St. George offers alternative activities for students
Ti'Ara Blais
Issue date: 2/3/10 Section: Arts & Entertainment
Fiesta Fun Family Center, located 171 E. 1160 South, offers a video arcade, batting cages, miniature golf, bumper boats, go-carts, kiddie karts, soft play baseball and softball, and a restaurant.
There's also Rosenbruch Wildlife Museum, 1835 S. Convention Center Drive, and Tonaquint Nature Center, 851 S. Dixie Drive, which both offer many outdoor recreational activities for all ages.
For more information on Rosenbruch Wildlife Museum visit www.rosenbruch.org, and for more information on Tonaquint Nature Center, visit www.sgcity.org.
Bea Lowe, a freshman art major from St. George, likes to go golfing on many of the golf ranges in St. George.
Tim Alisa, a junior communication major from Laie, Hawaii, said he likes to go to the mall as well as play rugby at the park.
Other things to do would be to take advantage of the many softball fields and tennis centers around St. George.
Softball fields such as the Canyons Complex, 1890 S. 2000 East, which has been nationally ranked in the last seven years, and the Archie H. Gubler Park, 2375 Rachel Drive, offer spacious softball fields to play ball at.
Jennifer Carson, a freshman education major from Salt Lake City, said she and her friends like to go to Archie H. Gubler park and play softball because it's fun and a great way to get exercise.
Audrey Higginson, a freshman English major from St. George, said she likes to go to the park and play tag.
There are also different historic places in St. George that students can visit.
Daughters of Utah Pioneers museum, Brigham Young's winter home, Pine Valley Chapel, Pioneer Center for the Arts, St. George Temple & Visitor Center, The Tabernacle, and the Jacob Hamblin home and museum are just a few historic places that may be of interest.
For more information on these historical places, visit http://www.utah.com/stgeorge/.
For those who like sightseeing and history on the go, Segway Sightseeing Tours, Southern Utah Scenic Tours and Red Rock Shuttle & Tours are some of the places available. With the sight seeing tours, reservations must be made a day in advance.
Reservations can be made by going to http://www.segwayguidedtours.com/ for Segway Sightseeing Tours, www.utahscenictours.com for Southern Utah Scenic Tours, and www.redrockshuttle.com/ for Red Rock Shuttle & Tours.
For some relaxation in the sun there's Sand Hollow State Park, 4405 W. 3600 South near Hurricane, where students can go boating, fishing, scuba diving, swimming, cliff jumping, kayaking and tubing.
For more information visit http://www.utah.com/stateparks/sand_hollow.htm.
Jessica Kirvan, a freshman elementary education major from Roy, said during the early fall semester, she and her friends used to go cliff jumping at Sand Hollow.
Kirvan said, "Sand Hollow is the best place to go cliff jumping in the St. George area."
There's also Rosenbruch Wildlife Museum, 1835 S. Convention Center Drive, and Tonaquint Nature Center, 851 S. Dixie Drive, which both offer many outdoor recreational activities for all ages.
For more information on Rosenbruch Wildlife Museum visit www.rosenbruch.org, and for more information on Tonaquint Nature Center, visit www.sgcity.org.
Bea Lowe, a freshman art major from St. George, likes to go golfing on many of the golf ranges in St. George.
Tim Alisa, a junior communication major from Laie, Hawaii, said he likes to go to the mall as well as play rugby at the park.
Other things to do would be to take advantage of the many softball fields and tennis centers around St. George.
Softball fields such as the Canyons Complex, 1890 S. 2000 East, which has been nationally ranked in the last seven years, and the Archie H. Gubler Park, 2375 Rachel Drive, offer spacious softball fields to play ball at.
Jennifer Carson, a freshman education major from Salt Lake City, said she and her friends like to go to Archie H. Gubler park and play softball because it's fun and a great way to get exercise.
Audrey Higginson, a freshman English major from St. George, said she likes to go to the park and play tag.
There are also different historic places in St. George that students can visit.
Daughters of Utah Pioneers museum, Brigham Young's winter home, Pine Valley Chapel, Pioneer Center for the Arts, St. George Temple & Visitor Center, The Tabernacle, and the Jacob Hamblin home and museum are just a few historic places that may be of interest.
For more information on these historical places, visit http://www.utah.com/stgeorge/.
For those who like sightseeing and history on the go, Segway Sightseeing Tours, Southern Utah Scenic Tours and Red Rock Shuttle & Tours are some of the places available. With the sight seeing tours, reservations must be made a day in advance.
Reservations can be made by going to http://www.segwayguidedtours.com/ for Segway Sightseeing Tours, www.utahscenictours.com for Southern Utah Scenic Tours, and www.redrockshuttle.com/ for Red Rock Shuttle & Tours.
For some relaxation in the sun there's Sand Hollow State Park, 4405 W. 3600 South near Hurricane, where students can go boating, fishing, scuba diving, swimming, cliff jumping, kayaking and tubing.
For more information visit http://www.utah.com/stateparks/sand_hollow.htm.
Jessica Kirvan, a freshman elementary education major from Roy, said during the early fall semester, she and her friends used to go cliff jumping at Sand Hollow.
Kirvan said, "Sand Hollow is the best place to go cliff jumping in the St. George area."
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