Do you think this is a good list for tourists visiting Salt Lake City?
1) Big Cottonwood Canyon
http://www.byways.org/explore/byways/2004/stories/68265
2) Great Salt Lake
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Salt_Lake
3) Bonneville Salt Flats
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bonneville_Salt_Flats
4) Lagoon Water and Amusement Park
http://lagoonpark.com/
5) Gateway shopping area
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gateway_District
6) Trolley Square shopping area
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trolley_Square
7) Park City Main Street
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Park_City,_Utah
Park City Factory Outlets
http://www.tangeroutlet.com/parkcity
9) Snowbird Mountain Resort
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snowbird_ski_resort
10) Suncrest planned community (for viewpoints)
http://www.suncrest.com/photosandmaps/views.html
11) Sundance
http://www.sundanceresort.com/
12) Sugar House shopping area
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sugar_House_(Salt_Lake_City)
I told them that Salt Lake is for outdoor folks. Meant for hiking, skiing, etc And use flickr to see.
thebig mormon church is very fancy if you like buildings
you forgot Temple Square
honestly in repsonse to that other answer… i don’t think the lds church “temple square” is all that impressive. it struck me has cheap and nothing special other than constant missionary attacks.
i like this list. and agree with you. salt lake city should be visited for its geography first, amazing scenery, where else do the mountains rise so abruptly (especially if you view the wasatch mountains from kennecott open-pit copper mine, the world’s deepest hole)? and there are dense pine forests with waterfalls right next to vast white salt deserts. and for visiting the great salt lake i advise using the great salt lake marina viewpoint AVOID salt air like the plague.
i would say the second biggest reason for visiting is the unique hippie indie emo culture predominant in salt lake proper and places like park city. really unique independent shops (sugar house free speech zone, black chandelier), amazing coffee shops and cafes (coffee garden and coffee break), not too mention a great dining scene (sage’s cafe, trio, tiburon, red iguana, martine, settobello), and pretty awesome microbreweries (squatters, red rock, iggy’s).
bottom line is agree with you too. if you are a tourist take one of these destinations and search for it on flickr to view it and see if you are interested. and even if you don’t ski, hike, bike, mountain climb, its great for scenic drives….
Nice job … I would add the Kennecott Copper Mine, which is fascinating in a unique way. Temple Square is at least pretty and has a good museum attached, but the religious aspects may turn off certain visitors. We did enjoy hearing the Choir tape a television program in the Tabernacle, though.
To be more specific, I would recommend Silver Lake up Big Cottonwood. I also wouldn’t limit your mountain experience to just Big Cottonwood. Little Cottonwood and Immigration Canyons are also great for hiking. Millcreek Canyon is gorgeous, too.
Other things I would suggest are the aforementioned Kennecott Copper Mine, Hogle Zoo, Red Butte Gardens, Thanksgiving Point [shops and gardens], Timpanogos Cave National Monument, and Bridal Veil Falls. The Alpine Loop connects American Fork and Provo canyon and has gorgeous views along the way.