Arts and Culture > History and Museums

Alf Engen Museum - Celebrate the glories of winter sports in the Intermountain West - from silver miners sliding on shovels to the glories of the Olympic Winter  Games of 2002 - at the Joe Quinney Winter Sports Center at Utah's Olympic Park. A tour through the 4,000 square-foot Alf Engen museum includes a 10-minute film that traces Utah's ski history, evolutionary displays on cross-country skiing and Nordic jumping, games of skill in ski jumping and touch-screen displays.  The George Eccles 2002 Olympic Museum on the second floor allows visitors to relive the Olympic Games through words and pictures, athletes' uniforms, and touch-screen NBC video coverage.  The museum is open daily from 9 am to 5 pm, except Easter, Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Years Day.

Park City Historical Society and Museum - Visitors can venture "underground" in the recreated exhibit of the Silver King Mine, meet Park City's Silver Queen, and explore an original stagecoach.  Docent-led tours are available by reservation.  Self-guided tour brochures are available at the museum desk.  The museum shop offers books on local history, limited edition Christmas ornaments, t-shirts, historic photographs, and Historic Society memberships.  Visit us at 518 Main Street, Monday through Saturday, 10 am to 7 pm, and Sundays from noon to 6 pm.

Summit County Historical Society and Museum - Escape from the modern day and reminisce with Summit County's early ancestors.  The museum celebrates the heritage of Summit County through historic photos and exhibits as well as docent-guided tours of the museum, Courthouse, and Main Street Coalville. Open Monday through Friday, 8 am to 5 pm, the museum is located at 60 North Main in Coalville, in the basement of the County Courthouse, just 15 minutes from Park City.

Annual Dungeon Party - Held at the Park City Museum in the original 1885 territorial jail, sometimes referred to as the "dungeon."  New exhibits are unveiled at this traditionally colorful event.

Halloween at the Glenwood - This popular annual event has the dual purpose of raising funds for the maintenance of the Glenwood Cemetery in Park City and preserving Park City history.  Each year, "residents" of the cemetery stand by the graves and tell their stories of happiness and sorrow.

Hal's Hikes Through History - Each summer, Research Historian Hal Compton leads hikes to historic sites in the mountains surrounding Park City.

Historic Home Tour - Each  year, Park City residents open the doors of their historic homes for viewing.  The self-guided tour is followed by a wonderful post-tour party with gourmet food and wine.

Main Street Park City Walking Tours - Docent-guided walking tours of historic Main Street are conducted Monday through Friday at 2 pm.  Meet at the Park City Museum at 518 Main Street.  $5 per person.

Main Street Coalville Walking Tours - Walking tours of Coalville's historic Main Street are conducted daily starting at the Courthouse Museum at 60 North Main Street in Coalville.

Virtual Tour of Park City's Historic Homes - Take a virtual tour of "Old Town" Park City's historic homes at this site. 

Summit County Historic Driving Tours - Information and maps for historic driving tours through Summit County are available at this site.