Cultural Attractions in Utah

World-renowned museums, music, amazing architecture and more! With Utah’s Choice Hotels^® you’ll be a stone’s throw away from it all. Take a peek at the cultural attractions the state of Utah offers.

Northern Utah

Utah Festival Opera
Ellen Eccles Theatre
49 S. 100 West
Logan, UT  
435-750-0300

Annually recurring, the Utah Festival Opera lasts from early July to early August, and includes four productions of grand opera, operetta, light opera, and Broadway-style musical theatre. Housed at the state-of-the-art Ellen Eccles Theatre, the shows revolve so that vacationers can catch all four shows during a two-day stint in Logan. Also not to miss are orchestral and vocal performances.

International Peace Gardens
1060 S. 900 West
Salt Lake City, UT  
801-972-7860

Where else can your loves for plants and world peace combine themselves so effortlessly in a beautiful display of all the wonderful things the world keeps wishing for? Plant life is put to its best purpose in 25 colorful and creative displays which each act as an ode to world peace in a particular country.

Tree of Life
West of Salt Lake City on I-80
One of Utah’s most famous attractions, this sculpture rises 87 feet into the air from the desolate sprawl of the Utah salt lands. Sculpted by Karl Momen, an abstract sculptor whose inspirations are among the world’s most famous, the tree is surreal in both location and appearance; made from 225 tons of cement and covered in almost 2,000 ceramic tiles, the tree is a spectacle worth seeing.

Central Utah

Big Rock Candy Mountain
Off US 89 in Marysvale Canyon
Marysvale, UT  
888-560-7625

Where else would you go for a dazzling display of the way geology can directly influence the evolution of culture? Rivers flow, attracting settlers to linger by their waysides; mountains impede the flow of migrations; oceans provide vast obstacles to be conquered by only the most ingenious of explorers; and Big Rock Candy Mountain rises in multicolored glory, inspiring a railroad brakeman to write the famous song, “In the Big Rock Candy Mountain”.

Delta City Park Japanese-American Monument
Delta City Park
Delta, UT  
435-864-4316

Years ago, during the terrible years of World War II, this town was used to hold many of the Japanese citizens of America which were falling under the nation’s suspect. Now they’ve been released and most have lived full and rich lives; but nevertheless, the town of Delta has thoughtfully constructed a monument to their presence, past and present, in the area.

Historic Provo
Provo, UT  

Provo is a gorgeous town in the heart of Utah which was once home to a prolific tribe of Native Americans. The Ute Indians inhabited this area from prehistoric times until the settling of Utah by Westerners; incidentally, Utah borrows its name from the Ute tribe, whose memory preserves several historic sites in the city of Provo, all cultural resources worthy of landmark status.

Eastern Utah

Castle Country Region
This region was once home to thousands of tribal Indian Americans, and offers a rich history preserved gracefully through Indian dwelling grounds and rock art. Pictographs in the area will astound viewers with many insights into the art of an ancient culture. Draw comparisons or contrast the two cultures which you’ll find side-by-side in this interesting attraction of Utah’s past.

College of Eastern Utah
451 E. 400 North
Price, UT   84501
435-613-5000

One of the most well-known colleges in the state of Utah is the college of Eastern Utah, which provides a select body of students with superb student-to-teacher ratios and a plethora of academic resources so that students’ minds might thrive in an enriching and encouraging environment. Located in beautiful Castle Country, students have the gorgeous Utah wilderness as their backyards.

Southwestern Utah

Green Gate Village
St. George, UT  
800-350-6999

St. George is one of the fastest-growing towns in America, but before it was expanding at an unmatchable rate, it was a historic town settled in the 1800’s, the quintessential image of an American frontier town. So much has changed since then, but so much remains the same in Green Gate Village, where you’ll find a general store, old Victorian buildings, and other amazing historical wonders.

Orson Pratt House
76 West Tabernacle
St. George, UT   84770
800-350-6999

Built in 1862, the house was erected by Orson Pratt, a wealthy businessman and one of the most remarkable figures in early Mormon history. Also an expert mathematician, he designed the blueprint for the house and proceeded to construct it with his bare hands. Discover this exciting remnant of days of lore in its gloriously restored and modernized state.

Utah Heritage Highway
Parallel to Interstate 15, from Fairview to Kanab
877-H89-UTAH

One of the most recent attractions of Utah to become official is the Utah Heritage Highway, which provides an exciting and interesting route that winds along antique shops, gift stores, and more. Come across a fascinating traditional Indian American celebration, or enjoy the rich local foods and heritage tours which are sure to make a trip down the Utah Heritage Highway an enriching one.

Southeastern Utah

Hole ‘n the Rock
11037 S. Highway 191
Moab, UT   84532
435-868-2250

Albert Christensen spent over 20 years building, chiseling, sculpting and blasting a 14-room home for his relatives into a solid sandstone ridge. It’s a wonder that he finished, and now you’ll see firsthand for yourself a fully furnished version of the home. Enter the cliffs and be amazed that a family lived inside this fascinating dwelling for so long.

Historic Bluff
Bluff, UT  
800-574-4386

You’ll find yourself nestled between beautiful 300-foot sandstone cliffs and the gorgeous ebb and flow of the San Juan River when you decide to visit the historically significant community of Bluff in the state of Utah. Built in the 1880’s, this town has a well-preserved historic district in which you’ll find gorgeous Victorian architecture, old trading posts, and other interesting relics.

Historic Fruita
Fruita, UT  
435-425-3930

Come to Fruita and you’ll be confronted with one of the most interesting questions the state of Utah has to pose visitors. Located in the center of hundreds of miles of sparse desert, why did Mormon settlers traveling westward during the 1800’s choose this location in which to build a community? And how, pray tell, did they do it? Find out through historic buildings, museums, and other shrines to this quixotic town’s past.

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