Ogden - An Outstanding City With Outstanding Attractions

The Ogden city of Utah is one of the most exciting and prominent centers for adventure sports along with skiing. The city is ideally situated and is considered as the gateway to some of the ski resorts such as Snowbasin, Wolf Mountain and Powder Mountain.

The city of Ogden is a major city of Ogden-Clearfield with a population of about 82,865 according to the 2008 census. The city enjoys the status of being the county seat of Weber County and has become a major railway hub. Being an important railway hub, it has also become an ideal manufacturing and commercial center. Later on the development of the city got a great boost with the establishment of Hill Air Force Base.

This marvelous city is named after a well renowned mountaineer known as Peter Skene Ogden. Ogden City was incorporated as a city in the year 1851. For most days of the year, the city exhibits a very rejuvenating and refreshing atmosphere inviting tourists from all over the world.

It is also famous for exhibiting numerous historically significant architectures and buildings. The entire city is full packed with several magnificent museums and historical sites. Some of the must visit attractions of the city are the Peery Egyptian Theater, The Treehouse Children's Museum and The George S. Eccles Dinosaur Park are fabulous sites to visit.

The George S. Eccles Dinosaur Park is one of the most exciting and must visit attractions in the city especially if you are with your kids. The park has covered around six acres of the area and exhibits more than hundred life-size prehistoric creatures. Here one can experience the roaring and walking of dinosaur through high quality sound system making it a bit scary. You can also get an opportunity to even touch and feel the eggs and bones of real dinosaur in during your tour to this place.

Hill Aerospace Museum is another fascinating place to visit during your tour to Ogden. The museum houses many historically important artifacts used by United States Air Force. It also exhibits more than eighty military air planes, space vehicles and missiles along with military uniforms, vehicles and equipments that were used during the war. The museum is preserving the heritage and traditions of United States Air Force. The aircraft on display are bifurcated into five exhibits depending upon the specific era of the history. Starting from initially developed aircraft to the flights used during World War II, Jet Age planes, The Cold War and the planes used for keeping the Peace are displayed in the exhibitions.

This fascinating museum was established about five miles south of the city in 1981 and opened for general public in the year 1986. Later on in 1991, the museum was shifted to the present location. This is one of the most visited places of the city with around 180,000 visitors annually.

The city of Ogden is an important and interesting center for exploring the wonderful opportunities for skiing and adventure sports. The city of Ogden offers several family oriented skiing resorts offering an opportunity to learn skiing and improve the skills.

Wolf Mountain is a very popular skiing spot with around fifty percent for intermediate skiers, twenty percent for beginners and twenty percent for high skilled skiers.