the Grand Staircase–Escalante National Monument area[17]
Kimball Art CenterPark City SummitArt website
Laketown DUP Relic HallHistory Operated by the Daughters of Utah Pioneers, open by appointment
Lehi DUP MuseumUtah History Operated by the Daughters of Utah Pioneers, open by appointment
The LeonardoSalt Lake City Salt Lake Multiple Science, art and culture
Levan DUP MuseumJuab History Operated by the Daughters of Utah Pioneers
Lewiston-Wheeler Log CabinCache Historic house Operated by the Daughters of Utah Pioneers, open by appointment
Loa DUP MuseumHistory Operated by the Daughters of Utah Pioneers, pioneer artifacts, open by appointment
Magna Ethnic & Mining Museum Salt Lake Ethnic website, minority stories of Utah's mine workers and European transplants, located in a restored JCPenney building
Mapleton Heritage Museum Utah History Local history, open by appointment[18]
Mary Elizabeth Dee Shaw Gallery Ogden Weber Art website, part of Weber State University, located in the Kimball Visual Arts Building, contemporary art of local, regional, and nationally recognized artists, including new work
Maynard Dixon Summer Home and StudioKane Historic house Home and studio of artist Maynard Dixon
St. George Washington History website, operated by the Daughters of Utah Pioneers, local history
Midvale MuseumSalt Lake History Local history, operated by the Midvale Historical Society[19] [20]
Midway DUP MuseumHistory Operated by the Daughters of Utah Pioneers, open by appointment
Miller Motorsports ParkTooele Automotive Includes the Larry H. Miller Total Performance Museum with classic cars and vintage racing cars, posters, memorabilia
Moab DUP MuseumMoab Grand History Operated by the Daughters of Utah Pioneers, local history
Moab Museum of Film and Western Heritage Media website, located at the Red Cliffs Lodge where many movies were shot, features early cowboy ranching and local movie memorabilia
Monticello DUP Museum San Juan History Operated by the Daughters of Utah Pioneers
Monticello Frontier Museum Monticello San Juan History Local history[21] [22]
Monroe DUP MuseumSevier Historic house Operated by the Daughters of Utah Pioneers, open by appointment, 1886 William Cordingley Cabin
Moqui CaveKanab Kane Natural history Cave and museum with fluorescent minerals, Native American artifacts and dinosaur tracks, gift shop
Morgan County DUP MuseumHistory Operated by the Daughters of Utah Pioneers, open by appointment
Mt. Nebo Pioneer Memorial Relic HomeJuab History Operated by the Daughters of Utah Pioneers, historic log cabin, open by appointment
Mt. Pleasant Pioneer Museum & Relic HomeSanpete Historic house website
Murray City MuseumSalt Lake History website, local history
Museum of Mormon History of the Americas Provo Utah Religious website, history of Mormonism in Mexico
Lehi Utah Natural history Dinosaur skeletons, fossils, rocks and minerals; part of Thanksgiving Point
Lehi Utah Children's Five exhibit areas: Rainforest, Waterworks, Kidopolis, Children's Discovery Garden, and Traveling Exhibits; part of Thanksgiving Point
Museum of Peoples and CulturesMultiple Brigham Young University's primary museum of anthropology, archaeology and ethnology
Emery Natural history website, dinosaurs, wild animals, early humans
Myton Memories MuseumHistory Local history, open by appointment[23] [24]
Natural History Museum of UtahSalt Lake City Salt Lake Natural history Part of the University of Utah, Utah's natural history and anthropology, including dinosaurs and fossils, gems and minerals, Utah's five First Nations, weather, climate, astronomy, geology
Nielsen's Grove MuseumUtah Historic house website, replica Danish pioneer home and park
Nora Eccles Harrison Museum of ArtLogan Cache Art Part of Utah State University, focus is modern and contemporary art of the American West
Old Bell School DUP Museum & Log CabinUtah History Operated by the Daughters of Utah Pioneers, local history
Ophir Historic District Tooele Open air Restored historic buildings, including homes, a post office, a train with period antiques, a shoe shop and an ore wagon[25] [26]
Oquirrh Mountain Mining MuseumTooele Tooele Mining website, part of the Deseret Peak Complex, open by appointment, old mines, current mines, and reclamation practices of area gold and copper mines[27]
Orderville Kane County DUP MuseumKane History Operated by the Daughters of Utah Pioneers,[28]
Orem Heritage MuseumOrem Utah History website, local history, located in the SCERA Center for the Arts
Ogden Weber Science Part of Weber State University
Panguitch DUP Camp MuseumGarfield History Operated by the Daughters of Utah Pioneers
Park City MuseumPark City Summit History website, local history
Parowan Old Rock Church MuseumIron History Operated by the Daughters of Utah Pioneers
