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Temple Square

Temple Square is a 10-acre complex owned by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and located in the center of Salt Lake City, Utah. In recent years, the usage of the name has gradually changed to include several other church facilities immediately adjacent to Temple Square. Contained within Temple Square are the Salt Lake Temple, Salt Lake Tabernacle, Salt Lake Assembly Hall, the Seagull Monument, and two visitors centers.

University of Utah

The University of Utah (also referred to as the U, the U of U, or Utah) is a public coeducational space-grant research university in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States. As the state's flagship university, the university offers more than 100 undergraduate majors and more than 92 graduate degree programs. Graduate studies include the S.J. Quinney College of Law and the School of Medicine, Utah's only medical school. As of Fall 2015, there are 23,909 undergraduate students and 7,764 graduate students, for an enrollment total of 31,673. The university was established in 1850 as the University of Deseret () by the General Assembly of the provisional State of Deseret, making it Utah's oldest institution of higher education. It received its current name in 1892, four years before Utah attained statehood, and moved to its current location in 1900. Academically, the university has produced or cultivated 22 Rhodes Scholars, 3 Nobel Prize winners, 3 MacArthur Fellows, 2 Gates Cambridge Scholars, and 1 Churchill Scholar. In addition, the university's Honors College has been ranked as one of the top 50 in the country. The university's athletic teams, the Utes, participate in NCAA Division I athletics (FBS for football) as a member of the Pac-12 Conference. Its football team has received national attention for winning the 2005 Fiesta Bowl and the 2009 Sugar Bowl.

Chase Home Museum of Utah Folk Arts

The Chase Home Museum of Utah Folk Arts is operated by the Utah Division of Arts Museums. It is the permanent home of the State Folk Arts Collection since 1987 and over 200,000 visitors have experienced its free programs. It has become the place where artists from Utahs ethnic, native, occupational and rural communities share their crafts, music, and dance with their own communities, their fellow Utahns, and with visitors from around the world. In addition to exhibits and concerts, the Chase Home contains an archive of recordings and photographs that document Utahs traditional culture. It is located in Salt Lake City, and the only state museum of its kind in the United States.

International Peace Gardens

The International Peace Gardens is a botanical garden located in Jordan Park in Salt Lake City, Utah. Part of Utahs history, the garden was conceived in 1939 and dedicated in 1952, the International Peace Gardens has welcomed tens of thousands of travelers from every corner of the globe, including exchange partners from Salt Lakes several Sister Cities. The project was brought to fruition by Utah citizen Mrs. Otto Wiesley, working with the Salt Lake City Superintendent of Parks, the Mayor, and the Salt Lake Council of Women. Today the garden remains under the direction of the Salt Lake Council of Women Past Presidents Council. Each participating Utah-based nation group is allotted a plot in which to create a garden with native plantings and garden architecture and statues of world peace leaders typical of the homeland and its culture. The Peace Gardens currently represents the cultural diversity of twenty-eight gardens and encourages pleasant wandering and meditation by visitors.

Liberty Park

Liberty Park is a popular public urban park in Salt Lake City, Utah. It is the citys second-largest public park, at 80 acres, being surpassed only by Sugarhouse Park which has 110.5 acres . The park features a pond with two islands, and is also the location of Tracy Aviary. The park is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and it includes the Isaac Chase Mill, which is also NRHP-listed.

Block U

The Block U is a large concrete hillside letter on Mount Van Cott in Salt Lake City, Utah. The stylized "U" is a logo of the University of Utah and is located just north of the university’s campus. It is one of the earliest hillside letters. It sits at 1600 meters above sea level. Lights outlining the Block U flash when athletic teams from the University of Utah win and burn steady when they are defeated. The official name is the “Block U” and is a registered trademark of the University of Utah.

Hogle Zoo

Utah's Hogle Zoo is a 42-acre zoo located in Salt Lake City, Utah. It houses animals from diverse ecosystems. It is located at the mouth of Emigration Canyon. Hogle is an accredited member of the Association of Zoos and Aquariums and the World Association of Zoos and Aquariums .

