Both A Restaurant And A Gift Shop, Utah’s Rainbow Gardens Is An Underrated Day Trip Destination

If you're looking for a fun day trip with family or friends, pay a visit to Rainbow Gardens Gift Shop in Ogden, Utah. This delightful spot offers a beautiful restaurant, gift shop, and hiking trail, located against the backdrop of some magnificent mountains. Ogden is one of Iowa's most charming small cities, and this long-time institution in the city has developed a pretty loyal audience since it opened in 1946. In fact, once you take home some of their famous muffins for your friends and family, they may want to join you on your next trip here!

Rainbow Gardens has been a family-owned destination since 1946. Nestled at the foot of Ogden Canyon, its backdrop is the beautiful mountains.

Step inside to find a restaurant that's lush and inviting. The Greenery's dining room is filled with plants and flowers.

Start your meal with a Mormon muffin, the house specialty. Made from an old pioneer recipe, this warm walnut bran muffin is served with honey butter, and it's absolutely delicious.

The Greenery's menu includes six fresh salads, or you can choose to take a tour of the soup and salad bar.

The sandwiches and burgers are delicious, and you'll have plenty to choose from, with a dozen sandwiches and six charbroiled burgers on the menu.

After lunch, take a stroll through the 20,000-square-foot gift shop. It's filled with all kinds of home decor, clothing, and gift items.

This is a shopping experience unlike any other. Rainbow Gardens has 20 different departments that include everything from pretty houseplants to designer handbags. You'll also want to check out the large selection of homemade food items.

You could spend hours just looking at the greeting cards alone!

When you're all done shopping, head outside for a little fresh air and exercise. The Rainbow Trail serves as a trailhead for the Bonneville Shoreline Trail, and also takes you to Birdsong Trail, a 2.4-mile loop.

Have you visited Rainbow Gardens Gift Shop in Ogden, Utah? Tell us your favorite things to see, do, and eat here in the comments section! You can visit the Rainbow Gardens website to see the full menu and get a coupon for a free Mormon muffin! You'll also want to check out the Rainbow Gardens Facebook page to see what's new there this week.

While you're in the area, pop over to the George S. Eccles Dinosaur Park - it's right next door! And if it's been a long drive to Ogden and you'd like a place to spend the night, consider booking a room at the Compass Rose Lodge - it's one of the most beautiful hotels in Utah, on the banks of Pineview Reservoir, and it's less than a 20-minute drive away.