Arches National Park Fun Activities Guide

Attractions

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  The Leonardo

  Salt Lake City

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  Leonardo da Vinci was an artist, an engineer, a scientist, an architect, a musician and a humanitarian, among many other things. One of his most important skills was learning how to learn. Leonardo's famous curiosity was a more important tool than his paintbrush. By experimenting, questioning, and exploring the world around him, he asked questions nobody had ever asked before. And he found answers nobody found before him. He made no distinction between art and science and saw the interconnectedness of all things. We created The Leonardo to honor and embody the spirit of this Renaissance Man. We see the world as he saw it: full of wonders to be uncovered, always asking why? Our museum is a place where you can freely wander and wonder. Come and discover your inner genius, just like Leonardo did. Look around. Ask the big questions. Have fun. Get your hands busy. Welcome. Mission Statement: We live in a rapidly-changing, highly connected world that asks each citizen to be more curious, more informed and more engaged. The Leonardo seeks to reflect and respond to this new world by creating an innovative, dynamic space that builds fluency and knowledge, ignites the creative imagination of visitors of all ages, and inspires them to see and act in new and powerful ways. The Leonardo is a non-profit community-powered museum which opened in 2011. (less) ... Read more

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  National Park Service

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  National Park Week - and FREE Days

     Americas Best Idea - the national parks - announced the launch of Find Your Park, a public awareness and education campaign celebrating the milestone centennial anniversary of the National Park Service in 2016 and setting the stage for the next 100 years. It's about making great connections, exploring amazing places, discovering open spaces, enjoying affordable vacations and enhancing America's best idea - the national parks! It's all happening in your national parks. Only 128 of our country's 407 national parks usually charge an entrance fee. So start planning your visit! If you're planning a trip that includes multiple national parks, you might consider the $80 annual pass that provides entrance to all national parks, national wildlife refuges, national forests, and many other Federal lands-more than 2,000 in all. The America the Beautiful National Parks and Federal Recreational Lands Pass is offered free to all active duty military members and their dependents. Information on these and other pass options is available online. (less) ... Read more

Family Activities

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  Junior Ranger

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  Junior Ranger programs engage young people in age-appropriate activities that allow them to discover the significance of a specific site, introduce them to the national park system and to the mission of the National Park Service. They reveal to children that these amazing places belong to them. Junior Ranger programs are designed to provide participants with the flexibility to discover and interact with the park at their own pace and within the limits of their visit. They encourage children and their families to explore things they might otherwise have missed, to get out and walk around, to explore further by visiting specialized programs, park movies, exhibits, trails overlooks, talking to a ranger, and others. When you get to the park visitor center ask a park ranger or volunteer for a junior ranger booklet if you are between the ages of 6-12 and you can fill it out and earn a badge! (less) ... Read more

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  Mad Science of Greater Salt Lake

  Farmington

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  From building bridges and digging dinosaurs to readying rockets and cracking codes, children in Mad Science camp programs participate in scientific explorations that are interesting and fun! The children in these programs have so much fun that they forget that they are learning!

Fun Centers

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  All Star Bowling & Entertainment

  All Star Bowling & Entertainment

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  ALL STAR BOWLING & ENTERTAINMENT has state-of-the-art bowling lanes, scoring, and bumpers for the little all-stars. If you're looking for a place the entire family can enjoy together, you'll find it at All Star. Cosmic Bowling with black lights, lasers, fog, and music is a sure hit for everyone. All Star Bowling & Entertainment has something for everyone. Our seating area has room to spread out and enjoy an array of menu items including fresh hand tossed pizzas from our Pizzeria along with our house brewed Root Beer and Cream Soda. Relax, sit back, and enjoy all the action ALL STAR has to offer. All Star Bowling & Entertainment, FOOD, FUN, and GAMES! (less) ... Read more

Museums/Zoos

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  Discovery Gateway: The Children's Museum of Utah

  Salt Lake City

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  Discovery Gateway: The Children's Museum of Utah is the premier attraction for families with young children in Salt Lake City's downtown cultural core. Featuring the the traveling exhibit "Super Kids Save the World" May 16 - August 23, 2015. This interactive exhibit teaches kids how to save the world, one action at a time. It's saving electricity with a single flip of a light switch. It's the power to turn an old tablecloth into a super hero cape and the ability to repair something instead of throwing it away. It's fighting pollution and saving the world one aluminum can at a time. It's ordinary kids making a difference. It's Super Kids Save the World! Super Kids Save the World gives kids (and their parents) the power to go green! Designed with "green" materials and practices, this super exhibit gives kids real super hero training starting with the four R's: Reduce, Reuse, Repair, Recycle! (less) ... Read more