Salt Lake City - Fun Vacation for All!
Fun and historic, Salt Lake City, offers picture-perfect views from mountain tops and valleys below,
with wild flowers, and a major city of 910,000 residents. Home to the headquarters
of the Church of Jesus Christ and Latter Day Saints and the Utah Jazz, Salt Lake City hosted the 2002 Olympics
and received long-term benefits of some of the best sports facilites in the country.
Settlement of Salt Lake County began on July 24, 1847, as Brigham
Young and a party of 148 Mormon pioneers entered the Salt Lake Valley to end a 1,500 mile journey west.
Within a few years, the Salt Lake Valley became a major center for trade and commerce as wagon trains
carried settlers and miners westward.
Downtown Salt Lake City
The story of Salt Lake City's settlement and growth is written in the historic buildings of its downtown.
Explore over 100 years of history and architecture in Salt Lake City. Take a
Walking Tour. Each tour is
designed to last approximately an hour, taking you to unique buildings and historical locations within the
city.
Temple Square
Visit Temple Square with its beautiful flower gardens, visitor centers, new Conference Center,
the original church built early pioneers, and the Tabernacle. The Mormon Tabernacle Choir broadcasts its
Sunday performance each week from the Tabernacle. Attending the broadcast is free. You must be in your
seat by 9:15 A.M. Check the schedule at the visitor center for other free concerts at the Tabernacle, such as,
organ recitals and choir rehearsals. Guided tours are available at the Temple Square. My family and I were
pleasantly surprised by the missionaries, who conducted the tour, with their knowledge of Utah's history and
Mormom pioneers.
 The Salt Lake Temple was completed in 1893, more than 40 years after construction began. The new Conference Center exceeds the capacity of Madison Square Garden in New York City, the auditorium is large enough to house a Boeing 747 jet with room to spare. Dedicated in October 2000, the building houses a 7,667-pipe organ in its auditorium, a separate 900-seat Conference Center Theater, and leading-edge translation and broadcast facilities . Landscaping includes a rooftop meadow of wild flowers and grasses, a fountain that cascades 67 feet down the front of the building, and 1,400 trees.
Delta Center
 the Delta Center where the Utah Jazz plays is acrross the street from giant outside mall with numerous shops and restaurants. Wander the streets, laze on the bench's and soak up the warm Utah sunas it set s on the mountains inthe distance. At the Mall's center is a in gound fountain, kids love to play in the water as the fountain spouts water to the beat of classical music. For tickets to Delta Center Event and other Salt Lake city sporting eventInformation and tickets
To get around downtown Salt Lake City, use the free train, TRAX. It is easy to use and has conveniently
located stops at all the major sites in the downtown area. It operates from approximately 5:30 A.M. to 11:00 P.M.
Monday thru Thursdays, until 1:00 A.M. on Fridays and Saturdays, and from 9:30 A.M. to 9:30 P.M. on Sundays.
There is no service on most holidays.
State Capitol Building
 The current Capitol building
is actually Utah's second. Originally, the territorial government met in Fillmore, Utah. Fillmore was chosen
because of its central geographical location. However, since most of the territory's population lived in and
around Salt Lake City, the legislature met at different locations around the city.
Ground breaking for the Capitol building took place on December 26, 1912. The edifice was dedicated nearly
four years later on October 9, 1916. The Capitol was built to dimensions of 404 feet long, 240 feet wide, and
286 feet tall in a Renaissance Revival style. The exterior is of unpolished granite, as are the 52 segmented
Corinthian columns.
Mormon Tabernacle Choir
 The world-renowned
Mormon Tabernacle Choir is a 360-voice group that began shortly after the Latter-Day Saints pioneers arrived in
the Salt Lake Valley in 1847.
The Mormon Tabernacle Choir is best known for its weekly Sunday broadcast in the United States. Music and
the Spoken Word originates from Temple Square in Salt Lake City. This program has been a weekly tradition
in America since 1929 and is carried on hundreds of radio, television, and cable stations. In 2003, the choir will
begin a yearlong celebration of its 75th year of broadcasting, the longest continuous network broadcast in the
world.
Park City Ski Resorts
 In 1935, the Park City Ski
Club, whose members included high school students from Lincoln School, helped build their own ski jump on the
Old Creole Mine dump west of town. Park City was born!
When the snow melts, the action heats up in Park
City, as its world-class recreation activities come alive. Bike down a Rocky
Mountain trail, fly fish in crystal clear waters, or tee-off one morning on
dew-laden courses. If you're hungry for serious recreation, this is the
place.
http://www.parkcityinfo.com/events/springsummer/adventures.asp
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