Salt Lake City is a place full of stories of magic and of joy. This place was once believed to hold an accumulation of monsters and evil giants. The Great Salt Lake was a place once feared by many. Today has become a place of worship for many religious tourists who come here to pay their respects to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, made in 1847. The city became a centre of faith for many, and it has continued to do so since then. Besides religion, there are unique places to visit in Salt Lake City that can engage any type of visitor.
Over the years, we see that this place has turned into a hub of various businesses and cultures. There is the Temple Square that has all the places of worship accumulated in one place. This place holds many opportunities to revel in the various sports that this place offers one to be a part of for adventure enthusiasts. The Wasatch and Oquirrh mountain ranges provide a rich landscape for the dissolution of your senses into beauty. The Great Salt Lake that gifted the city its name is a place of inspiration for one and all, with its sheer grandeur for an aura.
Liberty Park
Love spending your day sweating it out? Then this is your place! This place is well 80 acres big and has many choices for the enthusiasts of outdoor activity. This place has ponds for people to swim, biking tracks, choose your sport and have fun. On your day of the visit, you might bump into the many events that find an expression throughout the year. There are volleyball courts, and then there are tennis courts, among many other sports of preference. Located in Central Salt Lake, this place is open every day, from daybreak to dusk. Though you have to remember that this place charges you money for the use of the facilities.
The Public Library
Located in the downtown area, this place provides a chance to read and absorb the greatness in the architecture of this place. This place holds more than half a million books patiently waiting for the deserved reader. In addition, this place has a lot of other attractions that will take you through the different shades of spending a day in the thought of leisure.
The Great Salt Lake
Sitting over 1700 square miles, the Great Salt Lake is the biggest one to the left of the great Mississippi River. The lake got its name from the nature of the water; as water evaporates, what’s left behind is nothing but salt and other heavy minerals that are present in the water. As a result, there are hiking trails and countless picnic spots to make your own; there are fishing spots and boats that can be had for a ride. The water is so salty that due to density, our body literally floats on water, which amuses a lot of people and creates a domain of frivolous exploration of physics. You’ll love this lake!
The National Forest and Zoo
Wasatch National Park offers a huge expanse of nature uninterrupted by human interference; you can camp in here amidst nature. You can connect the dots of your forest experience with your state of mind if you are a poet, or you can carve the wood with little tools if you are a sculptor. We are all artists working towards expressing our divinity in every possible way imagined. We can never get enough of this. The Hogle Zoo gets you up close and personal with the creatures that look so dissimilar to our physique but have the same purpose of contributing to the beauty in the diversity of the creation of our world.
The Museum of Fine Arts
It has a collection of over 17,000 expressions of subjective art spread across the museum. First, a prestigious collection of Greek and Roman antiquities that help you find the different eternal truths within the mythological contexts. Then there are paintings of the masters of the renaissance era. Then there is a progressive movement of the twentieth-century reflecting from the museum’s walls. The museum balances the classic with the contemporary and provides a space to find harmony in the various interpretations.
Snowbird Ski & Summer Resort
The Snowbird Ski & Summer Resort holds a supreme skiing experience as a part of its package. Most people visit Utah for the thrill of a skiing experience, and Salt Lake City has one of the best places to go about skiing and more. Then we can let our experiences sprout from your horizon. Some of the best places to ski lie around Salt Lake City, and they are extremely rewarding, as you would come to find out. The Snowbird Ski & Summer Resort features more than 80 runs or skiing tracks, as one would call it, and these tracks are meant for newbies and advanced professionals. This place sprawls across 2,500 and provides a wide range of rides for all the enthusiasts.
A Pilgrimage
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is a complex of 20 places of religious significance. When we are at the centre, we are captivated by the spiritual vibrancy of this place, of faith in the non-glittering colourless. Salt Lake Temple offers you a towering glimpse; there are Tabernacle and Gothic-style assembly halls. Thus you will learn about the Mormon traditions as well. You can trace your family’s origins; this place offers you the library of genealogy. And plus, there are tranquil gardens that provide you with a refreshing ambience where you can just soak in the atmosphere of being at a place of worship for millions worldwide. Finally, there are guided tours for those interested in knowing the area better.
