Price: Cultural History and the Price River

Price is for travelers who want to plan their stay around history, culture, and outdoor activities. The city is described as a mining town. This makes it easy to organize your stay around the topics that interest you.

Museums and History in Price

The Prehistoric Museum at USU Eastern is located in downtown Price. It features a full-body model of a Utahraptor. The Pilling figurines are on display in the archaeology exhibition hall. These two specific exhibition topics offer different ways to approach a museum visit: the Utahraptor model and the figurines in the archaeology hall.

Historic places are also part of Price’s character. The Bryner House was built by Albert Bryner in 1892. Hans Ulrich Bryner, the first Bryner to come to Price, arrived in the city in 1883. The Bryner Pioneer Museum is one of Price’s historic sites. These places and dates offer different ways to explore the city’s history, from the construction of a house to the arrival of an early Bryner in Price.

Price and the surrounding cities and towns were also shaped by population groups that included Greeks, Italians, Eastern Europeans, Mexicans, and Japanese people. They came to work for the railroads and coal mines. This work context adds the history of the people who worked in these industries in the region to Price’s description as a mining town.

Art and Performances

In southeastern Utah, Gallery East at Utah State University Eastern offers the public space for art exhibitions and related activities. The university campus features several notable public artworks that students and the wider public can visit. This gives visitors different ways to experience art, with gallery exhibitions and artworks on campus.

For live theater, Theatre at USU Eastern has two performance spaces where students and audiences can enjoy theatrical productions. USU Eastern also hosts community musical performances featuring students from one of its two choirs. If you want to plan your stay around art or stage performances, you can choose among specific options such as exhibitions, campus art, theater, and community musical performances.

The Price River and Swimming

The Price River runs through Price and has several access points for fishing and floating on the water. There is also a path along the river for walking and cycling. Other access points are designated for boats, kayaks, stand-up paddleboards, and inner tubes. This lets you choose between activities along the riverbank and on the water; the information mentions both the path and several access points for the different watercraft and inner tubes.

Another option is the Desert Wave Pool, which offers public swimming. Together with the activities on the Price River, this gives you a choice of different water activities: swimming in the pool or fishing and floating on the river. If you plan your stay around activities like these, you can take these differences into account when putting together your itinerary.

Seasonal Concerts

Free concerts are held every Thursday evening in Price City’s Peace Garden from mid-June to mid-August. This set time frame makes the concerts a seasonal activity. If live music is important to your travel plans, schedule your visit during this period and check the specific event date in advance.

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