Road trip from Salt Lake City to Fort Collins
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ITINERARY
7h 57m459 miles21 stops
1
The Depot
2
Abravanel Hall
Abravanel Hall first opened in September 1979, and was originally known as Symphony Hall, but was renamed in May 1993 for Maurice Abravanel, conductor of the Utah Symphony. The building was designed by FFKR Architects and acoustical design services were provided by Dr. Cyril M. Harris with the outcome of creating an environment of acoustic excellence. The hall is rectangular in shape, similar to some of the world’s finest symphony halls. Suspended from the ceiling are six brass chandeliers with 18,000 hand-cut beads and prisms of Bohemian crystals imported from Austria and Czechoslovakia. The lobby is four stories high with a white oak and brass ceiling and a glass wall covering the East face of the lobby. The lobby itself is an architectural marvel due to its many tiers, the staircase that goes upwards with gold leafing that covers all visible sides of the stairs and balconies, and the 30-foot-high Olympic Tower red blown-glass sculpture by renowned glass artist Dale Chihuly.
3
Mormon Battalion Monument
4
Ken Sanders Rare Books
Ken Sanders Rare Books is a full-service antiquarian bookshop founded in 1997. We are located at 209 E 500 S inside the Leonardo Museum in downtown Salt Lake City. Our store has three levels: the main floor, the rare room, and the underground. We have a vast inventory of used and rare books, a handful of new books, and an ever-changing selection of art, ephemera, maps, photographs, and postcards. We also offer book purchasing and appraisal services.
5
Benson Grist Mill
6
Sugar House Park
Once the site of Utah Territorial Prison, this park is a lot more pleasant today, with a gently rolling landscape great for running.
7
Red Butte Garden
Red Butte Garden is the largest botanical garden in the Intermountain West and, together with the University of Utah, is the state arboretum. The Garden has welcomed guests since 1985 and consists of over 21 acres of developed gardens and five miles of hiking trails winding through an extensive Natural Area. All just minutes away from downtown Salt Lake City. The Garden is renowned for plant collections, themed gardens, over 560,000 springtime blooms, gorgeous private rental spaces, a world-class summer concert series, and award-winning horticulture-based educational programs.
8
Great Salt Lake
This 20,000 square mile lake, the second saltiest in the world, is also a wildlife refuge attracting millions of migratory birds every year to the ten islands within it.
9
Therapeutix Mind & Body
Full Service Spa located in the Ogden Junction downtown. Wonderful services and amazing staff. Natural and Organic products!
10
Mountain' SUP
Stand up paddleboarding, kayaking, and canoeing at beautiful Curt Gowdy State Park in southern Wyoming. It is only an hour and 15 minutes from Fort Collins and so nice it is will worth the drive. Lots of camping and mountain biking also.
11
The Farm at Lee Martinez Park
12
Old Town Spice Shop
13
The Cupboard
14
Aggie Theatre
15
Somewhere Secret
Somewhere Secret is a real place filled with relics, puzzles, challenges, and magic. It is a live action puzzle game that anyone can play. Somewhere Secret, of course, contains a secret. A true treasure map that leads to something amazing hidden somewhere in Colorado. You will have one hour to explore the room and solve the puzzles that lead up to the treasure chest. If you unlock the map, the adventure continues as your team embarks on the scavenger hunt to find the treasure.
16
The Markey Escape Rooms
Work together with your team to escape in an hour or less! Explore, solve puzzles, and decipher clues to uncover each room's unique story! More than an escape, our experiences are a world tailer-made for you! With immersive design, lighting, and sound effects, you may even forget you're inside a room! Don't worry though - you're welcome to leave any time, just remember the clock is still ticking!
17
ConTRAPtions Escape Rooms
ConTRAPtions Escape Rooms is Fort Collins' premier live escape experience. We pride ourselves on Immersive experiences featuring high tech and beautifully designed rooms. We use robotics and industrial automation to build exciting and challenging puzzles that are unlike any other escape room out there. Come find out how we're different!
18
Horse & Dragon Brewing Company
We are a family-owned craft brewery brewing up small-batch beers that taste great paired with food or friends (or both!). Our Tasting Room is currently open for the holiday season daily from noon-7pm. For online orders, curbside pickup, and to-go beers, you can order in advance at http://bit.ly/orderhnd. If the standard pickup times don't work for you, please let us know via the contact # on the site. If you are coming to visit, feel free to request a tour. Cheers!
19
Southridge Golf Club
20
St. Pete's Fly Shop
21
Urban Air Trampoline and Adventure Park
Urban Air Adventure Park is much more than a trampoline park. If you're looking for the best year-round indoor attractions in the Fort Collins area, Urban Air is the perfect place. With new adventures behind every corner, we are the ultimate indoor play
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OVERVIEW
1
Start:The Depot
Salt Lake City, Utah·
2.5
(10) review
13 N 400 W, Salt Lake City, UT 84101-1368
2
Start:Abravanel Hall
Salt Lake City, Utah·
4.5
(91) review
Abravanel Hall first opened in September 1979, and was originally known as Symphony Hall, but was renamed in May 1993 for Maurice Abravanel, conductor of the Utah Symphony. The building was designed by FFKR Architects and acoustical design services were provided by Dr. Cyril M. Harris with the outcome of creating an environment of acoustic excellence. The hall is rectangular in shape, similar to some of the world’s finest symphony halls. Suspended from the ceiling are six brass chandeliers with 18,000 hand-cut beads and prisms of Bohemian crystals imported from Austria and Czechoslovakia. The lobby is four stories high with a white oak and brass ceiling and a glass wall covering the East face of the lobby. The lobby itself is an architectural marvel due to its many tiers, the staircase that goes upwards with gold leafing that covers all visible sides of the stairs and balconies, and the 30-foot-high Olympic Tower red blown-glass sculpture by renowned glass artist Dale Chihuly.
