After so many years wondering about and trying different season passes to local Salt Lake City venues, the Visit Salt Lake Connect Pass has been our answer!  We’ve been able to keep things fun and exciting by going to different venues.  Then, we’ve been really able to see which locations our kids prefer in order to make a more informed decision should we go to purchase any season passes for any of the places included on the Visit Salt Lake Connect Pass.  There are so many great places to explore here in Salt Lake City!

Our family loves all of the venues offered on the Visit Salt Lake Connect Pass.  Here’s a quick list of some of our favorite things at the venues on the Visit Salt Lake Connect Pass:

• Clark Planetarium – My kids LOVE the movies on the big dome screen (movie pass included on the pass, as well as a ticket to the IMAX theater).  They also love walking through the exhibits, learning about stars, planets and space exploration.
• Discovery Gateway – What’s not to love there?!  My kids have such a great time with everything at Discovery Gateway.  I love how everything is an educational experience.  We’ve also really enjoyed the art classes.
• The Lion House Pantry Restaurant – The food, the food, the food!!!  Gourmet home-cooking in a family-friendly atmosphere, nice for adults, while also comfortable to bring kids.  My favorite is their tapioca pudding.. or maybe the banana cream pie… hmmm… too many good things to choose from (Visit Salt Lake Connect Pass includes one Pioneer Meal – $9.99 value).  In the warm weather, we love to eat on the patio and then check out the flowers at Temple Square.
• The Living Planet Aquarium – Dim lighting (my fave, since it makes it so relaxing!), bright fish displays and interactive experiences have made this an absolute favorite location of ours to visit.  My kids especially love petting the sting rays and watching the sharks, penguins and octopus.
• Red Butte Garden – I’ve been so excited to take my kids here to see the gardens, especially because of how educational the experience will be!
• Snowbird Ski & Summer Resort – The tram ride (included on the Visit Salt Lake Pass) is going to be a highlight of my kids’ summer outings!  I can hardly wait to take them there!!!  I remember going on the tram as a child and loving it!
• Thanksgiving Point – Hands-down, my kids love the Dinosaur Museum the very most, though I’m hoping to win them over on the gardens in the very near future. ;)
• This is the Place Heritage Park – Our family especially loves visiting this venue during the month of July.  It’s such a fun, interactive way to teach our kids about our State’s historic legacy.
• Tracy Aviary – We are bird lovers, so going to Tracy Aviary is always a real treat!  So many varieties of birds in one place.
• Utah Museum of Fine Arts – As someone who considers themself an artist, I’m constantly looking for ways to educate and expose my children to the arts.  The Utah Museum of Fine Arts is the perfect complement to this effort.
• Utah Museum of Natural History – My son LOVED the summer day camp we did and so I’m certain he and my girls are going to love going to the museum soon, too!  Once he finds out there are dinosaur bones there, he’ll never want to leave! ;)
• Utah Olympic Park – Since my kids weren’t born when the Olympics graced Salt Lake City, I’ve been excited to take them here to teach them about the sports and the camaraderie, while helping them catch a vision of the spirit of the Olympics!
• Utah’s Hogle Zoo – Lions, tigers and bears – oh, yes!  We love to see them all!  My kids especially love the giraffe house (one of the giraffes bent down and licked my brother’s camouflage jacket on one of our most recent visits, lol!).

Here’s a fun video from our family’s latest outing to the Living Planet Aquarium:

And now…

IT’S GIVEAWAY TIME!!!!

Visit Salt Lake is giving one lucky reader two 2-day Visit Salt Lake Connect Passes! All you have to do is comment to win, then you and your family can get out exploring all of these exciting Salt Lake City venues!

p.s. Anxious to get a Visit Salt Lake Connect Pass right away?  Be sure to take advantage of their special right now to Buy a 2-day Pass and get a third day, free!  And you can’t beat their always-low-rate for year passes.  Have fun exploring all the Salt Lake has to offer!