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 ...
Many of the area’s family-friendly establishments cater very well to kids — lots of attention-grabbing entertainment, one-topping pizzas or chicken nuggets, and plenty of benches for the parents. While this is all well and good, it would be nice to find a place that remembers that parents ...
It may seem unexpected to find river otters at an aquarium. But if you’ve been to The Living Planet Aquarium in Sandy, you’ll know that it’s not that strange at all.Utah’s aquarium has steadily been growing since its beginning as the “Aqua Vane” in 1999, to the 10,000-square-foot ...
It’s National Learn to Ski Month, and if you’ve never been skiing, or if you’re a skier, but your kids haven’t been before, now is the time to do it.During the month of January, all of Utah’s ski resorts have amazing deals for first-time skiers and snowboarders. So amazing, in fact, ...
NEW YORK — One of the worst things a parent can see on the ski slopes — short of an injury — is the swelling of a tear underneath the layers of facemask, goggles and helmet. The problem isn’t only that the little drop of water could freeze: It could be the moment your child is turned ...
The inversion is setting in. There’s no snow, and the air quality is dropping. So what do you do with kids itching for some activity?Rise above it.The advantage of the dry winter so far, is you can still take to mountain trails. Climbing in elevation gets you up above the low-hanging smog. ...