St. Mark's Cathedral

St. Marks Episcopal Cathedral located at 231 E. 100 South in Salt Lake City, Utah is the cathedral church of the Diocese of Utah in the Episcopal Church in the United States of America. Built in 1871, it is the third oldest Episcopal Cathedral in the United States and the oldest continuously used worship building in Utah. It was designed by noted architect, Richard Upjohn, in the Gothic Revival style. On September 22, 1970, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places.

Cathedral of the Madeleine

The Cathedral of the Madeleine is a Roman Catholic church in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States. It was completed in 1909 and currently serves as the cathedral, or mother church, of the Diocese of Salt Lake City. It is the only cathedral in the US under the patronage of St. Mary Magdalene. The cathedral was built under the direction of Lawrence Scanlan, the first bishop of Salt Lake. It was designed by architects Carl M. Neuhausen and Bernard O. Mecklenburg. The outside is predominantly a Neo-Romanesque design, while the inside tends more toward the Neo-Gothic. Construction began in 1900 and was completed in 1909. It was dedicated by Cardinal James Gibbons, Archbishop of Baltimore. The interior of the cathedral was created under the direction of Joseph S. Glass, the second bishop of Salt Lake. Bishop Glass enlisted John Theodore Comes, one of the preeminent architects in the country, to decorate the interior of the cathedral. His plans for the interior were largely based upon the Spanish Gothic style. The colorful murals and polychrome were added at this time, as were the ornate shrines. In the 1970s, the exterior of the building was restored, and between 1991 and 1993, the interior of the Cathedral was renovated and restored under Bishop William K. Weigand. This included not only the removal of dust and dirt and restoration of the interior but also changes to the liturgical elements of the cathedral to bring them into conformity with certain widespread changes in liturgical practice that developed after the Second Vatican Council. This included building a new altar, moving the bishop's chair, providing a separate chapel for the Blessed Sacrament, and adding a more ample baptismal font. The major restoration of the interior of the cathedral was accomplished through the vision of Monsignor M. Francis Mannion. The Cathedral is home to the only co-educational Catholic Choir School in the United States. The Madeleine Choir School, established in 1996, now serves over 350 students in Pre-Kindergarten through Grade Eight. Composer Amédée Tremblay notably served as the church's organist from 1920 to 1925.

Kennecott Nature Center

The Kennecott Nature Center is a nature observation center and classroom located in an area of wetlands alongside the Jordan River in Murray, Utah. The center is operated by the Murray City School District. Through an initial donation from Kennecott Utah Copper Corporation, the efforts of the Murray Education Foundation, and community donors, the Kennecott Nature Center provides opportunities for children from Murray City School District and selected Granite School District fourth-grade classes to observe and learn about nature up close and hands on. The building was designed in a null of earth making it not visible from street level. Atop the buildings roof is a garden of native Utah plants. Below, near the waters edge is a nature trail with native trees, where students can get up close to wildlife and the river. The 1,600-square-foot classroom of the Kennecott Nature Center is situated on the second largest wetland site of the Jordan River at 5044 S. Lucky Clover Lane in Murray. The Jordan River Parkway runs alongside the nature center.

Utah State Capitol

The Utah State Capitol is the house of government for the U.S. state of Utah. The building houses the chambers and offices of the Utah State Legislature, the offices of the Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Attorney General, the State Auditor and their staffs. The capitol is the main building of the Utah State Capitol Complex, which is located on Capitol Hill, overlooking downtown Salt Lake City. The Neoclassical revival, Corinthian style building was designed by architect Richard K.A. Kletting, and built between 1912 and 1916. The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1978. Beginning in 2004, the capitol underwent a major restoration and renovation project. The project added two new buildings to the complex, while restoring many of the capitol's public spaces to their original appearance. One of the largest projects during the renovation was the addition of a base isolation system which will allow the building to survive as much as a 7.3 magnitude earthquake. After completion of the renovations, the building was rededicated and resumed normal operation in January 2008.

Clark Planetarium

The Clark Planetarium is situated within the Gateway District at the intersection of 400 West and 100 South in downtown Salt Lake City, Utah, USA. The Clark Planetarium opened in April 2003, replacing the historic Hansen Planetarium under a grant from the Clark Foundation in cooperation with Salt Lake County.

