Salt Lake City Travel Guide
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Situated at the base of the magnificent Wasatch Mountains, Salt Lake City is booming economically and evolving at a rapid rate. While most business travelers limit their activities to the city center, many tourists come for the outstanding outdoor recreation found throughout the Salt Lake Basin. In winter, skiing is the main reason for a visit to this … Read Salt Lake City introduction
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Little America Hotel
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This hotel's 360 tower rooms are so spacious, they could qualify as suites. The rooms are newly renovated and beautifully furnished in French Provincial …
Market Street Broiler
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The menus at this popular restaurant are printed daily to reflect the selection of same-day fresh seafood. One taste of the fresh Atlantic Salmon with cucumber dill sauce, and you will be hooked. For the lobster lover, the Maine Lobster …
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I just loved going to temple square the temple was amazing and the new confrence center was huge!!! we took lots of pictures and went to joseph memorial building it was really fancy and the ornaments ... more
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Introduction
Salt Lake City, the capital of Utah and its biggest city, is a testimony to the industriousness and vision of early settlers, who also founded the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Today, Mormons constitute less than half the population, but have played a major role in building the city.
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Pioneer Memorial Museum You'll find plenty of museums and monuments in Utah run by the Daughters of Utah Pioneers, but the Pioneer Memorial Museum is the organisation's best. Four floors and 38 rooms are crammed with carefully labelled and well displayed historical memorabilia, painstakingly …
Facts for the Traveller
Population : 1700000 Area : 282km² Longitude / Latitude : -111.891998291 / 40.6930007935 Currency : US Dollar (USD) Weights & Measures system : Imperial
Getting there & Getting around
Getting there The city is well served by all major modes of transportation. Amtrak's California Zephyr stops daily each way on its journey between San Francisco and Chicago. Buses connect the city to San Francisco, Los Angeles, Las Vegas, Denver, Portland and Seattle. For those taking to the …
History
Recent History To this day, Salt Lake City is dominated by a Mormon elite. Their involvement in civic affairs stretches to every corner of the social fabric. The bribery scandal that surrounded Salt Lake City's winning bid for the 2002 Winter Olympics tarnished the event, but the Games also …
Weather
Winter temperatures, which produce plenty of chill and fog, can fall as low as -18°C (0°F), though averages remain closer to -5°C (0°F). Snow falls across the winter, but temperatures do not remain low enough for snow to cover the ground for the whole season. June, July and …
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Overview of Salt Lake City
Nestled between the Wasatch Mountains on the east and the Great Salt Lake on the west, at an elevation of 4,330 feet, lies Salt Lake City. Utah's capital and major population center is small as modern American cities go, with a population of just over 180,000. But travelers come from around the world …
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Nestled at the foot of the rugged Wasatch mountains and extending to the south shore of the body of water for which it's named, Salt Lake City features one of the most scenic backdrops in the country. As the capital of progress-minded Utah, it is emerging as a prominent population and economic center …
Lake Mead National Recreation Area
Lake Mead National Recreation Area (NRA) offers a wealth of things to do and places to go year-round. Its huge lakes cater to boaters, swimmers, sunbathers, and fishermen while its desert rewards hikers, wildlife photographers, and roadside sightseers. Three of America's four desert …
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