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Bars/Lounges
Circle Lounge
328 S State St, Salt Lake City, UT
Distance: 0.3 miles
(801) 531-5400
Category: Hookah Bar
The Bayou
645 S State St, Salt Lake City, UT
Distance: 0.3 miles
(801) 961-8400 - utahbayou.com
Category: Bars & Pubs
Keys On Main
242 S Main St, Salt Lake City, UT
Distance: 0.4 miles
(801) 363-3638 - keysonmain.com
Category: Piano Bar
Lumpys Downtown
145 Pierpont Ave, Salt Lake City, Utah
Distance: 0.5 miles
(801) 883-8714 - lumpysdowntownslc.com
Category: Sports Bar
Tavernacle Social Club
201 E 300 S, Salt Lake City, UT
Distance: 0.5 miles
(801) 519-8900 - tavernacle.com
Category: Karaoke Bar
The Hotel / Club Elevate
155 W 200 S, Salt Lake City, UT
Distance: 0.5 miles
(801) 478-4310 - thehotelelevate.com
Category: Bars - Dance Club
The Red Door
57 W 200 S # 102, Salt Lake City, UT
Distance: 0.5 miles
(801) 363-6030 - behindthereddoor.com
Category: Martini Bar
Restaurants
The Little America Steakhouse
500 S Main St, Salt Lake City, UT
Distance: 163 ft.
(801) 596-5704 - saltlake.littleamerica.com
Market Street Grill
48 W Market St #250, Salt Lake City, UT
Distance: 0.3 miles
(801) 322-4668 - marketstreetgrill.com
Oyster Bar Restaurant
New Yorker
60 W Market St, Salt Lake City, UT
Distance: 0.3 miles
(801) 363-0166 - ginc.com
The Bayou
645 S State St, Salt Lake City, UT
Distance: 0.3 miles
(801) 961-8400 - utahbayou.com
Bar & Pub
Ruth's Chris Steak House
275 W South Temple, Salt Lake City, Utah
Distance: 0.4 miles
(801) 363-2000 - ruthschris.com
P.F. Chang's
174 W 300 S, Salt Lake City, UT
Distance: 0.4 miles
(801) 539-0500 - pfchangs.com
Asian Restaurant
Christopher's Seafood & Prime Steak House
134 W Pierpont Ave, Salt Lake City, UT
Distance: 0.5 miles
(801) 519-8515 - christophersutah.com
Red Rock Brewing Company
254 S 200 W, Salt Lake City, UT
Distance: 0.5 miles
(801) 521-7446 - redrockbrewing.com
Spencer's For Steaks & Chops
255 SW Temple, Salt Lake City, UT
Distance: 0.5 miles
(801) 238-4748 - spencersforsteaksandchops.com
Benihana
165 SW Temple #1, Salt Lake City, UT
Distance: 0.8 miles
(801) 322-2421 - benihana.com
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Shopping
City Creek Center
50 S Main St, Salt Lake City, UT
Distance: 0.7 miles
(801) 521-2012 - shopcitycreekcenter.com
The Gateway Mall
90 S 400 W, Salt Lake City, UT ?
Distance: 1.0 miles
(801) 456-0000 - shopthegateway.com
Trolley Square
602 S 500 E, Salt Lake City, UT
Distance: 1.0 miles
(801) 521-9877 - trolleysquare.com
Visitor Guide
Salt Lake Official Visitors Guide (PDF) 124 pages, 9.01 MB
Places of Interest
Whether you're a visitor wondering what to do with your time in Salt Lake City or a resident looking for something new to try, Salt Lake City offers an amazing number of cultural and recreational activities. Here are a few of the best.Library Square
Salt Lake Convention and Visitors Bureau
Library Square, at 210 East 400 South, includes not just the award-winning Salt Lake City main library, but also shops, a cafe, a Salt Lake Community College Writing Center and the studios of KCPW, a local NPR affiliate. Library events include art exhibits, lectures, film screenings, cultural performances, book groups and kids' activities.
The Leonardo, a multi-million-dollar science museum is also near the library.
Temple Square
Temple Square is Salt Lake City's most popular attraction, and you could spend anywhere from an hour to a day or two visiting the square itself - with its grand six-spired temple, two visitor's centers, lovely flower gardens and fountains - and nearby sites related to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. Area attractions include the Assembly Hall, Tabernacle, Museum of Church History and Art, Family Search Center, Beehive House, Lion House, Brigham Young Historic Park, LDS Conference Center and Joseph Smith Memorial Building. Temple Square offers hundreds of free movies, dramatic programs and music events every year. Temple Square Hospitality runs several popular restaurants. All attractions except the restaurants are free.
Capitol Hill
Steve Greenwood, courtesy Salt Lake Convention and Visitors Bureau
The Utah State Capitol, at 300 N. State St., sits atop a hill overlooking the Salt Lake Valley. The building was constructed in 1912-1916 and renovated in 2004-2008.
Free guided tours of the capitol are offered on the hour between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, except holidays. Tours begin just inside the capitol's east doors.
Evening tours may be reserved on Wednesdays at 5, 6 and 7 p.m. by e-mail at capitoltours@utah.gov or by phone at 801-538-1800. Self-guided tours are available any time the capitol is open, Monday-Friday 8 a.m.-8 p.m., Saturday and Sunday 8 a.m.-6 p.m.
Visitors to Capitol Hill can also enjoy the capitol's beautiful grounds, the free Daughters of the Utah Pioneers Museum and the picturesque White Chapel.
Liberty Park and Tracy Aviary
Photo by Jeremy Hall
Liberty Park is Salt Lake City's second largest public park and includes trails, playgrounds, a pond, paddle boat rentals, tennis courts, picnic facilities, amusement rides and a water play area. Liberty Park includes the Chase Home Museum of Folk Arts and the excellent eight-acre Tracy Aviary, one of two free-standing aviaries in the United States.
Hogle Zoo
Utah's Hogle Zoo dates from 1931 and is located at the mouth of Emigration Canyon at 2600 E. Sunnyside Avenue. The Zoo is one of the most visited attractions in Utah and the top paid-for tourist attraction in Salt Lake City. It covers 42 acres and includes more than 800 animals. Hogle Zoo's top exhibits include Asian Highlands, Elephant Encounter, Rocky Shores, and African Savanna, which is currently under construction. Don't miss the World of Flight Bird Show during the spring, summer and fall. From Thanksgiving to New Year's Eve, Hogle Zoo is transformed into a winter wonderland with the popular Zoolightsdisplay.
Courtesy Hogle Zoo
This is the Place Heritage Park
Eric Schramm, Salt Lake Convention and Visitors Bureau
This is the Place Monument in Emigration Canyon marks the spot where Brigham Young and the Mormon pioneers first entered the Salt Lake Valley on July 24, 1847. Looking over the Salt Lake Valley, Young declared, "This is the right place." One hundred years later, a heroic bronze sculpture of Young and two of his colleagues was placed atop a 60-foot pedestal to commemorate the pioneers' arrival.
This is the Place Heritage Park includes a restored pioneer village with live demonstrations of pioneer life and a restored Brigham Young farmhouse. This is the Place Heritage park is directly across from Hogle Zoo at 2601 Sunnyside Ave. Open 9 a.m.-5 p.m. spring through fall, ll a.m.-4 p.m. in winter. Programs are limited in winter and on Sundays.