Cool interactive three-story planetarium in Salt Lake City's Gateway District located across the street from Delta Center (home of NBA's Utah Jazz and NHL's Utah Mammoth). We actually didn't realize that this would be an interactive kind of thing until we first stepped in. Entry is free and you get an immediate hands-on experience once you walk in. We visited on a Friday evening and the crowd traffic wasn't too bad. It was busy, but not extremely busy by any means. The first floor includes asteroids and Mother Nature stuff, like tornadoes and volcanoes. There's a tornado that you can step into and it actually destroys it when you walk into it. But don't think if you've ruined it, because it will come back when you walk out of it. You can also touch the moon and billions old asteroids and play around with a volcano simulator. I even tried to lift a meteorite and it was quite heavy! On the second floor you will find an IMAX theater, where you can watch space movies. Concessions are included like in a real movie theater. No food or drinks are allowed in their other theater on the third floor, however. The third floor is all about space and planets. We got to learn what various planets smell like by pressing a button and putting our nose in front of the vent. We also got to see how water freezes (under a magnifying glass) and a special camera of what our body temperature was like. We also walked into a red planet room with interactive robots. This room definitely looked like something out of Star Wars. If you like anything space related and if you're looking for something to do in the Gateway District, I recommend Clark Planetarium! read more

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We came here on a Saturday afternoon after having brunch nearby. It wasn't very busy, so we were able to look at and try everything without waiting too long. It was a fun little activity, especially considering it's free! Is it the most impressive museum you'll ever go to? No, but my nephew had fun and honestly that's all that matters! read more

I mean for free how can you resist?! It's a very small partial 3 level museum. Lots of science stuff to check out and learn from. There's an IMAX and a Dome Theater which do cost money and we didn't check out on this trip but will come back in the very near future. You can even buy popcorn for your movie! A fun and cool souvenir shop with lots of space themed merch. Overall it was a fun experience. read more

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I love going to the Clark planetarium. What an awesome experience. Laser light show is amazing. I highly recommend it.

I popped in during a 2-hour lunch break (because obviously that's how adults spend their free time; don't judge me), and left convinced I was born to be a space pirate. The exhibits are glorious. Lots of buttons to push, lights to blink, and things to pretend I understand. It's basically science Disneyland if Disneyland didn't charge $1,000 and had way more meteorites. I had to see the Blue Angels 3D show! Honestly, I wasn't ready. Pilots doing barrel rolls that made my stomach lurch is the best way to spend lunch. I was the only solo adult in the theater, surrounded by kids and chaperones, and yes, I sat dead center like it was my personal IMAX kingdom. Definitely recommend abandoning responsibility for 2 hours for this one. Ha! read more

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I came on a weekday morning and it was quite busy filled with students and young families. I had a lot of fun exploring each display and learning about the planets. They had a section where we can smell space. They had a green screen to give weather reports from different planets. If you're in town and like science museums, this is the place to go. read more

Won't return Went in due to rain. It's more like an arcade. Three levels are filled with kids, teens and families, as one would expect. The planetarium is free, $10 for the Dome Theater. Both elevators don't work. read more

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Love the Clark Planetarium! Came here with a little one and she was completely in awe, but honestly I think I was right there with her. They have such an amazing space with so many cool features and activities. Definitely a must see for anyone in the area, local or visiting! read more

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If you have any shred of interest in space, this is a great time! Cline took the time to walk me around and explain a lot of the items inside the planetarium and I really enjoyed our conversation. I loved the interactive exhibits and the asteroids on display. I watched a 45 minute documentary on how the earth was created in the dome theater which was a great experience! read more

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There's plenty of interesting, fun things to do for both adults and kids for no admission fee. It was a great way to pass some time while staying out of the heat. I ended up spending over an hour here and would've stayed for longer, but there were quite a few things that weren't operational. Since I was visiting, it's not somewhere I can come to whenever I feel like it to try the activities I missed. I think this was my first time visiting a planetarium and I had a lot of fun with it. One of my favorite things was the Icy Bodies with dry ice. It was really mesmerizing to watch (see my video). I also liked that they have a movie theater with imax and 3D movies. It would be a nice place to spend time especially if I lived in the area. The giftshop is fun, but not too much actual unique stuff and it can get pretty pricey. The only thing I got was the space ice cream to try. It was interesting. Not horrible, but wouldn't choose to eat it if I didn't have to. read more