Salt Lake Temple

The Salt Lake Temple is a temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints located on Temple Square in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States. At 253,015 square feet, it is the largest LDS temple by floor area. Dedicated in 1893, it is the sixth temple completed by the church, requiring 40 years to complete, and the fourth temple built since the Mormon exodus from Nauvoo, Illinois, in 1846.

Old Hansen Planetarium

The Old Hansen Planetarium at 15 South State Street in Salt Lake City, Utah has served many functions throughout its history. Originally built in 1904 as the Salt Lake City Public Library, the building was renovated in 1965 to become the Hansen Planetarium. After the planetarium closed and was replaced by the Clark Planetarium in 2003, the building was remodeled into the O.C. Tanner Company Headquarters, which opened in 2009. The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.

Fort Douglas

Camp Douglas was established in October 1862 as a small military garrison about three miles east of Salt Lake City, Utah, for the purpose of protecting the overland mail route and telegraph lines along the Central Overland Route. In 1878, the post was renamed Fort Douglas. The fort was officially closed in 1991, and most of the buildings were turned over to the University of Utah. A small section of the original fort is used by the Army Reserve and includes the Fort Douglas Military Museum.

Discovery Gateway

Discovery Gateway, formerly The Childrens Museum of Utah, is an interactive, hands-on childrens museum located in downtown Salt Lake City, Utah, USA. Comprising over 60,000 square feet of exhibit space, Discovery Gateway is located at 444 West 100 South in The Gateway.

The Leonardo

The Leonardo Located in the heart of Salt Lake City, Utah, The Leonardo is a first-of-a-kind museum where you can explore the unexpected places and ways that science, technology, art, and creativity connect. The museum opened on October 8, 2011. The mission of the Leonardo Museum is to fuse science, technology and art in experiences that inspire creativity and innovation in young people and adults. This program is aimed to attract those individuals, families and businesses who can help to create and build on Utah’s and the city’s brand as an innovation economy. The Leonardo hosted the Body Worlds 3 exhibition from September 19, 2008 through January 11, 2009. The museum is run by the board of directors and a small staff with the help of a large group of local resident volunteers.

Beehive House

The Beehive House is one of the two official residences of Brigham Young, an early leader of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints . The Beehive House gets its name from the Beehive sculpture atop the house. It was designed by Youngs brother-in-law and architect of the Salt Lake Temple, Truman O. Angell, who later designed Youngs other residence, the Lion House. The Beehive house was constructed in 1854, two years before the Lion House. The Lion House is adjacent to the Beehive House, and both homes are one block east of the Salt Lake Temple and Temple Square on the street South Temple in Salt Lake City, Utah. It is constructed of adobe and sandstone. Young was a polygamist, and the Beehive House was designed to accommodate him and his wives and his children by them. As Youngs family grew, the Lion House was built to accommodate them and became his official residence after its construction. Upon completion of the Lion House Young briefly shared The Beehive House with his senior wife Mary Ann Angell, though she chose to make her home in a smaller private residence called White House on the property. Youngs first polygamous wife, Lucy Ann Decker Young, possibly due to her seniority, became hostess of the Beehive House and lived there with her nine children. The Beehive House is connected by a suite of rooms to The Lion House. This suite included Youngs offices and his private bedroom where he died in 1877. The Beehive House served as the executive mansion of the Territory of Utah from 1852 to 1855 and was where Young entertained important guests. Beehive House was replaced as the Executive Mansion by the much grander Second Empire mansion Gardo House which was not completed until after Youngs death, at which time it was briefly occupied by Youngs successor John Taylor and his successor Wilford Woodruff while the Young family maintained Beehive House as part of Brigham Youngs personal estate. There was much dispute and some litigation by Youngs heirs as to what was Brigham Youngs property and what was the churchs property and the home was among the properties in contention; title to Beehive House was ultimately given to Youngs heirs who then sold the house to the LDS Church. As church property it was used as the official home of church presidents Lorenzo Snow and his successor Joseph F. Smith, both of whom died in the mansion. Smith, who died in 1918, was the last church presidents to practice polygamy at the time of his death and shared the residence with four of his wives. After Joseph F. Smiths death the mansion became the home economics wing of Latter-day Saints University, and then a dormitory for young women. The Young Womens organization of the Church also rented out rooms in the home for wedding receptions. A beehive atop the mansion was used by Young to represent industry, an important concept in Mormonism. In fact, prior to statehood, the territorial government requested that the state be named Deseret, another word for "Honeybee" according to Latter-day Saint belief. Instead, the United States government chose to name the state Utah, after the Ute Indians, though the beehive was later incorporated into the states official emblem. Under Church ownership, the Beehive House, at 67 E. South Temple, was restored in 1959–1960 under the direction of Georgious Y. Cannon, a grandson to Brigham Young. It is now a historic house museum with period furnishings to depict the Young familys life in the mid-19th century.

