SALT LAKE OFFICIAL VISITORS GUIDECompiled by the Editors of MAGAZINE THINGS TO DO See One. See Them All. 1 Attractions. One Pass. One Awesome Price. visitsaltlake.com/connectpass With the Visit Salt Lake Connect Pass, you don’t have to pick and choose. For one low price, you get admission to 16 of the city’s best attractions using secure and convenient mobile tickets. Plus, you get to take46 advantage VisitSaltLake.com of exclusive perks and discounts. From $36. Best of the West Contents 9 Neighborhoods Get to know the neighborhoods that define Salt Lake County. 35 Info Getting around town 38 Things to Do The best, coolest and most fun things to do in Salt Lake 54 Restaurants & Bars WELCOME TO SALT LAKE! From family-friendly to haute cuisine It’s my pleasure to extend greetings on behalf of Salt Lake 74 Shopping County’s one million residents. When you venture out, you will Boutiques, antiques and see this truly is the place to enjoy a variety of sights, sounds one-of-a-kinds and activities, whether you are here on business or on vacation 84 Lodging Make your stay memorable and whether you plan to enjoy the urban offerings throughout at a bed and breakfast. the valley or our world-class resorts in the beautiful Wasatch 86 Outward Bound Mountains towering over this, the “Crossroads of the West.” Salt Lake is your basecamp Fall is a great time for crisp air, changing mountain foliage to the great outdoors and fun local festivals. During the winter months, Salt Lake sparkles like the snow gracing our mountain peaks. We’re proud of the fact that Salt Lake is Ski City: the only winter destination in North America that gives skiers and snowboarders the unique advantage of having four world-class resorts – Alta, Brighton, Snowbird and Solitude, each featuring 500” of Utah’s “Greatest Snow On Earth” – just minutes away from a city filled with a variety of hotels, restaurants, bars, and unrivaled entertain- ment options located in distinct and unique neighborhoods throughout the valley. You’ll find that Salt Lake redefines “après-ski” as well, offering an endless opportunity for shopping, dining, theater, museums, or any number of lively nightspots to check out off the slopes. Everything is close and inviting. At every turn, you’ll likely run into a friendly local who is happy to answer questions ON THE COVER or suggest options. Our Rocky Mountain home is the enviable Salt Lake City winter skyline. Photo by Douglas Puslipher. combination of the rugged outdoors and metropolitan comfort. As mayor of Salt Lake County, I The Official Salt Lake Visitors Guide is a publication of Utah Partners Publishing, LTD, the welcome you to our community publishers of Salt Lake magazine, Utah Style & and extend my best wishes for an Design and Utah Bride & Groom. 515 S. 700 East, Ste. 3i enjoyable stay. Ben McAdams Salt Lake City, UT 84102, 801-485-5100 Salt Lake County Mayor saltlakemagazine.com EDITOR Christie Marcy ART DIRECTION Jeanine Miller VisitSaltLake.com saltlakemagazine.com EDITORIAL & DESIGN For advertising information, call 801-485-5100 For additional copies of this publication, call 801-485-5100. CONTRIBUTORS Mary Brown Malouf, © 2018 Utah Partners Publishing, LTD. No whole or part of the contents may be reproduced in any manner Jarom West without prior written permission of magazine, except individually copyrighted articles and photographs. 2 VisitSaltLake.com salt lake shopping OVER ONE HUNDRED STORES AND RESTAURANTS CONVENIENTLY LOCATED DOWNTOWN, ACROSS THE STREET FROM TEMPLE SQUARE Special Offers for Out-of-Town Guests Visit the City Creek Center Customer Service desk (located on Level 1 outside of Macy’s) for a free Passport to Shopping savings booklet. ShopCityCreekCenter.com • @CityCreekCenter PHOTO CAPTION TK PHOTO 4 VisitSaltLake.com The Great Salt Lake Valley Between the Wasatch Front and the Great Salt Lake, defining the Salt Lake metroplex is a web of neighborhoods, towns and communities; each offering a distinct flavor of sights, food, entertainment and flat-out adventure. PHOTO CAPTION TK PHOTO JON BURKHOLZ Visit Salt Lake 5 Lights on Main Street hen most people the city’s grid layout, which called the Utah War. During W think of Salt Lake makes use of the promi- the Civil War, President City, they’re thinking of nent mountains to the east Abraham Lincoln stationed more than just its urban and the Great Salt Lake to 3,000 soldiers in Salt Lake center but also the area the west to help with way City, who encamped at what stretching the 1-15 Corridor finding. The pioneers called is now known as Fort Doug- following the stunning their new state Deseret and las above the University of Wasatch Range to the East petitioned for its national Utah campus. The soldiers and the shimmering blue recognition in 1849. The had little to do and, under waters of the Great