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Pretty good for a free experience. There is no admission fee and they have some pretty cool science stuff to look and interact with. They also have paid movies and other paid things that you could also do. Parking - They have a free parking lot which was great. read more

Was in town and brought our grandson who LOVES the planets. He loved it so much and we will come back. It wasn't crowed at all on a Saturday and parking was a few dollars. AND it's free admission. Loved it maybe next time we will do the movie. read more

Dropped in with our 2.5yo. Lots of buttons to push, rock terrain of other planets to walk over. The content is too old for her but she had a great time. Didn't have time for the show. read more

Excited that there were so many activities and there is no admission fee to enjoy all the cool activities and play structures. I think the planetarium maybe sponsored by a company which is great that we don't have to pay to experience all the cool exhibits. Of course planetarium is science oriented and good exposure for your kids to see what space, research and machines have to offer. We spent 2 hours playing with all the cool gadgets while learning about momentum, energy, electricity, building and maneuvering robots on another planet. Everything is hands on and has a feel/touch aspect. Nice to see cause and reaction in the works with many of the play structures and stations. Great it was not too crowded. The only pay part was to watch the imax or the 3-D movie. Not too expensive and worth it just to rest. Great place to visit and spend a few hours! read more

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Wonderful museum my children loved it. Very manageable in size which made it even more lucrative- sometimes spaces are so enormous it's overwhelming. My kids are little 3.5 and almost 2 and I would say my older children would have been amazed and enjoyed it more because there's some pretty cool science exhibits and more thought to the space than a 3 year old can process but he loved it and made friends running around in open play spaces. Can do a longer stretch of time here or pop in like 2 hours as we did. Def recommend! read more

If you're an aspiring astronaut, or raising one, the Clark Planetarium is your playground. It has all sorts of hands-on exhibits centering around science, outer space and the Earth. It's a rad combination or fun and educational, done in a clever way that masks "learning" with "play." Kids of all ages were running around enjoying all the exhibits. It's free to enter the planetarium itself, then you pay to see the movies, which are optional. The movies are educational and interesting-with a variety of topics. Think a step above the movie your science teacher would show during class on a day where an easy lesson was desired. One of my favorite things about the planetarium is that you can buy snacks at the snack bar for a very reasonable price. My won and I shared a small bag of popcorn and we each had an Icee and the bill was less than ten dollars. You don't find that very often these days. read more

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We went to Laser AC/DC on Saturday night. The store was a lot of fun and we didn't leave without a carefully chosen souvenir. A very, very bad thing is that there are only Pepsi products. That is inhumane. Oh, and no snacks in the concert. I totally get that but that's not an excuse to not have Coke Zero at the second floor snack bar. The planetarium was fantastic, a lot of activities to participate in and interact with. The laser show was ultra fantastic. It is beyond words. I recommend this establishment for all of their interactive activities and shows. The price is very reasonable. read more

It's been nine years since the last review, and I'm just going to give it another five stars because it's still excellent! Son and I went today to see the Unseen Universe in the dome theater. A wonderful Utah sky presentation before the show. The show was wonderfully done. The staff is always friendly, and the place is always clean. Having a membership is the way to go! read more

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As parents visiting from out of state without the kids, we had fun. Nice that it was free. A lot of trivia and fun facts as well as some video games to play. I enjoyed the gift shop since a lot of the items were very nostalgic! I don't think it would be that fun for toddlers, but older children would definitely enjoy it. read more

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What an awesome free museum!! There are three levels, each with a different exhibit theme and each with a ton of hands on / interactive activities. The middle has a giant interactive machine. Kids were loving it, but so were adults and I can see it being a fun date idea as well. They have movies throughout the day for reasonable price, cheap concessions and a huge gift shop with all kinds of things from science kits to tshirts to jewelry. read more

