Great museum on Main Street in Park City that chronicles the town history, like a museum should (ha). Entering through the gift shop, you can go forward into the exhibits OR turn left and grab a drink at the "museum bar". Is this really Utah? Perhaps it was because we held a private event here but it felt like it's always open. Excellent. After a drink, we went into the exhibit and had a spin through the first floor and then the basement where they had a great exhibit on the area's mining history and included a real jail from back when. Very interesting. If you're in town, this is definitely worth stopping in. Enjoy. read more

The Park City Museum is along the historic Main Street. It's housed in the old 1865 city hall with a fire department & jail in the basement. There is 12,000 sq ft of exhibition space. It's opened daily from 10 to 6 with $15 admission. Today they are offering historic home tours. The museum chronicles Park City from the Native Americans, miners & ski resort. The meat sign is over 100 years old with 80 light bulbs. Scandinavians created cars then a gondola to take skiers up the mountains. There were a lot of interactive exhibit where we could go in a mining cage & blow things up, read more

Park City Museum - Museums Near Me - Park City, Utah

I love history, so it was nice to have this little local museum to learn about the Park City backstory. It gave me an elevated sense of connection to the city and the staff are extremely friendly and you can tell they love working there. The passion is palpable. It's not too time extensive either so if you've got a couple hours to kill and want to get the inside scoop on the town, it's definitely an easy activity. read more

Very cool museum with great exhibits and lots of historical to current context. My 5 year old enjoyed it and so did we. The only thing that would make it better is an exhibit that acknowledges the presence of native people that were here before the miners. read more

Park City Museum - Museums Near Me - Park City, Utah

We hit it on a free day so cannot speak to the value but for the size of the space it is a quality little history museum. The mining exhibit is so interesting and will keep you looking for a while. Some interactive exhibits will keep kids intrigued. Only takes about an hour. read more

Cute little museum in the middle of town. The staff was friendly and helped us on our way in. When you walk in there is a large gift shop but until 415 you can still buy tickets for museum. It's a self guided tour. There are 3 floors the basement in which was a real jail. Lots of history of the mining in town, and the ski history. A fun little place when you need a break from skiing or want to take a minute from shopping! read more

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We finally made it to the Park City Museum to learn a thing or two about our new hometown. The Park City Museum offers history on the town, local mining, skiing, and they have room for traveling exhibits. This is actually a very fun museum! There is a lot to touch, many interactive learning exhibits, and as you'd expect plaques to read. The fee is $15/adult; $11/senior, student, or military; $5/child 7-17; free for kids 6 or younger . But membership starts as low as $100 and you get free entry plus some bonuses like special event invitations. We're proud members and love this connection to our community. If you come visit, consider visiting as the donation go to continuing efforts in preserving Park City's history such as old structures in the town and on our mountains, and exhibits in the museum. read more

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I love this museum! It's interactive because you can push buttons, sit in carts, and walk through mines and prison cells! The information is engaging, and there is something to interest beyond! I had no idea Park City had such a rich history, and I loved learning new things about Utah! There is also a wonderful gift shop with a bunch of fun items for people of any age!! If you're looking do something fun to do in Park City, definitely visit the Park City Museum! read more

So I love museums, but I usually find city or regional museums a little too dense. HOWEVER, I'm so glad our hotel had BOGO admissions coupons because we would have been missing out on this. From sound, light, and motion effects, to the exhibits themselves, I was blown away by how much knowledge was packed into a tiny building. There's a gift store in front and bathrooms down the stairs to the right (so none in the museum itself). You can buy tickets for $15 or at a discounted price for students/seniors/veterans/etc at the cash register before exploring three floors covering mining history, the fire that took out most of the city, the old jail, and cool relics. You watch the intro movie in an old train car and even get to sit in the old underground subway cars that were used to transport early skiers through mining tunnels. There's so much more to Park City than the skiing, but I would've never known if I hadn't visited :) read more

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This little gem on historic Main Street as a welcome find! Cute little shop with free visitor's information and advice on the area. Free admission to the museum on the day we visited. Small but well executed displays over 3 stories about the history and development of the early mining town and its progression into the ski mecca of today. read more

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A fun little museum that has all the things kids love to play with while having more than enough for adults to enjoy as well. read more

Park City Museum - A fun area to learn about the towns history and experience some of the items they used when the town was older. - Museums Near Me - Park City, Utah

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This museum was darling and really fun to wander in. My kids adored the gift shop as much as I did. It was a treasure to find these rocks and tiny little mice. It has a charm that you can't miss. read more

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We had some time to burn between brunch and our flight, so while walking around Main St we stopped in. It's actually a really cool little museum. We learned a lot about Park City that we didn't know. It's well done. There ard enough interactives to engage kids and enough print to interest adults. The scale models of the mine shaft and the mines in general is fascinating. A great value for the $15 adult ticket we paid. read more

