Top 20 Places to Take Kids in and around Salt Lake City, UT

Salt Lake City's most popular places to take kids in 2026

Every summer, thousands of local parents, grandparents, and caregivers weigh in on their favorite local places to take kids. This page is where we showcase the 2026 list of winners for the Salt Lake City area. (Click here for the full list of nominees.)

Of course, there are literally hundreds of wonderful places to take your kids in our area, not just this year's winners! So while you're visiting KidsOutAndAbout, be sure to browse through our packed daily calendar, check out our Everything That's Free page, and sign up for our free weekly e-newsletter that shows everything happening in our area. Keep coming back... the site changes every day!

2026 Top 20 Places to Take Kids

Salt Lake City

 

Top 20 Ranking

Category Winners

1. Loveland Living Planet Aquarium 2. Tracy Aviary at Liberty Park 3. Clark Planetarium 4. Thanksgiving Point 5. Utah's Hogle Zoo 6. Urban Air Adventure Park 7. Wheeler Historic Farm 8. Little Beakers - Sandy 9. Airborne Trampoline Arena 10. Boondocks Food & Fun 11. Discovery Gateway Children's Museum 12. Lagoon Amusement Park 13. Natural History Museum of Utah 14. Classic Fun Center 15. Cornbelly's Corn Maze and Pumpkin Fest 16. Utah Grizzlies 17. Utah Jazz 18. Black Island Farms 19. Brighton Resort 20. Chuck E Cheese

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