A hands-on children's museum at The Gateway in downtown Salt Lake City, with Sensory Inclusive Sessions every Monday afternoon and Sunday morning (lights dimmed, volumes down, free with registration) and sensory bags at the front desk any day of the week.
Sensory supports. Quieter sessions Mon and Sun, sensory bags.
Hours
Open Monday and Wednesday through Sunday, 10 am to 6 pm; closed Tuesdays. Sensory Inclusive Sessions (Quieter Museum Hours): every Monday from 3 to 6 pm and every Sunday from 10 am to 12 pm, free with registration.
“Experience the museum when lights are dimmed, volumes are down and stimulations are less”
“These times are designed specifically for children and families on the autism spectrum, as well as those with other sensory disorders.”
“Visitors to Sensory Mornings and afternoons enter free of charge with registration.”
“Sensory Bags are offered at front desk of the museum any day of the week.”
Sign up for a session through the Register Here link on the museum's Visit page. For questions, call (801) 456-5437 or email info@discoverygateway.org.
The museum has partnered with KultureCity, and says the partnership is to ensure all its programs and events are sensory inclusive.
The Stillson River Railroad train exhibit (the museum mentions the sound of the whistle)not stated
Prices per person: child (ages 1 to 17) $13.50 on weekdays and $14.50 on weekends; adult (18 to 64) $16.50 on weekdays and $18 on weekends; senior (65 and up) $13.50 on weekdays and $14.50 on weekends. The online ticket page lists a child under 12 months at $0, and an online ticket can be used after the day you buy it.
With a SNAP, EBT or WIC benefits card shown at the admission desk: $2 per child and $10 per adult, or a $55 family membership, during regular open hours. Memberships: a Trio membership is $175 a year for up to 3 people, and a Family membership covers up to 6 people; both include free parking for up to 3 hours.
Parking: the first hour is free, then $2 an hour from 1 to 6 hours, and a lost parking ticket is $20. The museum is downtown at The Gateway, close to I-15 and I-215, and you can also come by FrontRunner, TRAX or UTA bus.
Entrances are accessible to wheelchairs and strollers, and elevators reach all floors and exhibits. The whole museum is wheelchair accessible, though not every exhibit is 100% wheelchair accessible. Service animals are welcome; pets and emotional support animals are not.
Children under 16 must be with an adult 18 or older, and the museum asks parents and caregivers to stay with their children at all times. Guests 18 and older who are not with a child leave a photo ID. Groups of more than 15 without a field trip reservation need 1 adult for every 5 children.
No food, gum or drinks are allowed in the museum. Staff may take photos for the museum's marketing; if you'd rather not be photographed, tell the photographer.
Exhibits include the Stillson River Railroad train exhibit, the I Dig Dinos fossil dig, a walk-through UTA bus, a child-sized city and a construction zone. The museum adds or updates exhibits about every six months.
