Pioneer Memorial Museum

Absolutely awesome museum! And it’s FREE 99! Some people Complain that the exhibits are too repetitive or the pictures are too much. This is less of an educational aesthetic museum and more of a real time archive you can step into so yes there are hundreds of photos of people on the walls and hundreds of folded quilts or forks etc. It is a housing unit for these historical artifacts. Loved it!

Pioneer Memorial Museum of Salt Lake City is an incredible experience! You can spend hours in there and not see everything! It is set up beautifully and it's amazing to be able to see the historic things that the first pioneers used and made, and how they lived! Fascinating! If you are ever in Salt Lake City, it is a must see!

Great museum! This is very informative. They have all sorts of artifacts from the pioneering era. The amount of things they were able to keep is astonishing. From election pamphlet to huge carriage, it is quite a lot of things to see. If you want to visit this museum fully you will need more than an hour. This is a free activity that is totally worth it.

Very humbling to see real artifacts of human beings actually living the best lives they could. The museum infuses nationalities, languages, and lifestyles to a whole new level. I highly recommend this beautiful place. It's close to a sacred experience.

Wonderful museum with a plethora of artifacts. Very clean and organized. Staff is very nice and helpful. Spent a couple hours here and didn't see everything. Definitely a place to go to when in SLC and interested in pioneer history.

What a great collection of historical pieces across all different cultures who helped establish Utah; European settlers, American Indians, and Asian immigrants. Bonus is that it's free. Only thing I would improve is the lighting for some displays was too dark, and all the old black and white photos covering every inch of wall space was too much. They have beautiful quilts and blankets folded up in displays. I would rather see those on the walls

This museum is huge. There are so many artifacts from the 1800s. Everything that the pioneers brought over from our countries of origin is just amazing. My favorite artifact though was this doll that I took a picture of. I can't believe this museum is free.

The Pioneer Memorial Museum is located at 300 N Main Street in Salt Lake City, just a few blocks north of Temple Square and to the west of the Capitol Building. It has an impressive number of items providing a deep understanding of the life of the pioneers during their trek and upon arriving and establishing Salt Lake City. The museum has items that belong to famous Latter-Day Saints such as the spinning wheel of Emma Smith, the wife of Joseph Smith and the wagon that carried Brigham Young into the Salt Lake Valley, among many other relics. There is an old theater seat and the original curtain from the Salt Lake City Theater. Among the many interesting items there is also a horse-pulled fire engine beautifully restored. We were impressed by the size of the museum as well as the many displays. In many cases though, there are too many items side by side competing one with another cluttering the view. This may be too much for young people. There are large items and thousands of small items such as newspapers, books, handmade blankets and clothes, shoes, typical tools and furniture of the time, kitchen appliances and utensils, toys, and many more very interesting pieces of the pioneer’s history. Certainly worth your time while visiting Utah. The entrance is free.

Looking for something free, educational, and super cool? Look no further than this museum! You will learn how the Mormon pioneers who settled in Utah lived by exploring all their amazing artifacts. There are many floors to explore filled with all kinds of artifacts. You'll see what they used to wash clothes, bathe, travel, hunt, cook, to name a few things. In the Carriage House, you'll see historic vehicles, including the one that Brigham Young used to enter the Salt Lake City Valley. And the antique, fully restored fire engine is not to be missed! You could be here for hours, exploring all this museum has to offer.

I can't believe this place was free! It's so amazing to walk through and experience what it would have been like to move out west way back when!

If you want to see some historic items from the original families and settlers in Utah. This is a place to check out right across the street from the capitol. So cool and free admission. I thought the steam pressure machine was the coolest thing there and worth going for. Enjoy!

There is a huge collection items from the original settlers to the mid 20th century but is set up like a yard sale and really doesn't tell a story. If you have time to kill, you can spend an hour looking around.

Step back into the past at the Pioneer Memorial Museum. The museum is dedicated the American pioneers, and the entirety of building houses all artifacts related to that era. There are so many different items: clothing, household products, furniture, portraits, and so much more. Most of the items are commonplace, but some are quite a treat to see, such as a restored steam engine from the American Fire Engine Company or the dresses and doll collections. The amount of stuff on display is almost overwhelming, but you will be able to envision exactly how the pioneers lived. The museum does not seem that large, but it will take you a while to make your way through due to the sheer volume of things to look at. The staff is made up of friendly volunteers and will give you a map to help you navigate the museum. At a bare minimum, it will take around half an hour to walk through all of the floors and quickly glance through them. You can easily spend an hour or more though from absorbing all of the details. Admission is free, and the museum is open Monday to Saturdays from 9 A.M. to 4 P.M. Parking is available in the lot or on the street. The Pioneer Memorial Museum is a nice spot to soak in some American history effortlessly by sight alone.

