Road Trip thru Salt Lake City (Kearns, Washington: ski resort, house, movies)

[breakbookbank]

I'm planning a road trip through Salt Lake City continuing onto Denver after COVID, and I'll probably stay for a night. Are there any attractions that are definitely worth going to? I'm also interested in used bookstores; are there any good bookstores that sell used books?

Thanks in advance!

[forsheamountain]

First place that comes to mind is Sam Weller's. I haven't been there for many years so I'm not sure what they're like now or what their name is exactly. They've been family owned and operated for decades. Edit: I'm not sure what their status is right now in regards to covid.

[Katzpur]

Hi, breakbookbank. I work part-time (or at least I did until mid-March when Covid-19 hit) at the Salt Lake City Visitors' Center. Just a few weeks before we temporarily closed, I made up flyers containing the following information for visitors. I got all of my information concerning days and hours of operation from the attractions’ respective websites. When you say you're going to visit "after COVID," it's hard to know exactly what you mean. A lot of the places on this list are still closed. Some will probably closed until next summer. All of these are worthwhile places to visit, but I would suggest that you check before going to them to see if they've re-opened.

In and around Temple Square:

Temple Square grounds: 9AM to 9PM 7 days a week
LDS Conference Center: 9AM–9PM 7 days a week (Begin tours here)
Family History Library/FamilySearch Discovery Center: 8AM to 9PM Mon–Sat; 1PM to 5PM Sun
Church History Museum: 9AM to 9PM Mon–Fri; 10AM–6PM Sat; Closed Sun
Joseph Smith Memorial Building: 9AM to 9PM Mon–Sat; (Tours 10AM to 8PM; Movies shown continuously 10AM to 8:30PM); Closed Sun
Church Office Building (26th floor observation deck): 9AM–11 AM and 1 PM–4 PM Mon–Fri; Closed Sat and Sun
Beehive House: 10AM to 6PM Mon–Sat; Closed Sun
Lion House Pantry (restaurant): 11AM to 8PM Mon–Sat; Closed Sun

Near "Visit Salt Lake" Convention and Visitor's Bureau:

Utah Museum of Contemporary Art (UMOCA): 11AM to 6PM Tues–Thurs and Sat; 11AM to 8PM Fri; Closed Sun and Mon
City Creek Center (mall): 10AM to 9PM Mon–Thurs; 10AM to 9:30 PM Fri and Sat; Closed Sun
Social Hall Heritage Museum: Same hours as City Creek Center (above)

Capitol Hill area:

State Capitol Building: 7AM to 8PM Mon–Thurs; 7AM to 6PM Fri; 8AM to 6PM Sat and Sun (Tours hourly 9AM to 4PM Mon—Fri)
Daughters of the Utah Pioneers Museum: 9AM to 4PM Mon–Sat; Closed Sun
Utah Travel Council: 9AM to 5PM Mon–Fri; 10AM to 5PM Sat and Sun
McCune Mansion: 10AM 2nd Tues of month from Apr through Oct; Reservations req’d. (801)533-0858

Just off I-15 (2.5 miles from downtown):

Welfare Square: Reservations required. (801) 240-4872

Library Square/Washington Square area:

Salt Lake Public Library: 9AM to 9PM Mon–Thurs; 9AM to 6PM Fri and Sat; 1PM to 5PM Sun
The Leonardo: 10AM–5PM Daily
City and County Building: 12 Noon; Mon only, June through Aug; Reservations required. (801)533-0858

The Gateway area:

Clark Planetarium: 10:30AM to 7PM Sun–Wed; 10:30AM to 10PM Thurs; 10:30AM to 11PM
Discovery Gateway: 10AM to 6PM Mon–Thurs; 10AM to 7PM Fri and Sat; Noon to 6PM Sun

South Temple Street:

Governor’s Mansion (aka Kearns Mansion): 1PM, 2PM and 3PM Thurs, June through Aug; 24-hr advanced reservations required. (801)533-0858
Cathedral of the Madeleine: 12:15 PM most Sundays

University of Utah area:

Natural History Museum: 10AM to 5PM Sun – Tues and Thurs – Sat; 10AM to 9PM Wed
Red Butte Botanical Garden: 9AM to 7:30PM April and Sept; 9AM to 9PM May–Aug; 9AM to 5PM Oct–March
This is the Place Heritage Park: Visitors Center 9AM to 5PM; Park 10AM to 5PM 7 days a week
Hogle Zoo: 9AM to 6PM Daily, March–Oct; 10AM to 5PM Daily Nov–Feb with extended ZooLights Hours 5:30PM to 9PM Sun – Thurs; 5:30PM to 10PM Fri and Sat
Utah Museum of Fine Arts: 10AM to 5PM Tues, Thurs–Sun, 10AM–9PM Wed; Closed Mon

In Liberty Park:

Tracy Aviary: 9AM to 5PM Daily, with extended hours 9AM to 8PM Mon from June thru Aug

Outside the City (within a 30- to 45-minute drive):

Loveland Living Planet Aquarium: 10AM to 6PM Tues–Sun; 10AM to 8PM Mon
Thanksgiving Point: 10AM to 8PM Mon—Sat; Closed Sun
Snowbird Ski Resort (summer activities): 11AM to 8PM 7 days a week
Utah Olympic Park: 9AM to 6PM 7 days a week
Antelope Island: 6AM to 10PM March–Oct; 7AM to 7PM Nov–Apr; Visitors Center 9AM to 6PM May 15 – Sept 14; 9AM to 5PM Sept 15 – May 14
Rio Tinto Kennecott Bingham Canyon Mine: 8:30AM to 3PM 7 days a week, April–Oct ; Reservations required. (888) 651-9785; Last shuttle returns to parking lot at 4:30 PM)

[Katzpur]

Originally Posted by forsheamountain

First place that comes to mind is Sam Weller's. I haven't been there for many years so I'm not sure what they're like now or what their name is exactly. They've been family owned and operated for decades. Edit: I'm not sure what their status is right now in regards to covid.

Ken Sanders Rare Books would also be a good stop to make.