Salt United States Congress the direction of their com- Lake to the west. instead established the Utah mander Col. Patrick Connor, Salt Lake City itself was Territory. Early Salt Lake’s spent their time prospecting founded in 1847 by the The population swelled with an in the hills and valley. Way Church of Jesus Christ of influx of religious converts, back in 1847, Brigham Young Latter-Day Saints, which making it one of the most had forbidden his followers gives the city and surround- populous cities in the from mining and prospect- ing communities a unique American Old West. ing, not wanting to subject history and flavor. Upon Polygamy made relations his small community to the their arrival in the foothills between the Utah Territory boom-and-bust cycle of an above Salt Lake City, church and the U.S. government economy built on mining. President Brigham Young tense for much of the mid- And any man who left Utah declared, “This is the place,” to-late 1800s—peaking in to join the 1849 Gold Rush, and within four days had the late 1850s with a series for example, had to forfeit chosen the site for the Salt of small skirmishes between his property. Thus, Connor’s Lake Temple and designed militias and Federal Troops men uncovered rich veins JON BURKHOLZ 6 VisitSaltLake.com first skyscrapers. Finally, people from all over the in 1890, the church issued world who see it as a blank “The Manifesto,” ordering canvas. The food scene members to obey the gov- has exploded along with ernment’s marriage laws. a healthy nightlife scene. Utah achieved statehood six Art, music and creativ- years later, and Utah joined ity are flourishing in what the Union. was considered a sleepy Still Utah, remained, backwater. in a sense, aligned with The surrounding com- a dominant religion that munities and neighbor- often dictated politics and hoods have also flourished individual conscience. creating a vast metro-plex Meanwhile, those old min- of unique pockets, districts ing claims would become that all draw upon the privately owned ski resorts valley’s place below the and the jet set finally had Wasatch Front Range to a reason to skip Colorado. celebrate a tradition of Finally, the 2002 Winter mountain recreation and Olympics would thrust Utah good clean living. In the into the spotlight. Salt Lake next pages, we’ll break City is the center of it all. A down the different areas of clean walkable, bike-able the Great Salt Lake Valley of silver, copper and other city with a progressive city to help you find fun, food precious metals that would government. Salt Lake at- and adventure. Welcome to lead, with the coming of the tracts talented and creative The Great Salt Lake City! Transcontinental Railroad, to the rise of the Silver Barons in Utah. Bar X The railroad and Silver Barron’s would begin to change Salt Lake. Railroad workers of many races and nationalities established enclaves in Salt Lake City. Today remnants of these immigrant communi- ties—Greek Town, China Town, Japan Town—still exist. The Barons, mostly from back East, would spend lavishly on mansions that today line Salt Lake City’s South Temple Street (The Utah State Governor’s Mansion was built by silver magnate Thomas Kearns) AUSTEN DIAMOND PHOTOGRAPHY AUSTEN and some of the west’s Visit Salt Lake 7 On the way to Yellowstone and Jackson Hole play your way Adventure Culture by day by Night Check out our signature products and enjoy the self-guided Foodie Trek • Ice cream 17 Foodie Stops • Cheeses • Chocolates • Goldfish crackers • Honey Signature Product • Coffee 3 Shops • Deli meats • And more All About Socks, Lazy One Happy Family 1 Pajamas, Spirit Goat Soaps 1-800-882-4433 • explorelogan.com NEIGHBORHOODS Welcome to the Neighborhood In the following pages, we’ll break down each of the different areas, districts and diverse communities that make up the larger Great Salt Lake Valley. Drill down into each to find unique options for fun, food and adventure. Visit Salt Lake 9 NEIGHBORHOODSNEIGHBORHOODS AUSTEN DIAMOND AUSTEN DOWNTOWN Downtown Salt Lake City is has set the pace for robust, a vortex of entertainment, innovative cooking. Tin Angel with hundreds of upscale Cafe (thetinangel.com), a unique and unique restaurants, a bistro south of Pioneer Park spectrum of bars and clubs, and Finca (fincaslc.com), spe- through the passage to Bar-X symphony, opera, NBA games cializing in Spanish tapas and (barxsaltlake.com) for a high- and more. Downtown has great drinks. If you’re parched, class cocktail. embraced the urban living pop into Beer Bar (beerbarslc. movement, providing light-rail com), where you can try a wide PLAY transportation, lofts, shop- selection of brews along with Most nights, anywhere ping—both high-end and locally made meats, or walk in Downtown is walking offbeat—and hotels that range from swanky to cozy.