Park City Attractions

The Alf Engen Ski Museum in Park City is located just west of Salt Lake City. The museum features the career of Alf Engen and other renowned skiers. There are exhibits on old ski equipment, international medals and trophies.

Balloon Affaire in Park City offers hot-air balloon rides. These include a Sunrise Affaire, a Mountain Affaire and a flight over Wasatch Mountain.

Deer Valley Resort in Park City features skiing on four mountains: Empire Canyon, Flagstaff, Bald and Bald Eagle Mountains.

The resort offers 84 runs and six bowls, with a base altitude of 6,570ft/2003m. During the 2002 Olympics, Deer Valley was the venue for slalom, giant slalom, freestyle and snowboard events.

The Kimball Art Center in Park City was founded by Bill Kimball in 1976 as a non-profit organization dedicated to local artists. The three galleries feature changing exhibits throughout the year. The Kimball also hosts the Park City Kimball Arts Festival - Utah's longest running visual arts festival - attracting over 40,000 people from around the country.

During the summer months the Park City Mountain Resort offers a 3,000ft/915m alpine slide, the Zip Rider cable ride, a climbing wall, mountain biking, the human maze, horseback riding and miniature golf.

Next to the Deer Valley Resort in Park City is the Park City Mountain Resort. It features seven trails on 3,000 acres of terrain and a vertical drop of 3,100ft/945m.

The Park City Museum and Territorial Jail is housed in the original Park City Hall which was built in 1884. The museum features historic displays of mining, stagecoach and the territorial jail.

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The Park City Silver Mine Adventure include exhibits on the area's mining, a man-made drift where visitors can dig for gem stones and other treasures, and tributes to the mining industry. Tours of the underground shaft are available.

Just outside of Park City on Interstate 80 is The Canyons, the largest ski resort in Utah with 3,700 acres of skiing terrain.

The Utah Winter Sports Park is located 4mi/6km north of Park City. The park opened in 1993 and was used for the 2002 Olympics for bobsled, luge, ski jumping and Nordic events.