Discover 11 hidden attractions, cool sights, and unusual things to do in Orem (United States). Don't miss out on these must-see attractions: UVU Woodbury Art Museum, Mount Timpanogos Transit Center, and Olmsted Station Powerhouse. Also, be sure to include Cecil I. and Mildred H. Dimick House in your itinerary.
Below, you can find the list of the most amazing places you should visit in Orem (Utah).
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UVU Woodbury Art Museum
Specialty museum, Art museum, Children's museum, Museum
Address: 575 E University Pkwy, 84097-7400 Orem
Mount Timpanogos Transit Center
Bus station. The Mount Timpanogos Transit Center was a staffed, open air bus transfer station in southeast Orem, Utah, United States. It functioned as both the Utah Transit Authority's customer service center for Utah County, as well as a bus transfer center for UTA's buses in east central Utah Valley. Prior to the opening of the FrontRunner commuter rail extension south to Provo in 2012), it was the busiest bus stop within the entire UTA bus system.[1]
Address: Orem, 1145 South 750 East, Orem, Utah 84097-7222
Olmsted Station Powerhouse
The Olmsted Power Station is a historic building located in Orem, Utah, United States. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The hydropower plant was dedicated on April 12, 1904 and decommissioned on September 21, 2015. The plant will become a museum after a seismic refit of the building.[2]
Cecil I. and Mildred H. Dimick House
The Cecil I. and Mildred H. Dimick House at 575 West 800 North in Orem, Utah was built in 1946. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1998.
It is a "rare example" of Art Moderne style design in Orem and in Utah more widely, built in an agrarian and war-time economy.[3]
Orem Public Library
Library
Address: 58 N State St, 84057 Orem
Alvin and Grace Washburn House
The Alvin and Grace Washburn House at 753 North 100 West in Orem, Utah was built in 1938. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1999.
It is architecturally unique in Orem.[4]
Alfred and Rosy Skinner House
The Alfred and Rosy Skinner House at 232 W. 800 S. in Orem, Utah was built in 1905. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1998.
It was a work of stonemason/builder John J. Hill.[5]
Roy H. and Florence B. Gappmayer House
The Roy H. and Florence B. Gappmayer House at 95 E. 1200 S. in Orem, Utah was built in 1935. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1998.
It is a south-facing brick, Tudor Revival-style house, built on a two-foot high concrete foundation, over a full basement. The first two courses of brick above the foundation are laid in a "basket-weave pattern". It has a tapered brick chimney on its east facade.
The front entry, on the left of the front facade, has an arched door and an arched, covered porch with belcast eaves, supported by Doric columns. The porch's ceiling and soffits were built of bead board, which the owner in 1998 planned to cover with aluminum siding. The porch ends at a circular concrete stairway which radiates out.
According to its NRHP nomination, the house "is a good representation of the kinds commonly built in Orem during this time period and reflects the history of the Gappmayers who lived here during the community's growth as a city."[6]
McBride-Sims Garage
Historical landmark in Orem, Utah. The McBride-Sims Garage at 600 N. State St. in Orem, Utah is a brick building built in c.1920, in what is termed Early Commercial architecture. It has also been known as Big John's Country Store. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1998.[7]
Clinger-Booth House
The Clinger–Booth House at 468 South Main Street in Orem, Utah, United States, was built c.1894. It was modified in 1935. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1998.[8]
William James and Edna Cordner House
The William James and Edna Cordner House at 440 S. State St. in Orem, Utah was built c.1898. It has also been known as Planted Earth. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1998.
William Cordner, who built the house, was a fruit grower.[9]