3
Start:Mormon Battalion Monument
Salt Lake City, Utah·
4.5
(9) review
300 North East Capitol Boulevard Southeast lawn, Salt Lake City, UT
4
Start:Ken Sanders Rare Books
Salt Lake City, Utah·
4.5
(9) review
Ken Sanders Rare Books is a full-service antiquarian bookshop founded in 1997. We are located at 209 E 500 S inside the Leonardo Museum in downtown Salt Lake City. Our store has three levels: the main floor, the rare room, and the underground. We have a vast inventory of used and rare books, a handful of new books, and an ever-changing selection of art, ephemera, maps, photographs, and postcards. We also offer book purchasing and appraisal services.
5
Start:Benson Grist Mill
Salt Lake City, Utah·
4.5
(9) review
6
Start:Sugar House Park
Salt Lake City, Utah·
4.5
(99) review
Once the site of Utah Territorial Prison, this park is a lot more pleasant today, with a gently rolling landscape great for running.
7
Start:Red Butte Garden
Salt Lake City, Utah·
4.5
(925) review
Red Butte Garden is the largest botanical garden in the Intermountain West and, together with the University of Utah, is the state arboretum. The Garden has welcomed guests since 1985 and consists of over 21 acres of developed gardens and five miles of hiking trails winding through an extensive Natural Area. All just minutes away from downtown Salt Lake City. The Garden is renowned for plant collections, themed gardens, over 560,000 springtime blooms, gorgeous private rental spaces, a world-class summer concert series, and award-winning horticulture-based educational programs.
8
Start:Great Salt Lake
Salt Lake City, Utah·
4.0
(987) review
This 20,000 square mile lake, the second saltiest in the world, is also a wildlife refuge attracting millions of migratory birds every year to the ten islands within it.
9
Start:Therapeutix Mind & Body
Ogden, Utah·
5.0
(90) review
Full Service Spa located in the Ogden Junction downtown. Wonderful services and amazing staff. Natural and Organic products!
10
Start:Mountain' SUP
Fort Collins, Colorado·
4.5
(8) review
Stand up paddleboarding, kayaking, and canoeing at beautiful Curt Gowdy State Park in southern Wyoming. It is only an hour and 15 minutes from Fort Collins and so nice it is will worth the drive. Lots of camping and mountain biking also.
11
Start:The Farm at Lee Martinez Park
Fort Collins, Colorado·
4.5
(93) review
600 N Sherwood St, Fort Collins, CO 80521-2061
12
Start:Old Town Spice Shop
Fort Collins, Colorado·
5.0
(8) review
130 S College Ave Suite a, Fort Collins, CO 80524-3267
13
Start:The Cupboard
Fort Collins, Colorado·
5.0
(87) review
152 S College Ave, Fort Collins, CO 80524-2809
14
Start:Aggie Theatre
Fort Collins, Colorado·
4.0
(8) review
204 S College Ave, Fort Collins, CO 80524-2811
15
Start:Somewhere Secret
Fort Collins, Colorado·
5.0
(77) review
Somewhere Secret is a real place filled with relics, puzzles, challenges, and magic. It is a live action puzzle game that anyone can play. Somewhere Secret, of course, contains a secret. A true treasure map that leads to something amazing hidden somewhere in Colorado. You will have one hour to explore the room and solve the puzzles that lead up to the treasure chest. If you unlock the map, the adventure continues as your team embarks on the scavenger hunt to find the treasure.
16
Start:The Markey Escape Rooms
Fort Collins, Colorado·
5.0
(8) review
Work together with your team to escape in an hour or less! Explore, solve puzzles, and decipher clues to uncover each room's unique story! More than an escape, our experiences are a world tailer-made for you! With immersive design, lighting, and sound effects, you may even forget you're inside a room! Don't worry though - you're welcome to leave any time, just remember the clock is still ticking!
17
Start:ConTRAPtions Escape Rooms
Fort Collins, Colorado·
5.0
(83) review
ConTRAPtions Escape Rooms is Fort Collins' premier live escape experience. We pride ourselves on Immersive experiences featuring high tech and beautifully designed rooms. We use robotics and industrial automation to build exciting and challenging puzzles that are unlike any other escape room out there. Come find out how we're different!
18
Start:Horse & Dragon Brewing Company
Fort Collins, Colorado·
4.5
(74) review
We are a family-owned craft brewery brewing up small-batch beers that taste great paired with food or friends (or both!). Our Tasting Room is currently open for the holiday season daily from noon-7pm. For online orders, curbside pickup, and to-go beers, you can order in advance at http://bit.ly/orderhnd. If the standard pickup times don't work for you, please let us know via the contact # on the site. If you are coming to visit, feel free to request a tour. Cheers!
19
Start:Southridge Golf Club
Fort Collins, Colorado·
4.5
(8) review
5750 S Lemay Ave, Fort Collins, CO 80525-9404
20
Start:St. Pete's Fly Shop
Fort Collins, Colorado·
5.0
(9) review
2008 E Harmony Rd, Fort Collins, CO 80528-3447
21
Start:Urban Air Trampoline and Adventure Park
Fort Collins, Colorado·
4.0
(9) review
Urban Air Adventure Park is much more than a trampoline park. If you're looking for the best year-round indoor attractions in the Fort Collins area, Urban Air is the perfect place. With new adventures behind every corner, we are the ultimate indoor play
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What's the driving distance between Salt Lake City and Fort Collins?
The distance is 459 miles
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The driving time can vary depending on traffic conditions, but it is typically 7h 57m mins in normal traffic
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