Visit Salt Lake City, Utah!

SALT AND MORE SALT Bonneville Salt Flats

147 Million Tons of Salt

Salt Lake City is the home of the Bonneville Salt Flats.  Before Lake Bonneville started to recede at the end of the last Ice Age, approximately 1/3 of Utah was under 1000 feet of water in the area now known as the Salt Flats.

The Salt Flats are made up of gypsum, halite, potassium, and magnesium, but mostly common table salt and are as thick as 5 feet in some places.  The dry salty area is approximately 12 miles long by 5 miles wide.

You can visit the Salt Flats and experience the white, crusty salt crunching under your feet, witness car racers break land-speed records, watch archery greats in the National Flight Championships, or participate in an annual 100-mile endurance run.

• Open Year-Round
• Archery Flight Championships
• Approximately 12 miles x 5 miles
• International Speedway Car Racing

Salt Lake Temple Temple Square

35 Acre Plaza, 20 Nearby Attractions

If you've heard of Salt Lake City, you've heard of the ionic Salt Lake Temple.  The area around the temple is known as Temple Square. It includes the Tabernacle and Gothic Revival-style Assembly Hall, the Family History Church (the largest genealogy library in the world), and the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. 

Take a free guided tour of the square and see the majestic architecture and the Conference Center rooftop garden, which provides views of the Salt Lake Valley and Wasatch Mountains.

Fun For The Whole Family Hogle Zoo

800+ Animals!

Salt Lake City's Hogle Zoo is a great addition to anyone's vacation.  With over 42 acres and 800 animals, the Hogle Zoo is one of the top zoos in the world.  Enjoy the Elephant Encounter, Giraffe Experience, the Asian Highlands, the Tracy Aviary, and more.

Imagine feeding a rhino or a giraffe, seeing a grizzly bear, watching gorillas, seeing a shy red panda, and learning about fish, arachnids, reptiles, and other zoo residents.

Hogle Zoo tickets can be purchased online or at the gate.  Some zoo experiences need to be paid for separately.

Great Outdoors Skiing, Snowboarding, & Resorts

Ski Areas 

When visitors think of Salt Lake City they often think of visiting a ski resort.  Skiing is very popular, and the area is known for The Greatest Snow on Earth®.  Ski areas include Brighton Resort, Snowbird Ski & Summer Resort, Deer Valley Resort, and others. 

Ski down some of the most challenging slopes, experience a half-pipe and terrain parks, enjoy a warm meal, then ski under the lights.

Whether you wish to ski or snowboard, a resort vacation near Salt Lake City is one you'll remember for a very long time.  Let's go!

Let's Explore!  Activities In & Around Salt Lake City

There are so many activities and sites to see in SLC:

• Hogle Zoo
• Liberty Park
• Ski Resorts
• Temple Square
• Great Salt Lake
• Red Butte Garden
• Bonneville Salt Flats
• Lagoon Amusement Park
• Natural History Museum
• Ensign Peak Nature Park
• This is the Place Heritage Park
• Loveland Living Planet Aquarium