Salt Lake City Itineraries

If You Have 3 Days

The best place to start in Salt Lake City is downtown. Spend your first day visiting Temple Square -, shopping The Gateway Mall, and taking in a show at Clark Planetarium. On Day 2, visit Red Butte Garden & Arboretum and This Is the Place Heritage Park in the foothills of Salt Lake. Save Day 3 for experiencing the Great Salt Lake. A short 20 minutes away is Great Salt Lake State Park Marina, where you can see what it feels like to float in water three times heavier than freshwater. Finish your day with a visit to the Bingham Canyon Copper Mine, one of the largest man-made holes on earth.

If You Have 5 Days

Spend two full days in downtown Salt Lake City. Use your entire first day to visit the sites at Temple Square. On your second day, tour the Kearns Mansion and the Pioneer Memorial Museum. Spend Day 3 at the Utah Museum of Natural History and the Utah Museum of Fine Arts on the University of Utah campus. Finish the day with a shopping trip to Trolley Square and a meal at the Hard Rock Cafe or Green Street Social Club. On your fourth day, tour This Is the Place Heritage Park and Utah's Hogle Zoo. Spend the evening at the symphony, opera, or one of many theaters in the city. On Day 5 visit Antelope Island State Park in the Great Salt Lake.

If You Have 7 Days

Spend your first five days as outlined above. Take advantage of the city's great cultural offerings and restaurants at night. Depending on the season, take in a soccer or basketball game, or go to a play or concert in the evening. Make reservations for a dinner cruise on the Great Salt Lake on Day 5. On Day 6 start the morning with a walk or jog through Liberty Park and visit Tracy Aviary. Then head to the Bingham Canyon Copper Mine. On Day 7 start the day walking in Memory Grove, then visit any of the sights you didn't have time for the rest of the week. History buffs might opt to check out a portion of the Pony Express Trail.