Experience Park City’s History

Sponsored by Park City Chamber of Commerce

• Location: Utah
• Travel Type: Walking
• Tour Duration: 1 hour
• Language:

Experience Park City History Audio Tour

A great historical walking audio tour zig-zagging around Park City's downtown Main Street. Immerse yourself into the history of Park City, UT – how it began as a mining town that blossomed into a silver-producing juggernaut and eventually pivoted into a modern world-class recreational destination, giving birth to the Park City Mountain Resort and Deer Valley Ski Resort. It's a great way to see and learn about parts of Park City you probably won't see otherwise.

Park City's history is a window into America's overall growth in the West. That includes being one of Utah's unique wild west towns that allowed gambling halls, bars, and brothels to flourish for decades.

You'll learn about the significant role these places had in shaping Park City's distinctive history.

• The Town Lift chairlift
• The Crescent Tramway
• Park City's long-gone Chinatown
• Treasure Mountain Inn - The lodge that helped the town pivot into a world-class skiing and snowboarding destination.
• The 1898 Park City Fire that ravaged through town.
• The Ontario Mine, the Daly West Mine, and the Spiro Tunnel

Presented by the Park City Chamber of Commerce.


If you are interested in more audio tours in the region, check out The Jordan River Nature Center Tour and Tracy Aviary Birding tour. To find more tours in UT or wherever your travels may take you, visit TravelStorys.com. Every place has a story.