Peteetneet Museum and Cultural Arts CenterUtah Multiple Local history, Victorian room displays, art, Western sculpture, clothing
Petrolania Museum Provo Utah Automobile Located at AAA Lakeside Storage, includes antique gas pumps, an antique Texaco Gas station, gas station signs, antique cars, automotive memorabilia[29] [30]
Pilot Peak DUP Museum Washington History Operated by the Daughters of Utah Pioneers, open by appointment
Pioneer Memorial MuseumSalt Lake City Salt Lake History website, also known as the DUP Museum, main museum of the Daughters of Utah Pioneers
Pioneer Relic Hall DUP MuseumCache History Operated by the Daughters of Utah Pioneers, pioneer and Native American artifacts
Pioneer VillageFarmington Davis Open air Part of Lagoon Amusement Park, reconstruction of a typical late 1800s frontier community
Pope House Museum Historic house [31]
Price DUP MuseumHistory Operated by the Daughters of Utah Pioneers, Leander and Grimes log cabins with historic artifacts, open by appointment
Provo Pioneers VillageProvo Utah Open air website, pioneer buildings and furnishings, wagons, tools, farm implements, blacksmith shop and ox shoer
Randolph DUP Relic Hall History Operated by the Daughters of Utah Pioneers, log home with historic artifacts
Richfield Pioneer Relic HallSevier History Operated by the Daughters of Utah Pioneers, open by appointment, log cabin with pioneer artifacts
Rio GallerySalt Lake City Salt Lake Art Art, photography and crafts by Utah artists, operated by the Utah Arts Council in the lobby of the Rio Grande Station
Robert F. Aldous Cabin Weber Historic house 19th-century log cabin
St. George Washington Natural history website, wildlife dioramas, insect collection, wildlife art gallery
Round Valley Camp DUP MuseumMillard History Operated by the Daughters of Utah Pioneers, open by appointment
S&S Shortline Railroad Park & MuseumFarmington Davis Railroad Features over 90 engines and rail cars, museum, two different gauge railroads to ride
Sagwich Camp Paradise DUP Museum Cache History Operated by the Daughters of Utah Pioneers, open by appointment
Salem DUP MuseumUtah History Operated by the Daughters of Utah Pioneers, log cabin, open by appointment
Salina Historical MuseumSevier History information, local history
Salina Pioneer Relic Hall Salina Sevier History Operated by the Daughters of Utah Pioneers, open by appointment, pioneer artifacts
Salt Lake History Local history, a look at life in the late 1800s. Admission is free.
St. George Washington Art website, part of Utah Tech University's Eccles Fine Arts Center, features six exhibits each year, offering a variety of art styles from traditional to contemporary
SEGO Art CenterProvo Utah Art website
Silver Reef MuseumWashington History Museum and tours of the late 19th-century ghost town
Snook's Dream CarsAutomobile website, recreated 1940s era Texaco gas station, showroom of automobile memorabilia and a car collection presented within period scenes ranging from a 1930s general store to a racetrack from the 1960s
Snow College Art Gallery Sanpete Art website
Sorensen Home Museum Salt Lake Historic house website, 1890s period house
South County DUP Museum Utah History Operated by the Daughters of Utah Pioneers
Spanish Fork DUP MuseumUtah History Operated by the Daughters of Utah Pioneers, local history
Spring City-Canal Creek DUP Sanpete History Operated by the Daughters of Utah Pioneers
Springville Museum of ArtUtah Art Focus is Utah art
Springville-Mapleton Pioneer Museum Springville Utah History website, operated by volunteers and the Daughters of Utah Pioneers, local history
Sterling DUP Museum Sanpete History Operated by the Daughters of Utah Pioneers, open by appointment
St. George Art MuseumSt. George Washington Art website, art from Utah and the Southwest
St. George Children's MuseumWashington Children's
St. George Washington Natural history website, dinosaur tracks, fossil fish, plants, rare dinosaur remains, invertebrates traces and sedimentary structures
Summit County Historical MuseumSummit History website, local history
Syracuse DUP Museum Davis History Operated by the Daughters of Utah Pioneers, open by appointment
Syracuse Museum & Cultural Center Syracuse Davis History website, local history, period room and farm displays, household items
Taylorsville Bennion Heritage CenterSalt Lake Historic house website, 19th-century period house
Teasdale DUP Museum History Operated by the Daughters of Utah Pioneers, pioneer artifacts, open by appointment
Temple Square Visitor CentersSalt Lake City Salt Lake Religious Two visitor centers that provide tours of the area buildings, exhibits about the LDS church’s humanitarian efforts, prophets, Joseph Smith, the Book of Mormon, history of the Salt Lake Temple[32]
