#Fun things to do in salt lake city free#
Many of the facilities are free and open to the public, you could even catch a performance from the renowned Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square (formerly known as the Mormon Tabernacle Choir).įor something a bit more secular, the Utah State Capitol - check out the White Memorial Chapel and Council House while you’re there - and the Governor’s Mansion are both open to the public. Salt Lake’s most popular attraction this 35-acre area houses the headquarters for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. If you can get yourself to a Leatherby's, they serve up old fashioned ice cream sundaes that are delicious and absurdly big with the best hot fudge.Take the kids and explore the grounds at Temple Square. Utah is pretty serious about ice cream too. Fiiz, Swig, Twisted Sugar.They're everywhere, they're worth a try if you are a soda drinker. Kind of a weird Utah specific thing is soda shops. You could see if there are any outdoor concerts during your visit, there's a variety of jazz, rock, alternative, etc outdoor events throughout the summer. You can take the frontrunner (train) to Thanksgiving point which has huge botanical gardens, a great dinosaur museum, and an excellent children's museum. This is the Place is great for kids and pioneer history, the Utah Natural History museum is great also for wildlife, dinosaurs, and indigenous cultures (past and present), and Red Butte Gardens are beautiful as well.
Crown Burger is a favorite of mine, they do Greekish fast food, I personally love their namesake burger with pastrami. Snowbird is my personal favorite, you can usually take a tram up to the mountain tops and hike down (or take the tram or ski lift down.)Īntelope Island is quite interesting, but if you're there in the summer, the little marsh bugs will be busy and there is no shade.įor food in Salt lake downtown and near public transport: The Red Iguana can't be beat for quality Mexican food, huge portions, but everyone knows it so you probably want to make a reservation.
Trolley Square is fun to see, and Salt Lake really does have some great shopping. There is a bus but the trip would take about 90 minutes each way so probably not worth it. As Charles mentioned, Park City is very cool but you would need a car to get there so that's probably out. I agree with the above about seeing museums and all the other sites mentioned, including Temple Square. There are also some wonderful hikes in the city, including some with spectacular views of the city, if you like hiking. If you go, it saves time to already have an account with (the genealogy website run by the LDS) but it's free. The place is really amazing and the staff was so incredibly nice (which is true of Mormons in general, I think). You can make free family videos there as well. The have all kinds of fun searches there - for example, one shows you a chart of famous people you are related to and the exact relationship. They give you an iPad loan when you go in and show you how you can search for relatives. It is run by the LDS and is free and so interesting! The last time I visited my brother, my then-12 year old grandson and I went there, and he had the best time, as did I. If you have any interest in genealogy, I highly recommend the Family History Library on NW Temple. I love Salt Lake! My brother lives there so I visit him and always enjoy exploring the city. There are also several museums in SLC worth checking out. Timpinogus and you can hike up there and see the inside of the mountain with Stalagtites and Stalagmites and the thousands of years of formations. There is a nice airplane musuem north of SLC that is really good and has some big and historical planes in there. City Creek center is just next to Temple Square and also a nice shopping area with lots of restaurants. Trolly Square just east of SLC is a nice shopping area and used to be a train station.
Park City is also a rally cool town to explore.
#Fun things to do in salt lake city driver#
Depending on your energy level, it is possible to take a run on the bobsled track (they have a sled with wheels for the summer and a professional driver to keep you safe). Beyond SLC, going to the Olympic park in Park City is really cool. There are several free guided tours you can take on Temple Square also. Thursday evenings they have practices and you can attend that too.
Sunday morning you can attend a live broadcast of the Tabernacle Choir. I have family in Utah and have been there many times.
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