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I've lived here in salt lake for 4 years now, and somehow I'm just discovering the planetarium. Admittedly it's fairly small, but there are a lot of hands on exhibits to spend your time exploring. The best part is that it's free (aside from the movie showings that it has). My wife and I spent an evening exploring different exhibits and playing around with all the hands on stuff they have. Then, a week later, we came back to bring out toddler along. 100% this will be something we continue visiting with our kids. There are things to do for pretty much all ages read more

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Always love coming here with kids especially. They create a fun learning environment and have interesting toys in the gift shop

The planetarium was fun. The price point was just perfect (free!) The location is easily accessible by the train line. Enough things here to pass some time (just remember it's free and not a huge place). I learned a lot too. Recommend. read more

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Excellent Adventure spot for young and old alike The Exhibit Area is Free and you could spend some time in there exploring different types of puzzles and games The shop area is well designed and the kids areas are great for small kids read more

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Somehow this is a free planetarium to visit. It's a fantastic three story intro to astronomy for all ages and one of the more interactive science museums I've visited. Most exhibits are hands on. You can play science games, interact with gravity wells, and save Earth from asteroids, and that's just on one floor. There us a dedicated kids area but all areas are family friendly. There's also an IMAX theater which I highly recommend visiting. That theater and refreshments you'll have to pay for, but you can simply walk into the museums and enjoy your time without a ticket or approaching the desk. read more

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Salt Lake City has a free planetarium that we visited on Saturday. It's funded by aerospace & defense contractor Northrop Grumman, so even the snack bar and movie theater inside is heavily subsidized. Don't expect a huge planetarium for free. This is on the small side, with the first floor dedicated to a gift shop, an exhibit on tornadoes and a collection of meteorites. The partial second floor is where the dome theater is located and a small exhibit on the weather in space and a plasma ball. The third floor has an area with remote controlled mini Mars rovers, an exhibit about black holes and a play space. We visited on an early Saturday morning and it wasn't too packed until around 2 PM - then it became so busy it wasn't feesible to read the exhibits with so many people with strollers pushing in on you. We ended up seeing two films for $9 each in their dome theater. The theater screen is a dome shape so it feels more immersive (smaller than the dome theater in San Jose, California.) My only complaint is that the under 7 crowd shouldn't be permitted in the paid movie theater. If a child is too small to sit quietly for a half hour, then this isn't an age appropriate activity. Kids were screaming, talking and climbing on chairs through both the pre-movie night sky presentation and the films. If they're not going to bar small children from the paid movie, they need to offer an adult only showing (they have showings as late as 10:45 PM for their rock music films as is.) I don't understand how entitled parents have become. If your kid is fussy, take them outside. If you're in a restaurant, a film, a museum, whatever, take them outside until they calm down. We all paid to be there and your kid doesn't have more of a right than the rest of us to be disruptive. read more

Brought my 2yo here. It's great! Plan early and go during the week bc it gets busy. Free admission. Food is like movie theater snacks. Parking in the garage is not bad. read more

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We were passing through Salt Lake City, Utah and missed one of our other attractions, but the Clark Planetarium was still open! Admission is free and it was fun and interactive for small kids and big kids alike. They do have imax shows for purchase and a nice side gift shop. The toddler enjoyed the kids play area and bigger kids (daddy) got to join too. Definitely a fun stop to visit for the entire family when you're in the Salt Lake City area! read more

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Real cool stuff it's free to go in! Only have to play if you want yo watch an iMax Kids had a lot of fun ! What a fun facts go during the week when it's nice and quiet! read more

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I came here for an after-hours event. I cant speak on their IMAX cinema, but can say it was a neat place. I really enjoyed all the interactive games/pieces. It was also cool to see some meteorites. I cant speak on parking since I took public transportation. As I was using crutches, I appreciated that they had an elevator to get to other floors. I could see this being enjoyable for a family, but it is on the smaller side, so on a busy day this may not be as much fun. read more