More than I expected! This is a very well done history of Park City. My guy and I found it educational, nicely presented,and entertaining. The museum is three small levels and covers everything from Park City's early days of "the Wild West", mining, the fire of mass destruction, gambling and prostitution, becoming a ski resort, and it's internationally famed Sundance film festival. I'm a mom with a teenager and a 20 year old. With that said, I would say kids in 3rd grade and older would enjoy this museum. It's visually stimulating, and there are short audio and video presentations throughout. The old jail in the basement is pretty cool. I'm glad I wasn't a criminal in those days (or now). I also found the three dimensional model of mining fascinating. Well worth a visit. If you need to let your body have an afternoon off from skiing, or you just enjoy history, stop in. You'll be glad you did. Let me know what you think. read more

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Great place to learn some more about Park City and Utah history. The price is very fair as there is lots of information and exhibits to explore about westward expansion, mining, the local judicial system (c1800s,) and photo exhibits. read more

We had a free day from skiing in Park City and visited this museum to learn about the history of the area. It is very organized and informative. It is fascinating to see the transformation of the area from a mining town to a ski resort. It is a small museum yet worth the visit if you have time. read more

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If you're walking Main Street take a stop at the Park City Museum. Must go downstairs and check out all the fun.. read more

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This is an interesting museum, as you get to the gift shop way before you are asked to pay ticket if you want to finally enter in the museum. So shop before you get to know what is in there! Gift shop is amazing, you will get to expand you rock and stones collection (I cant resist!), I got also several postcards depicting ski posters from past decades, very colorful and inspiring. Many old photos of this mining town from the turn of the century. Also, if you are a magazine hoarder like I am, here is the place to get all those freebies mags where you can read history of Park City, check coupons for your next restaurants and check what is cooking that week you visit. Cool place for a stop and get some souvenirs. read more

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A real gem right on main street with very knowledgeable staff. We learned so much about the history of Park city! Its engaging, three floors and has new rotating exhibits too. The gift shop is also excellent and I highly recommend getting a membership for the monthly talks, walks, even snowshoeing. We had two teenagers, booked a time and spent a great 30 minutes exploring!! read more

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Possibly the best small museum we have ever been too. We were lucky it wasn't crowded and we could take our time exploring the exhibits. There were lots of interactive and informative things to explore about the history of the town, it's mining history, and the development of the skiing destination. Would 100% recommend if you are in Park City and enjoy history. read more

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This place was SO fun! Yes, I said a museum was fun! Haha... so neat to see models of the mines and learn how they did it without the use of modern day tools. The kids really enjoyed the interactive exhibits like the one in the photo I posted. I recommend this place-fun for the entire family!! read more

Park City Museum - Museums Near Me - Park City, Utah

This is a really fun and interactive museum in PC that is great fun for the family! It is a three level museum talking about the start of PC and where it is today! There is a lot of hands on learning tools as well as many informative information about everything! The best part about it is that the second Tuesday of every month is a free day! Great for locals who just want to enjoy PC for the day! read more

The Park City Museum is actually two things: a museum and a cool little gift shop. If you don't want to shell out $10 for a regional museum, you still have a stellar gift shop: books (both local history and humor); a colorful gemstone collection station (both your kids and you will love it); local artwork (I picked up a cool painting of the Egyptian Theater that I love); and a whole bunch of kid's stuff the little ones will love. Then, the museum. A little pricey for the adults ($10), a better deal for the kids ($5 for 7-17, the rest free). It's definitely worthwhile if you've got kids; I, as an adult, find it to be forgettable. So go if you've got the kids in tow, see the museum. Minus the kids, just check out the excellent gift shop to find some local treasures. read more

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What a delightful find in the middle of historic Park City. We spent about an hour going through the various exhibits about Park City. The museum is located in reconstructed historic buildings which includes the actual jail and firehouse. Several exhibits caught my eye: development of skis, the silver mining equipment, including a bicycle mining car, the historic fire truck. read more

What an awesome little museum! The storefront is somewhat deceptive in that all you can see is the pretty extensive gift shop, but the museum itself is surprisingly charming. Well thought out, nicely designed placards and interactive information, and a great selection of artifacts from throughout Park City's history. I loved the tiny mine- hard to deny how adorable tiny little carts and assay offices are- but the real highlight for me was seeing the intact jail in the basement. Would happily come back just to see that space again; it's definitely worth a couple hours of your day if you have the time. :) read more

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We called to ask if the museum would be open on New Years Day and we're told it would be so we scheduled it for our last day. It is something my husband really wanted to see. We arrive at 1:45 and we're told they are closing at 2 due to the weather. When I express my frustration I am told they could not have known about the storm. Mind you it has been storming on and off here for 4 weeks and the weather said it would be storming today and yet we were never told it would close early due to weather when we called. Poor costumers service and reading other comments shows there is confusion about their hours. Shame we will never see it because the exhibit receives excellent reviews but we will never go due to rude inconsiderate staff who do not respect people and their time. read more

