Escapees May-June 2024

Olympics in 2002, Park City made its debut as a world-class competition venue. While Park City’s mountains get an average of almost 300 inches of snowfall per year, the town also enjoys more than 300 yearly days of sunny skies. It’s a great place to visit in the summer months, and there’s a lot to do whether you’re into history, food and drink or outdoor activities. Start in Town It may be called Park City, but parking is oftendif fi cult to fi nd. On weekends, it’s recommended that visitors take advantage of the free parking at Park City high school, then ride bikes or take the free city bus to Main Street. City buses have bike racks. Daytime parking on Swede Alley and China

Bridge Parking Garage is free, and there’s some paid parking available on Main Street. Forty-seven of the Victorian buildings that line Park City’s steeply sloping Main Street are listed in the National Register of Historic Places. This includes the Park City Museum, housed in the 1885 city hall building, and two adjacent historic buildings. The museum focuses on Park City’s wild west days, mining history from famous mines, such as the Silver King, and the transition from mining town to a world-class ski town. Displays that are a must-see include the 1880’s stagecoach that delivered mail from Salt Lake City, a two-story interactive “mega mine” showing a cross section of a mine with its elevator shaft and tunnels and the original territorial jail.

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May/June 2024 ESCAPEES Magazine