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Virgin, Utah: Fort Zion

A goofy outdoor photo-op Wild West town, a petting zoo, and a gift shop that sells dead rattlesnakes and Frisbees shaped like cow patties.

Address:
1000 W. Hwy 9, Virgin, UT
Directions:
Fort Zion. West edge of town, on the north side of UT-9.
Hours:
Store Su-F 10-6:30, Sa 10-8 (Call to verify)
Phone:
435-635-3455
Admission:
Western town, Petting Zoo $2.
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Fort Zion.

Fort Zion

Homemade ice cream: huckleberry, prickly pear, mango, plus some standard flavors. There's a fee to enter the Western town and petting zoo.

[Gabe, 06/28/2024]

Virgin, Utah.

Virgin Trading Post

It is a cool little Old West town and petting zoo. A lot of photo-ops. Great store also.

[Debra Durham, 05/05/2023]

The store sells some noteworthy souvenirs, including dead rattlesnakes and Frisbees shaped like cow patties.


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