Utah

Area Attractions

Tourist information is available at the Hill Ticket and Tours Office, Building 460, as well as state-operated information centers. The Ticket and Travel Office also sells discount tickets for both local and out-of-state attractions.

The Hill Aerospace Museum preserves Air Force heritage and tradition by collecting, restoring and displaying historically significant artifacts and information related to the role Hill AFB and Utah has in its history.The museum provides an educational setting where visitors can learn the history, functions and missions of the Air Force. Open to the public, the museum features 58 aircraft and various missiles that have been part of Hill's past and present mission. The museum includes a totally restored World War II chapel and a 52,000 square-foot facility with a gift shop, vintage uniform display, classrooms and hangar housing 15 aircraft. The Lindquist-Stewart Fighter Gallery houses more than 20 fighter aircraft.Open daily except Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day and New Year's Day, museum admission is free.Take Roy Exit 341 off Interstate 15. For operating hours, call (801) 777-6868 or (801) 777-6818.

Union Station is a restored Mediterranean-style train depot in downtown Ogden. The combined civic center and working railroad depot houses museums highlighting railroad transportation, firearms, antique cars, natural history and contemporary art. A restaurant, gift shop and tourist information center are additional attractions. Located at 2501 Wall Ave. Call (801) 629-8444 for information.

Ogden River Parkway is a 3.1-mile nature trail that features a paved parkway for walkers, joggers and bicyclists. The park area has a golf course, sports complex, botanical gardens and dinosaur park with life-size reproductions of prehistoric creatures.Take Exit 347 off I-15, then follow the Dinosaur Park signs approximately five miles east.

Golden Spike National Historic Site commemorates the joining of the Union Pacific and Central Pacific railroads in 1869. The site hosts railroad festivals and steam engine demonstrations and a yearly re-enactment of the driving of the Golden Spike on May 10. Located 35 miles west of Brigham City; take Exit 368 off I-15, then take State Highway 13 West through Corrine and Lampo Junction. Call (435) 471-2209 for information.

Lagoon is the largest amusement park in the Mountain West and a popular summer spot. Located 17 miles south of Ogden in Farmington, Lagoon includes a pioneer village, rides, musical entertainment,Lagoon A Beach water park and an RV park and campground. Open from April through October, with special Halloween and Christmas activities. Take Exit 327 off I-15 at Farmington. Call (801) 451-8000 for information.

Antelope Island, a Utah State Park, is the largest of the Great Salt Lake's 10 islands. Visitors can reach the island by boat or by a causeway. The island offers white sand beaches for picnics or sunbathing, hiking trails, a sailboat marina, bicycle paths and camping.Antelope,deer,bobcats,coyotes,elk,bison and waterfowl call the island home. Open year round. Take Exit 335 off I-15 and head west on state highways 108 and 127 (Antelope Drive).
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