Utah Governor's Mansion

The Utah Governors Mansion is the official residence of the Governor of Utah and family. It is located at 603 E. South Temple St., Salt Lake City, Utah. Built in 1902 by United States Senator and mining magnate Thomas Kearns, the house was designed by notable Utah architect Carl M. Neuhausen, who also designed the Cathedral of the Madeleine in Salt Lake City. The elegant home was built using the finest materials by the finest craftsmen available, resulting in a quality and style similar to that of Eastern mansions like those of the Vanderbilts and Carnegies. The mansion also served not only as a home and a place for the Senator to conduct official business, but also as a venue for entertainment where guests would dance and enjoy the music of live orchestras. During this period many political and religious dignitaries were guests in the Kearns mansion, including President Theodore Roosevelt, who was a personal friend of Senator Kearns. In February 1937 Jennie Judge Kearns donated the Kearns Mansion to the State of Utah after the passing of Senator Kearns. The mansion was donated with the condition that it serve as the Governors Residence. For the next twenty years the governors of Utah used the mansion as their primary residence. From 1957 to 1977, the Utah Historical Society occupied the mansion as a library, museum, and office space. In 1977, Governor Scott Matheson proposed that the mansion be restored as a governors residence and after an extensive renovation the mansion became a residence once again in 1980. On December 15, 1993 a fire, caused by faulty wiring on the Christmas tree in the main hall, destroyed much of the mansion. Governor Leavitt was not at home at the time, but Mrs. Leavitt and her staff were quick to notify the Salt Lake City Fire Department, and their response kept the mansion from suffering more significant damage. A long and painstaking restoration was begun, to restore the mansion to its original state and salvage as much of the historical interior as possible. The $7.8 million restoration brought the home back to its original 1902 style, while providing many current safety standards, such as a fire sprinkler system, new wiring and plumbing, new heating and cooling, a security system, and seismic upgrades. It was listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places as, and is also known as, the Thomas Kearns Mansion and Carriage House. The listing included two contributing buildings on a 9-acre property.

William Culmer House

The William Culmer House, at 33 C St. in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States, was built in 1881. It was built for William Culmer, a successful businessman who had immigrated from England. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974. It currently serves as the Sacred Heart Center of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Salt Lake City.

David Keith Mansion and Carriage House

The David Keith Mansion and Carriage House, at 529 E. South Temple St. in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States, was built during 1898-1900. It was designed by architect Frederick Albert Hale. Keith lived in the home until 1916 when it was sold, and died in 1918. Among other activities, Keith financed and published The Salt Lake Tribune. The property was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1971.

Nelson Wheeler Whipple House

The Nelson Wheeler Whipple House is an adobe house in Salt Lake City, Utah, built in 1854. Whipple was born in Sanford, New York in 1818, converting to Mormonism in 1844 and moving to Nauvoo, Illinois. After fleeing Nauvoo in 1846, Whipple lived in Garden Grove, Iowa until 1850, when he and his family moved to Salt Lake City. There he acquired two more wives and 17 children, providing wood shingles for the Mormon Tabernacle and keeping a diary that has become an important historical resource. The Whipple House measures about 28 feet by 35 feet and two stories high, containing twelve rooms. The adobe is covered by stucco, with a Federal-style entrance and a gabled roof. It was placed on the National Register of Historic Places on September 26, 1979.

