Tomsd

And if you are driving to Park City - pull off at Rose Sachs Gardens - which a friend of mine built in honor of his mother. Just a pristine little place. You might call ahead and see if they will give you a tour, as it's normally for weddings or business events.

http://loulandfalls.com/

Tomsd

Here are some better pics of the Rose Garden. Have enjoyed some fun hikes around there, but don't think it's open to the public? http://tinyurl.com/8fc5lx8

azzure

You know, I am not Mormon (far from it) but the Mormons put on a pretty good show at Temple Square. The visitor centers (there are two) are interesting, with lots of interactive exhibits. The Joseph Smith building has a beautiful interior, plus there's a great sandwich shop there with homemade fixin's, called Nauvoo Cafe. Brigham Young's home is worth a visit too. Then there is a place east of town called "This is the Place" (!) that is a sort of living history museum; lots of old buildings and cabins and docents in pioneer garb...some of them pretend it is still 1840 (or whatever) and it's kind of fun.

We had dinner at the PF Chang's downtown, and stayed at a very nice Hilton Garden Inn, also downtown.

Dayle

azzure,

I've always thought that the gardens at Temple Square really rival those at Disneyland - and that's saying something. The buildings and how and when they were built are quite impressive, as well as beautiful.

It's an easy place to walk through and just spend as much time as you want. And, it just as easy to say "no thank you" to the rest if that's what you want.

However, it seems sandi is not pursuing her thread. Too bad. But that's OK, Utah is growing too much anyway!

sandi_travelnut

I did not pursue my thread because the rest of the comments were made after I left for SLC.

Dayle

Hi Sandi,

So what did you end up doing on your free evenings and what impression did you end up with?

Did you have a chance to enjoy anything of the outdoors or any good restaurants?