Natural history
Natural History Museum of Utah
Salt Lake City, Utah
About
The Natural History Museum of Utah in Salt Lake City is one of the premier natural history museums in the western United States, with a collection of more than 1.5 million objects. Housed in the spectacular Rio Tinto Center, designed by Ennead Architects and opened in 2011, the museum is particularly celebrated for its world-class dinosaur collection from Utah's fossil-rich Morrison Formation and its exceptional collection of Great Basin Native American objects.
Highlights & Things Not to Miss
Utah's Dinosaurs
World-class fossils from the Morrison Formation including new species
Rio Tinto Center Building
Spectacular 2011 building cascading down a Salt Lake City hillside
Native Voices
Exceptional Great Basin Indigenous art and cultural objects