Endowment House

The Endowment House was an early building used by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to administer temple ordinances in Salt Lake City, Utah Territory. From the construction of the Council House in 1852, Salt Lake Citys first public building, until the construction of the Endowment House, the Mormons used the top floor of the Council House for administering temple rituals. When this arrangement proved impractical, Brigham Young directed Truman O. Angell, architect of the Salt Lake Temple, to design a temporary temple. Completed in 1855, the building was dedicated by Heber C. Kimball and came to be called the Endowment House after the endowment ceremonies that were conducted inside it.

William Hawk Cabin

The William Hawk Cabin at 458 N. 3rd West, Salt Lake City, Utah, United States, is a "Pennsylvania style" log cabin that was built between 1848 and 1852. It is significant primarily for its association with William Hawk, whose home it was from 1852 until his death in 1883. William Hawk had extra-ordinary moments in his life; for one instance he was sent by Mormon Samuel Brannan to carry news from California to Independence, Missouri, via Salt Lake City, that gold had been found at Sutter's Creek. The cabin was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.

Salt Lake City Council Hall

Not to be mistaken with the Council House, a building of similar purpose and design in Salt Lake City. The Salt Lake City Council Hall is currently home to offices of the Utah Office of Tourism and the Utah Film Commission and is located on Capitol Hill in Salt Lake City, Utah. The building is historically important as the Old Salt Lake City Hall or just Old City Hall from 1866 to 1894.

Mount Olympus

Mount Olympus in the U.S. state of Utah is one of the most prominent and recognizable mountains viewable from practically every location in the Salt Lake Valley. Mount Olympus is not the tallest peak along the Wasatch Front, but its unusual form and location make it a popular hiking destination for locals. The mountain is situated immediately east of the center of the Salt Lake Valley (due east from Murray and Taylorsville). Distinctive features of the mountain are its twin peaks and other outcroppings, the highest of which is called "Summit Peak" and which towers above the valley to an elevation of 9,026 feet (2,751 m). Thus, the peak looms about 4,800 feet above the valley floor.

Holy Trinity Cathedral

The Holy Trinity Cathedral, also known as Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church, is a Greek Orthodox Church in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States. Built in 1923, the church was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975.

State Arboretum of Utah

The State Arboretum of Utah is an arboretum located across the campus of the University of Utah in Salt Lake City, Utah, as well as on an additional site at the Red Butte Garden and Arboretum. The campus grounds and the Red Butte Garden are open to the public every day. The conservatory is open by appointment only. The State Arboretum was established in 1961. It now contains over 8,000 trees, and what is claimed to be the largest Russian Olive collection in the United States. The arboretums conservatory contains over 400 exotic taxa. The Red Butte Garden and Arboretum contains more than 300 large conifers and an extensive collection of dwarf conifers .

Seagull Monument

The Seagull Monument is a small monument situated immediately in front of the Salt Lake Assembly Hall on Temple Square, in Salt Lake City, Utah. The Monument commemorates what some members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints call the Miracle of the Gulls.

Gallivan Center

The Gallivan Center,opened in 1993, is an urban plaza in the heart of downtown Salt Lake City, Utah. The Center is also known as the John W. Gallivan Utah Center, it is named in honor of John W. Gallivan. An adjacent TRAX station takes its name from the plaza. The Station is served by the Blue and Green Lines. It was popular gathering place during the 2002 Olympic Winter Games. Kazuo Matsubayashis Asteroid Landed Softly Sundial is one of the prominent features of the plaza. The Gallivan Center is owned by the Redevelopment Agency of Salt Lake City. Salt Lake City Public Services has partnered with RDA to provide the management, programming and maintenance.

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Top Attractions in Salt Lake City

Temple Square

University of Utah

Chase Home Museum of Utah Folk Arts

International Peace Gardens

Liberty Park

Block U

Hogle Zoo

St. Mark's Cathedral

Cathedral of the Madeleine

Kennecott Nature Center

Utah State Capitol

Clark Planetarium

Salt Lake Temple

Old Hansen Planetarium

Fort Douglas

Discovery Gateway

The Leonardo

Beehive House

Utah Governor's Mansion

William Culmer House

David Keith Mansion and Carriage House

Nelson Wheeler Whipple House

Endowment House

William Hawk Cabin

Salt Lake City Council Hall

Mount Olympus

Holy Trinity Cathedral

State Arboretum of Utah

Seagull Monument

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