Territorial Statehouse State Park MuseumMillard History State history, pioneer artifacts, two restored cabins and a schoolhouse
This Is the Place Heritage ParkSalt Lake City Salt Lake Open air Includes heritage village and Native American village, living history demonstrations
Tintic Mining MuseumJuabMining Historic mining tools, mining relics, minerals, and other historical artifacts[33] [34]
Tooele History Local history, pioneer artifacts, adjacent to the Daughters of Utah Pioneers Museum and Log Cabin
Tooele Valley Railroad MuseumTooele Railroad Locomotives and equipment from the Tooele Valley Railway, other local railroads, smelting and mining artifacts
Topaz MuseumDelta Millard History website, planned museum about the Topaz War Relocation Center
Treehouse MuseumOgden Weber Children's website
Tremonton Firefighting Museum Box Elder Firefighting website
Uintah County DUP MuseumUintah History Operated by the Daughters of Utah Pioneers, pioneer artifacts
Uintah County Heritage MuseumVernal Uintah History website, local history
USU Eastern Prehistoric MuseumNatural history Dinosaurs, Fremont culture, Utah’s Ice Age ecology and Paleoindian presence
USU GalleriesCache Art website, galleries of the Caine School of the Arts of Utah State University
USU Museum of AnthropologyLogan Cache Anthropology Part of Utah State University, includes Native American, Meso-American, Egyptian, and ancient Near Eastern artifacts
Utah Cowboy and Western Heritage MuseumOgden Weber History
Utah Field House of Natural History State Park MuseumVernal Uintah Natural history Dinosaurs, fossils, geology, natural history, Utah's Fremont culture and Ute tribe artifacts
Utah State Firefighters MuseumTooele Firefighting website, part of the Deseret Peak Complex, vintage fire vehicles and equipment[35] [36]
Utah Governor's MansionSalt Lake City Salt Lake Historic house
Utah HouseDavis Environment website, sustainable building demonstration and education center located at the Utah Botanical Center
Salt Lake City Salt Lake Art Exhibits groundbreaking contemporary artwork by local, national, and international artists in four galleries, formerly known as the Salt Lake Art Center
Salt Lake City Salt Lake Art Part of the University of Utah, collections include African, Oceanic and the New World, Asian, European, American, and the Ancient and Classical World
Lehi Utah Railroad Also known as Lehi Railroad Depot Museum
Utah State CapitolSalt Lake City Salt Lake History
Ogden Weber Railroad Located in Union Station[37]
Wasatch County DUP MuseumWasatch History Operated by the Daughters of Utah Pioneers, open by appointment
Washington City MuseumWashington History [38]
Weber County Pioneer Museum Ogden Weber History website, operated by the Daughters of Utah Pioneers, museum and 1841 Miles Goodyear Cabin
Weber State University Museum of Natural Science Ogden Weber Natural history website
Wellsville Tabernacle DUP MuseumCache History Operated by the Daughters of Utah Pioneers, pioneer artifacts
Western Mining and Railroad MuseumRailroad Impact of area railroads and coal mining
Western Sky Aviation Warbird MuseumSt. George Washington Aviation website, restored aircraft
West Jordan DUP MuseumSalt Lake History Operated by the Daughters of Utah Pioneers, pioneer artifacts, open by appointment
West Jordan Historical Museum Salt Lake History website, local history, includes farm homestead and blacksmith shop, operated by the West Jordan Historical Society
The Whitaker DavisHistoric house website
Woodbury Art MuseumOrem Utah Art website, part of Utah Valley University, focus is modern and contemporary art
Zion Human History MuseumWashington History website, operated by Zion National Park, includes American Indian culture, historic pioneer settlement, Zion's growth as a national park, the effects of water in Zion

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: DUP Satellite Museum Directory. Daughters of Utah Pioneers. 26 April 2015.
  2. Web site: Historic Preservation. American Fork. 26 April 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20081203113712/http://afcity.org/BoardsCommissions/HistoricPreservation/tabid/188/Default.aspx. 3 December 2008. dead.
  3. Web site: Big Water Visitor Center . Bureau of Land Management . 2014-12-09 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150228155728/http://www.blm.gov/ut/st/en/fo/grand_staircase-escalante/Recreation/visitor_centers/Big_Water_Visitor_Center.html . 2015-02-28 . dead .
  4. Web site: Visitor Centers: Cannonville Visitor Center. Bureau of Land Management. 27 April 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150505025520/http://www.blm.gov/ut/st/en/fo/grand_staircase-escalante/Recreation/visitor_centers/Cannonville_Visitor_Center.html. 5 May 2015. dead.
