Tracy Aviary & Botanical Gardens — Attraction in Salt Lake City

Fun place for a morning/afternoon out. Tracy Aviary is located within Liberty Park in SLC. The Aviary is on the west side of the park. When driving you can enter the park through the south or north gates. Driving is one-way in a counter-clockwise direction, so the north park entrance is the closest to the Aviary entrance. The Aviary has its own parking area. You turn in just after the tennis courts.

You enter and buy tickets in the same area as a nice gift shop. Hours - General Admission 9 am - 5 pm ADMISSION Adult (age 13+) - $11.95 Child - $7.95 Infant (2 and under) - free. Student (w/ID), Military (w/ID), Senior (age 65+) $9.95 $5 after 5pm | Monday evenings June - August Annual memberships available (cost effective if visiting several times or more in a year).

The Aviary has lots of fun for kids, including a giant sand-pit with a water-pump and toys (in tub marked 'sanitized'), as well as a tree-house, giant tree stumps to climb on, and a playground area. If you bring a quarter you can buy food from a machine to feed the ducks and swans.

There are many benches to relax on and quite a few shady areas. SLC can get quite hot in the middle of the day in summer months. Cafe to buy refreshing iced-drinks and icecreams.

Keep your eye out for the peacocks that roam freely around the park. The flamingos were cool to see.

Informative signs around the enclosures tell you interesting facts. It made for a fun...

Had a very enjoyable experience over the summer with family from out of town.

A surprising variety of birds (considering the location being within the park) from all over the world to appreciate. Feeding the lorikeets is a must if you get the opportunity; they will literally land on you to feed from the nectar, which is worth the nominal fee attached. The indoor "tropical" birdhouse is another stand out, as it is somewhat open air and the birds roam freely! Such a privileged experience to come across them hopping on the paths with you! It is also always a pleasure to see iconic birds such as the toucan, kookaburra, peacock, etc.

I only wish the owls and birds of prey were a bit more secluded, as there was a young summer camp present who were very loud (screaming, kids being kids understandably) and I can only imagine the stress that it puts some of the birds under. Please, if you bring young children, instill in them the quiet respect (akin to not knocking on the glass at zoos) that these animals are due.

Other than that, the experience was great. We even had some delicious sorbet/ice cream from the refreshment stand to end the visit on. Overall, I would certainly recommend if you haven't been, and I know I'll be back to support this wonderful attraction in the...

We came here with a community exploration card and it’s the first time we have been. I’m glad we made it for the 1pm indoor bird show cuz that really brought the experience to life! That was definitely the highlight, getting close contact and hands on education for the kids to truly remember. I loved the noise of the whistler ducks and it was really neat to be able to see the roadrunner, and raven, falcon, toucan, vulture and other rare birds without the barrier of a cage. My kids laughed at the sound of the horned bill makes by vibrating his throat. The swans were beautiful and so were the flamingos along with beautiful fall weather and leaves. We really enjoyed our time here. It would be interesting to be present when they feed baby birds or have more hands on education about eggs and incubation. The rainforest building didn’t have much to see and seemed less exciting than I expected we saw maybe 2 birds in there. The owls we pretty dormant as well and like any zoo sometimes the animals sleep. We couldn’t really see the condor bird for that same reason. They have some new construction which will be nice when finished. It says you can sign up for special feedings which might be fun to try in the future. We left with a good impression after our...