Find the Best Things to Do in Liberty Park
By Christine Balaz
Salt Lake City Local Expert
About Liberty Park
Photo courtesy of Edgar Zuniga Jr.
Salt Lake's Liberty Park Neighborhood is at once a go-to destination and a buffer zone between other, more high-profile neighborhoods. As a destination, Liberty Park itself contains more than 80 acres of green space filled with grass, trees, ponds, and paths – as well as an aviary and a museum. But if you're looking for hotels or shopping, you're likely driving south to Sugarhouse or north to Downtown.
See & Do
Liberty Park is a highly residential neighborhood, and all of the area's attractions are situated within the 80-acre Liberty Park itself. In addition to its grass, trees, ponds, tennis courts, and jogging paths, Liberty Park also contains the city's only dedicated aviary, the Tracy Aviary, and a Utah heritage museum, the Chase Home Museum of Utah Folk Art.
Eat
In a city with dozens of Thai restaurants, it's hard to come out on top. Nevertheless, Channon Thai – situated just north of Liberty Park – consistently wins the hearts of the public for its delicate, flavorful, and deeply aromatic food. If you're not into Thai, head northeast to Ruby River for a classic, affordable American steakhouse experience.
Party
While the park itself doesn't actually have any nightlife, it stands quite near one of Salt Lake City's best bar-slash-restaurants, The Bayou. Combining the best elements of a pub and Cajun eatery, The Bayou is at once upscale and casual. Offering live jazz music many nights of the week, a regular and late-night menu, billiards, a full bar and more than 200 beer selections, The Bayou is comfortably one of Salt Lake's most popular hangs.