Travel Guide to Salt Lake City, USA

The largest city in Utah, this is one of the most beautiful and wealthy places. Salt Lake City is located in a very scenic place, where rocky cliffs and thick ridges are mixed with desert plains. Such contrast between the green areas and deserts is truly unusual and striking. Brigham Young is considered the founder of the city. He was the Mormon leader who ordered the building of first houses in 1847.

Salt Lake City has always been and remains the major center of trade, a large transportation hub and an important area for the mining industry. Foothills here are rich in deposits of copper, coal and oil; here have been also opened several large processing plants. The city became very popular among travelers after the 2002 Olympic Games that had taken place in Salt Lake City. In order to make even more memorable here have been opened many new attractions, hotels and sports facilities. Salt Lake City has become a major tourist center from an ordinary industrial town.

Besides the large selection of entertainment venues, shops and restaurants this city has several attractions that are surely should be attended by every visitor. Tourists, who enjoy unhurried walks, should definitely go to the majestic Wasatch Mountains as they will find many parks and entertainment centers there. The most popular amusement park of this place is named Laguna. This is a perfect place for vacationers with children. Here you will find dozens of attractions; tourists are offered to attend excursions held in the park; you can also relax in a cozy cafe or rent a bike and explore the picturesque woods of this place. Your excursion to Hansen Planetarium will be no less fascinating. Fans of sport would enjoy visiting the sports complex, where have been set records by the best athletes in the world. Besides this there are so many museums and theaters in Salt Lake City. Hale Opera Theater and Broadway Concert Hall are considered the most popular ones.