Fun stop for the kids. Nice gift shop and adjoining museum. The museum is fairly small and there is an admission fee. Our kids love looking at all the cool artifacts and trinkets. read more

Park City Museum - Museums Near Me - Park City, Utah

We visited the Park City Museum this January and were impressed with the three levels of displays and information. The original jail is on the bottom floor and there are interactive exhibits throughout. The only negative (and it was a big negative) was the unfriendliness of the staff. We arrived at 5:45 (museum closed at 7) and asked how long it would take to meander through. We were told 45 minutes to an hour, which we discovered is completely incorrect if you are actually interested in watching the videos and reading even half the placards (I'd recommend 2 hours). At 6:57 the staff told us the museum was closed and started rushing us out. We thanked them and were barely acknowledged in return. I'd recommend checking out the museum for the info alone and hopefully other staff will be working. read more

It looks bigger on the inside. Interesting interactive exhibits. Reconstructed store from olden days is really interesting. The mining and ski history of the city is the whole reason for fans to go. It's pretty good for a small town museum. + interactive exhibits also kid friendly + the original artifacts are always fascinating + beautiful model of the mine read more

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Awesome experience! Great information, history, interactive stations and a great gift shop. Come on down!! My friend found information on her relatives who lived and worked here. Wonderful! read more

Overpriced but kids loved it and they learned a lot. Their favorite was blasting in the mines and learning about the jail. Cute part of main street family friendly. read more

We were in Park City and saw a brochure in the hotel lobby so we decided to check the place out. A lot of interesting history. I assumed Park City was just a resort area and didn't realize it had a past of a mining town. When we paid we were told it was about 45 mins to go through the small museum but it took my spouse and about 1.5 hours. Neat artifacts and nice displays. Worth the stop. read more

Museum was a lot larger than what it appears to be when you first walked in. Really interesting exhibits, with lots of interactive stuff. Learned a lot of interesting information about Park City while here. Didn't have children with me, but definitely think they would be entertained here as well. Had some creepy stuff, like a clown exhibit (and just to note I am not afraid of clowns and found it a bit creepy), and they downstairs jail cell which the lights automatically dim when you walk in (almost peed my pants when that happened. Thought the power was going out and I was going to be stuck downstairs with no lights. A sign letting you know that is going to happen would be much appreciated) read more

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Lacking in customer service: misinformation on opening hours and had to physically show them the different hours. 10:00 am vs 11:00 am. When we told him that we would return at 11:00 he could have mentioned that we would need a reservation opposed to showing up and then not be able to enter until 12:00. read more

Came across this wonderful museum during my last visit to Park City. I was pleased to find it is much larger than it looks on the outside, and has wonderful interactive exhibits. It is a must see the next time you are in town. read more

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What a fun little way to pass some time. I will preface this with an honest "I am NOT a museum kind of person", but this was actually interesting and fun! You enter off Main Street and of course walk through the cute overpriced little gift shop. The ladies behind the counter were more than excited to help us out - and got us tickets (mine at a discounted student price of $8!) before walking us in and explaining the couple ways to navigate. I do wish they would have explained the "white buttons" a little more as the first one I touched set off an alarm that I was too close to the exhibit! There are some nice videos, some cool artifacts and it is laid out really nicely. We were in there about an hour, saw all three levels and watched a couple movies. Check this place out! read more

One of the best local museums I've been to! Interesting, well curated exhibits! Really high quality. A good way to spend 2 hours when you're taking a break from skiing. read more

Park City Museum - Museums Near Me - Park City, Utah

The Park City museum opened about a year ago. It's a good way to get a high level overview of Park City's mining and skiing history. The museum is small (it took about an hour to tour) but full of informational videos and artifacts from Park City. The basement floor houses an original jail -- you can actually walk into the prison cells. Very nicely done and really interesting (though I'm unsure if it would hold the attention of children under 12). A great way to get to know the city! read more

Whenever I came to Park City growing up, I would always be sure to walk through the museum and especially to visit the old jail in the basement. I thought it was the coolest thing ever! When I visited to Utah with some friends, I had told them about the creepy old jail in Park City and we they were excited to see it (they're dorks just like me!). I was very sad to see that the museum was closed when we got to Main Street. Apparently it's been closed for quite some time for AN 8.9 MILLION DOLLAR RENOVATION. Holy cats! Now, anyone who ever went to the old museum remembers that it was just a couple tiny rooms with the jail in the basement. It wasn't much, but it was cute and quaint. I would love to know how they are even spending that amount of money on this place. There is some serious cash in this city these days! This rating is a combination of how much I liked going into the old museum (4 stars) and how I felt when I saw the old museum had been ripped out and that crazy amount of money was being spent on something that would never be the same (no stars). I just hope the jail is still in the basement when it reopens in Fall 2009:- / read more

This is one of the coolest museums. There is so much history in Park City and it all unfolds at the Park City Museum. From the history of the minors or the ladies of the night... Where the settlers came from and how they survived... You don't want to miss this! read more