  5. Web site: Huntsville History Library. Huntsville Town. 28 April 2015.
  6. Web site: Echo Church And Museum. American Heritage. 27 April 2015.
  7. Web site: Travel: Museums. Emory County. 27 April 2015.
  8. Web site: Visitor Centers: Escalante Interagency Visitor Center. Bureau of Land Management. 27 April 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150506171210/http://www.blm.gov/ut/st/en/fo/grand_staircase-escalante/Recreation/visitor_centers/Escalante_Interagency_Visitor_Center.html. 6 May 2015. dead.
  9. Web site: Farmington Historical Museum. Waymarking. 27 April 2015.
  10. Web site: What to Do in Provo: Museums. Provo Library. 27 April 2015.
  11. Web site: Ashley King. Historic Alpine building now museum. Herald Extra. 27 April 2015. July 11, 2009.
  12. Web site: Huck’s Museum in Blanding. Utah's Adventure Family. 27 April 2015.
  13. Web site: Huck's Museum and Trading Post. https://archive.today/20150427190011/http://www.utah.com/thingtodo1928.htm. dead. April 27, 2015. Utah.com. 27 April 2015.
  14. Web site: Facebook site. Hurricane Valley Pioneer Heritage Park. 27 April 2015.
  15. Web site: Area History and Attractions. City of Hurricane. 27 April 2015.
  16. Web site: John Jarvie Historical Ranch. Utah's Adventure Family. 30 April 2015.
  17. Web site: Visitor Centers: Kanab Visitor Center. Bureau of Land Management. 27 April 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150508180817/http://www.blm.gov/ut/st/en/fo/grand_staircase-escalante/Recreation/visitor_centers/Kanab.html. 8 May 2015. dead.
  18. Web site: Mapleton Heritage Museum. Utah Valley CVB. 27 April 2015.
  19. Web site: Midvale Museum. City of Midvale. 27 April 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150425202939/http://www.midvalecity.org/mp.aspx?p=28. 25 April 2015. dead.
  20. Web site: Facebook site. Midvale Historical Society & Museum. 27 April 2015.
  21. Web site: Frontier Museum. National Geographic. 28 April 2015.
  22. Web site: Farebook site. The Monticello Frontier Museum/Welcome Center. 28 April 2015.
  23. Web site: Todd Tanner. Uniquely Utah: Myton Memories Museum. Fox 13. 28 April 2015. June 22, 2014.
  24. Web site: Sidney the Saloon Dog. Roadside America. 28 April 2015.
  25. Web site: Ophir Historic District. Explore Utah's Tooele County. 30 April 2015.
  26. Web site: Ophir Historical Site. Utah's Adventure Family. 30 April 2015.
  27. Web site: Oquirrh Mountain Mining Museum. Explore Utah's Tooele County. 28 April 2015.
  28. Web site: History of Mt. Carmel Jct.. Zion National Park.com. 28 April 2015.
  29. Web site: Free Petrolania Museum. AAA Lakeside Storage. 27 April 2015. https://archive.today/20150427190010/http://www.aaalakesidestorage.com/7q40l2im17z2ogcsh6onojlim0y2lu/free-petrolania-museum. 27 April 2015. dead.
  30. Web site: Petrolania Museum. Utah Valley CVB. 27 April 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150423055450/http://www.utahvalley.com/listings/Petrolania-Museum/1124/. 23 April 2015. dead.
  31. Web site: Enchanted Forest tree auction helps preserve Pope House. UBMedia.biz. 28 April 2015. December 2, 2013.
  32. Web site: Temple Square Visitor Centers. Utah's Adventure Family. 30 April 2015.
  33. Web site: Tintic Mining Museum Eureka Utah. Utah Outdoor Activities. 28 April 2015.
  34. Web site: Tintic Mining Museum. Artwife Needs a Life. 28 April 2015. September 22, 2011.
  35. Web site: Firefighter's Museum. Explore Utah's Tooele County. 28 April 2015.
  36. Web site: Utah Firefighters Museum. Utah's Adventure Family. 30 April 2015.
  37. http://www.le.state.ut.us/~code/TITLE63/htm/63_0B006.htm Utah Code, Title 63, Chapter 13, Section 5.5
  38. Web site: Museums. St. George, Utah. 29 April 2015.
  39. Web site: McCurdy Historical Doll Museum. McCurdy Historical Doll Museum. 27 April 2015. April 8, 2009.
  40. Web site: North Box Elder County Museum - CLOSED. MuseumsUSA. 14 January 2014.
  41. Web site: Amelia Nielson-Stowell. Crane House Museum in Riverton sold to developer. Deseret News. 28 April 2015. November 19, 2009.
  42. Web site: Roy Historical Museum - CLOSED. Museums USA. 14 January 2014.
  43. Web site: Southern Utah Air Museum. Yelp. 28 April 2015.