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10/10! First of all, it's free!!! You can pay to see the imax shows and they have a super cheap snack bar for the shows, which is a grey way to break up the exploring. The kids love every exhibit and could spend all day there. We also love the gift store! They have a playground upstairs that my youngest loves and enough to keep my 6 and 8 year old beyond interested. It's very accessible but is downtown so parking may be tough! read more

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So I took myself on a solo day to Clark's planetarium it definitely was awkward there was so many children and families and the children were touching and running and really experiencing the exhibits so I just got in there with them and experienced the exhibit I had fun I wish I would have relaxed more and had more fun after the exhibit the a movie on the dome a guided tour of the Stars my tour guide was knowledgeable it's really cool that was my favorite part of the whole trip but I had a blast went on a Sunday read more

Stopped by this place whilst in downtown Salt Lake City, Utah. Admission is free and they have an iMax theater that offers 3D films. The exhibits are well done and interactive; however, a few were not working when I was there. Great place to visit with kids! read more

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Great and cheap place to visit and see some cool things. Very informative and interactive exhibits read more

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This place was amazing! The fact that it was free and has three stories was enough for us to go. We loved it! So many interactive things not to mention the shows they have aren't expensive either. They have food in the place as well as a gift shop with so many options. Food nearby too! Definitely a must with kids who love to learn and want to get the wiggles out read more

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I found the Clark Planetarium online and saw that there was free admission for their exhibits so I figured it was a good way to kill a couple hours and also explore the town a bit. They recommend that if you are just going here for the exhibits that you book your ticket online which only takes a couple seconds. There are three floors for the planetarium and it is very interactive! Almost all the exhibits have some interactive element that you can play with which is really cool. It's very kid friendly but also adult friendly too. You can totally spend a couple hours here just playing on the exhibits. There is so much information to absorb here which is really fascinating and informative. If you want to want a show on the theater you'll have to pay extra for that. There's also a gift shop if you want to buy any toys or gadgets. I only spent about 45 minutes here but depending on whether you play with every exhibit or watch something in the theater you can spend anywhere from 30 minutes to 2 hours. read more

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Wow it's hard to believe that admission to this place is free! If you are visiting SLC with kids definitely stop by here. There are so many hands on and interactive things to do with kids of all ages. My 3 and 6 year olds enjoyed themselves. It's small but still a good size to spend 2 hours or so just on the exhibits. If you want to watch a movie you can spend additional time there. We didn't get to see one, but they're pretty cheap and the reviews say that they're good. Oh and the gift shop has a wide range of toys at different price points. I normally don't like to buy souvenirs as they're usually over priced. But since admission was free, I wanted to still support the business. Parking is free with validation at the front desk in the adjacent structure. But you can also take the train there as there's a stop right in front of it. It's in a shopping center with other restaurants. So it would be a great location for a day filled with family fun! read more

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The Clark Planetarium is a great place to spend a couple of hours if you're looking for something to do in downtown SLC. It's free to go (though you'll have to pay if you want to see a show in the theaters there) and offers a variety of exhibits and activities that are fun and educational. Learn about seismic waves by jumping on a pressure plate in the floor, see a mock-up of a tornado made by a wind and fog machine, test your space piloting skills by trying to land a lunar rover on moon landing sights in a virtual game, and definitely spend some time watching the giant ball track that spans two floors and has dozens of potential routes. Really cool place for kids to learn about space and scientific principles. But even as an adult, I was quite fascinated with a couple of the exhibits and activities. I'd highly recommend! read more

Their I-Max and Dome shows are outstanding! There are many to chose from with a lot of times throughout the day. I also love that they are updated regularly. Also offer laser music shows on the weekend in the dome. Also have a great concession stand and gift store with lots to offer. On the flip side, I would like to see the exhibits updated. read more

This is a cool museum. It's free to get in, but you have to pay to watch the movies if you choose to watch them. I like that there is a lot of hands-on exhibits in this museum. I like that it's across the street from the Delta Center, so you can visit both places in one trip. :) read more