http://provo.onethousandthingstodo.com Find things to do in your city! Sun, 23 Nov 2008 10:24:34 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Whenever I’m at a loss for a way to entertain my daughter, we head over to Treehouse Children’s Museum in Ogden, where there’s never a shortage of fun things to do. Treehouse is a creative, hands-on children’s museum with something fun and fascinating everywhere you look. Toys, dolls, trains, ... http://provo.onethousandthingstodo.com/2008/11/23/treehouse-childrens-museum-ogden-ut/ Saturday night I discovered The Salomon Center in Ogden. It’s a shopping center—parts of which are still under construction—at 2261 Kiesel Ave., and it has some really fun and unique things to do. I’m sure you’ve seen indoor rock climbing before, but what about indoor surfing and skydiving? I hadn’t ... http://provo.onethousandthingstodo.com/2008/11/20/the-salomon-center-in-ogden/ With temperatures hovering in the mid-fifties today and a gorgeous blue sky beckoning us, we decided to head over to Jensen Nature Park in Syracuse. The 20-acre park has nature trails perfect for walking or bike riding, and a 7-acre fishing pond. It’s a really nice place to go ... http://provo.onethousandthingstodo.com/2008/11/17/jenson-nature-park-and-fishing-pond-syracuse-ut/ When my friend Felicia came to visit, I couldn’t wait to take her to my favorite restaurant in Utah. In fact, we headed to Thaifoon, at the Gateway in Salt Lake City, straight from the airport! The food is always delish, the atmosphere manages to be relaxing, elegant, and ... http://provo.onethousandthingstodo.com/2008/11/16/girls-daynight-out-at-thaifoon-the-gateway-salt-lake-city/ Once again, my friend Felicia was the inspiration behind seeing a beautiful sunset…and this time I had to work for it! I wondered how we could top the Antelope Island sunset from the previous evening, so I Googled “best places to watch the sun set in Salt Lake City.” ... http://provo.onethousandthingstodo.com/2008/11/13/ensign-peak-trail-and-overlook%e2%80%93salt-lake-city/ My friend Felicia came from New York for a visit, and said she wanted to see a beautiful western sunset. She was only in town for a couple of days and there wasn’t time for traveling south, so we decided to see what the evening sky had to offer ... http://provo.onethousandthingstodo.com/2008/11/11/sunset-from-antelope-island/ If you’re ever interested in going to a free movie, BYU campus is the place to look--especially if you like foreign movies, or ones that make you think. My old roommate Megan and I went to International Cinema last week and saw The Orphanage (or El Orfanato, which is its ... http://provo.onethousandthingstodo.com/2008/11/08/free-movies-on-byu-campus/ Lions and tigers and bears, oh my! Lions and tigers and bears, oh my! Lions and tigers and bears, oh my (not to mention fish, cougars, and birds that fly)! Oh my! Oh my! Oh my! This may be how you feel when you first ... http://provo.onethousandthingstodo.com/2008/10/31/monte-l-bean-life-science-museum/ If you’ve ever thought about joining a book club, I highly recommend it. I’m a member of two, and I love them both. Book clubs are a fantastic way to find out about good books and have a chance to discuss them with people you like. When a group ... http://provo.onethousandthingstodo.com/2008/10/30/book-clubs/ A dark house sits on an Orem street. It is not like many houses you are sure to meet. No light shines from the windows. There is no answer at the door--and in the yard some very scary monsters are waiting for some gore! We pulled up ... http://provo.onethousandthingstodo.com/2008/10/29/orems-own-haunted-house/