I spent a week in tourist areas of Florida recently, where, from airports to gift shops, you expect to pay a little bit more for everything.So after I came home, I decided to spend the afternoon at the Monte L. Bean Museum on the campus of Brigham Young University — for free.It’s been a few ...

It’s the first weekend of March, and with the unseasonably warm winter we’re having, it’s been hard to get into a winter routine: No sledding, no snowman building, but it’s not quite warm enough to be outside playing.So here’s some ideas to fill up this weekend no matter what Mother ...

This week’s adventure conjured up curiosity when I mentioned our plan to visit Kangaroo Zoo.Independently of each other, my 5-year-old and 3-year-old both thought we were going to a zoo with a bunch of kangaroos.While the name isn’t a literal interpretation of what goes on inside its doors, ...

Tucked away on a dead-end street in Provo sits an unassuming building in the midst of a quaint little neighborhood.But inside this building unfolds every kid’s dream come true — and even teenagers and adults will be racing to get in on the action here.I’m talking about Lowe’s Xtreme Air ...

Women like to travel in packs — shopping, eating, even trips to the Ladies Room. There’s women’s groups like book clubs, scrapbooking expos, recipe exchanges and hand-crafted boutiques.So why not ski school?Sundance Resort offers Ladies Day skiing clinics, and have for the past 10-plus ...

After months of construction and moving artifacts, the Natural History Museum of Utah opened in November 2011 at the Rio Tinto Center on the campus of the University of Utah.The museum houses more than 1 million objects on five levels, so it’s definitely a place you’ll need, and want, to ...