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Utah State Historical Society
300 S Rio Grande St, Salt Lake City, UT 84101
+1 801 533 3500
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Located in what was then in 1910, the crown jewel of the Denver and Rio Grande and Western Pacific railroad systems, the Utah State Historical Society is an appropriate tenant of the Renaissance Revival depot. The Society presents a permanent exhibit of Utah's unique cultural, industrial and social development and a number of changing exhibits. The Society also offers the Utah Information Center, a research facility for writers, historians and genealogists. The book and gift shop specializes in Utah and Western history. There is no admission fee.

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M-F 9a-4:30p, Sa 9a-1p

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