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Discovery Gateway
444 West 100 South
Salt Lake City, UT 84101
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“Discovery Gateway (formerly Children's Museum Of Utah)” PlanetWare.com
“The Children's Museum of Utah” Frommer's
“Children's Museum of Utah” Wcities.com
“Children's Museum of Utah” Fodors.com
“The Children's Museum of Utah” Citysearch.com
“Children's Museums” GeoParent.com
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“The Children's Museum of Utah” Citysearch.com
TripAdvisor Traveler Rating: 3.5 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #34 of 82 attractions in Salt Lake City
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Traveler Description: Hands-on discovery museum that features more than 140 exhibits in the arts, sciences and humanities, plus an interactive playground for the kids.
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Attraction type: Children's museum, Other
Address: 444 West 100 South Salt Lake City, UT 84101
Tel: 801-456-KIDS
Fax: 801-328-3384

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“Great place for fun!”
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5 of 5 stars
sugarpot90 1 contribution
Idaho
Apr 3, 2009

I thought Discovery Gateway was great! My 2 year old son was enthralled by everything, and after two hours he definitely wasn't ready to leave even though they were closing. The main floor was the most fun for him while the upper floor seemed geared towards older children although my son still loved it. What a great idea! more

“Over price”
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3 of 5 stars
CedarCityUtahMama 2 contributions
Cedar City
Jul 10, 2008

I didn't expect for the museum to be so expensive- You could compare it to Disneyland for what they charge. The museum is located in the expensive area of Salt Lake City, but the cost for the experience is not worth the cost of parking let alone the cost of admission. I was not impressed with the staff members they... more

“Very Overpriced”
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1 of 5 stars
UtahMom2 1 contribution
Murray, Utah
Feb 23, 2008
1/1 found this review helpful

They have a lot of nerve charging the same rate for kids and they do for adults. Everywhere has a kids price too. And I thought the place was very dirty. You could actually see the dirty hand prints on baby toys. Yuck. more

“overpriced!!”
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1 of 5 stars
kadiar 1 contribution
ogden
May 24, 2007
9/13 found this review helpful

I had seen the commercial on T.V. they make it seem like its the most wonderful place I think its overpriced they charge $8.50 for adults and kids passed the age of one so we paid $26 for the three of us and we were only there for an hour because there really wasnt much and its really not that... more

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Discovery Gateway Address

444 West 100 South, Salt Lake City, UT 84101
Tel: 801-456-KIDS Fax: 801-328-3384