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If you're a history buff, art aficionado, archaeology fiend, or dabbler in the sciences, our museum picks are perfect for a rainy day or afternoon excursion! Our selections center around notable collections of historical and cultural items. Many have excellent rotating displays in addition to exceptional permanent collections.
Category: Museums - Provo Attractions & Activities
Address: 1683 N Canyon Rd, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT 84602
Located on the BYU campus, this fascinating museum offers patrons several glances at the mystery and history of the natural world. From the Jurassic Period to the Ice Age, the museum's extensive collection spans thousands of years and includes the fossilized remains of dinosaurs, mammals, and ancient sea life.
BYU Museum of Peoples and Cultures
Category: Museums - Provo Attractions & Activities
Address: 700 N 100 East, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT 84601
Located in BYU's historic Allen Hall, a beautiful red brick building with parapet walls, this unique museum boasts cultural artifacts hailing from all corners of the earth. In particular, the museum's collection tells the stories of the prehistoric and Native American peoples via myriad informative displays, and exhibits that include pottery...
Monte L. Bean Life Science Museum
Category: Museums - Provo Attractions & Activities
Address: 645 E 1430 N, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT 84604
Located on the BYU campus near the Marriott Center, the Monte L. Bean Life Science Museum is a facility dedicated to the preservation and promotion of the biological sciences. Housed within the museum are a variety of specimens and exhibits, including those focusing on insects, plants, fish, mammals, and birds from around the world. Best of all,...
Category: Museums - Provo Attractions & Activities
Address: 492 E Campus Dr, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT 84602
Brigham Young University's famous museum of art, one of the largest in the western United States, contains an impressive collection of paintings, pottery, and sculpture from around the world, including pieces by everyone from Rembrandt and Monet to Americans Maynard Dixon and Burton Silverman. The museum, which owes its contemporary design to Los...
North American Museum of Ancient Life
Category: Museums - Provo Attractions & Activities
Address: 2929 N Thanksgiving Way, Thanksgiving Point Institute, Lehi, UT 84043
Lehi's Thanksgiving Institute, which is dedicated to bridging the gap between modernity and nature, is home to the fascinating North American Museum of Ancient Life. This museum contains a plethora of dinosaur fossils, paleontology exhibits, and sixty dinosaur skeletal exhibits. Aside from traditional still exhibits, the museum also boasts the...
Category: Museums - Provo Attractions & Activities
Address: 745 S State St, Orem, UT 84058
To learn more about the history of the Orem community, visit this cozy museum located in the city center. The Heritage Museum boasts a varied collection that includes artifacts both Native American and early American pioneer in origin. Included in their holdings is Utah's largest (and one of the United States' largest) collection of arrowheads. Be...
Provo Daughters of Utah Pioneers Museum
Category: Museums - Provo Attractions & Activities
Address: 500 N 500 West, Provo, UT 84601
The Daughters of Utah operate several historical museums throughout the state, each one dedicated to preserving the state's rich pioneer heritage. The pride of this museum is its collection of cabins that were originally in Fort Utah. Each cabin is outfitted with authentic primitive furniture and artifacts ranging from clothing to photographs to...
