Start from 42 curated places around Ogden, UT, then choose the recommendations that fit your guests.
Restaurants & cafés
Tona Sushi Bar & Grill
A serious sushi room on 25th Street that locals will argue is the best in the state, run by a chef who trained in Japan. The rolls are inventive but the nigiri and the house specials are where it shines, and it stays busy without feeling like a scene.
Rovali's Ristorante Italiano
Old-world Italian inside a century-plus-old 25th Street building, with an in-house bakery turning out the bread and desserts. It is the white-tablecloth-adjacent option on the street, doing classic pastas and a long-running reputation for date nights.
Trails & outdoors
Ogden River Parkway
A flat, paved multi-use path tracing the Ogden River through town, connecting parks, the dinosaur park, and the canyon mouth. It is the easy, accessible option for a stroll, run, or bike when you do not want elevation.
Waterfall Canyon Trail
Ogden's signature hike: a short but steep out-and-back of roughly 2.5 miles round trip that ends at a 200-foot waterfall tucked against the cliffs. The last stretch is a rocky scramble, and the payoff is a cool, shaded cascade right above the city.
Things to do
Peery's Egyptian Theater
A 1924 Egyptian-revival movie palace on Washington, restored down to the Wurlitzer organ and now hosting concerts, films, and stage shows. The room itself is the draw, with painted ceilings and a faux-night-sky auditorium.
George S Eccles Dinosaur Park
An 8.5-acre outdoor park east of downtown filled with life-sized dinosaur sculptures, plus an indoor museum with a fossil lab and hands-on dig area. It is the obvious family stop, with enough room for kids to run between exhibits.
Landmarks & sights
Union Station
The 1924 railroad depot at the foot of 25th Street, back when Ogden was the junction where every transcontinental train changed crews. It now holds a cluster of small museums under one roof, including the Browning firearms and classic-car collections, plus the big Edward Lanning rail murals in the lobby.
Historic 25th Street
Ogden's main event: a few walkable blocks of restored brick storefronts running from Union Station up to Washington Boulevard. Once a notorious red-light and bootlegging strip, it is now the city's densest run of independent restaurants, bars, coffee shops, and galleries.