Neat little slice of history and it's Free.. the staff onsite are very helpful. They should you the layout , answer questions etc.. the displays are massive and extensive ..

FREE museum next to the State Capitol is ok to visit on a rainy day. We visited on Fri 5/18/12 and spent a few hours there. Lots of old photos of dead people, like an antique shop but in glass. There's a Main Floor, 2nd, 3rd, Basement, Carriage House. I liked the Brigham Young's Council Wagon & Steam fire engine "Roosevelt". We took lots of pictures - ok just No Flash. There's a Golden Spike for the Railroad under a large Mural & in a dome - missed it! Best part they sell Honey Taffy & there is samples of it at the front desk. That made me happy. They sell honey too, I wish I bought some! Utah has emblem of the Beehive meaning Industrialist - I like that! Mon-Sat 9-5; Wed open until 8pm Also June, July, Aug Sun 1-5pm Museum parking: Free public parking available on Main St directly West of Museum. www.dupinternational.org

A great free museum (donations accepted) with cute elderly women who gives you a copy of the map of the 4-story museum - has carriages, clothing, wagons, dolls, pottery, pianos, rifles, uniforms, furniture, etc. all collected from the pioneer days. A great place to learn a bit of history as well as marvel at some of the artifacts this place was able to acquire. +free admission +4-story museum

(Please note that this review is purely to inform fellow Yelpers and does not provide my opinion). After visiting the State Capitol this afternoon, my husband and I decided to make a quick trip over to the Pioneer Memorial Museum (really close by, across the street from The Capital). However, we were rather disappointed when we saw the sign on door that starting today (December 21), they are currently closed through January 2. They will reopen on January 4. There is limited street parking available (however they are time restricted and date restricted, be sure to read the signs. Or you could park at the small lot at the Tourist Visitor Center and walk over).

There is a LOT of history on display at the Pioneer Memorial Museum. It's located at the top of a hill approximately 10 minutes walking distance from Temple Square. it's easy to spend a couple of hours there, especially if you have an interest in antique items. The museum holds an exhaustive collection of items from the days of the pioneers. It was very easy to imagine what life was like for them. The best part of the museum are the volunteers. They have a wealth of knowledge and are happy to engage with visitors and share their what they know. I highly suggest taking advantage of that. Another party there at the same time was looking up information on their ancestors, which I thought was pretty cool.

Amazing experience...great museum! Displays really capture pioneer Utah. I would highly encourage a visit to this museum for anyone visiting SLC.

My great great grand father was a pioneer of 1849 so I wanted to have a look at the Museum and get a glimpse of what life was like back then. The place is packed with items from everyday life like clothing, guns, walking canes, baby cradles and many unusual items. It is interesting to see everything, but a bit much, like walking in to someone's attic. It is remarkable to see that everything is mostly hand made from natural materials. It wasn't that long ago that life was so different.

Exceptional museum. Hard to believe a collection of this caliber is FREE to the public. Regardless of your religious bent (or lack thereof), if you are interested in history this place will fascinate you.

Time for an overhaul. This place is jam-packed with things...almost too many and many things seemingly irrelevant to the Pioneer days. Staff was very friendly though and I'd say it's worth a short visit.

I chaperoned a 4th grade field trip to this museum and had a lot of fun, but would have had a lot more fun if I weren't herding feral kittens through the 4 floors of this place. There is just SO much to look at that there is no way one trip would do the place justice. The biggest hit with the kids was by far the two headed lamb and the doll heads made from various dried fruit. The wall artwork made form human hair was shunned by all. Oh, and it's free.

So I'm not a Mormon so all the propaganda doesn't impress me (except in a sorta fascinating look at this weird stuff way) but I have to admit they did a bang-up job with this museum, 3 floors of entertaining and interactive stuff for you to learn more than you ever wanted to know about Joseph Smith and all the ruckus he caused and its aftereffects down to yea the current day. Good for history buffs and even the kids enjoy running around touching everything and pretending they're in a steerage class cabin on an old sailing ship. I liked it.

An excellent museum that does justice to the pioneers. The museum displays many, many items used and made by the pioneers as they crossed to the west and settled there. The staff, the majority of whom are volunteers, do an excellent job of guiding one through the museum. To appreciate to displays one should set aside a full day. My wife, who is not too interested in museums, was really taken by this one and spent one-and-a-half days there. I recommend a visit, you may find some information on your forebears if the crossed the land with the pioneers.

Calling this a museum is a stretch of the imagination. Call it an attic stuffed to the gills (without useful information) and you're closer to the truth. That said, if you're wanting to see A LOT of some particular item that may have been used between 1848 and 1899, you will find plenty of examples.