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General Salt Lake information
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Salt Lake has all of the amenities of a major metropolitan city with the warm, welcoming friendliness of a small western town. Salt Lake is an urban center that's very user-friendly and safe. Big, broad streets define this Rocky Mountain town. The streets were originally built by pioneer settlers to accommodate the amount of room necessary for an ox-driven wagon to turn around without backing up.
"Once written off as a dull western backwater, the city has morphed into a surprisingly diverse mini-metropolis with interesting restaurants, an arts presence and, believe it or not, a bar scene." - San Diego Union Tribune
"Salt lake is simply not the staid capital city you might remember from years back. It's become far more than the religious command post for the 11 million members of the Mormon Church. Come for the Olympic Afterglow. Experience a born again Salt Lake." - Denver Post
"Downtown is abuzz with swanky eateries and brew pubs and the architecture mixes classic elements with playful designs along the ultra-clean extra-wide streets." - Golf Magazine
"Finding a place to enjoy a cocktail is just a part of Salt Lake's downtown charm. The city's nightlife offers any number of choices, from exceptional dining to live rock music to the symphony to professional basketball. In other words, there's always something to do at the end of the day." - San Jose Mercury News
"Nestled at the foot of the rugged Wasatch Mountains and extending to the south shore of the body of water for which it's named, Salt Lake City features one of the most scenic backdrops in the country." - Fodors.com
"Salt Lake looks and acts like any other American city. Along the straight and true streets passes an impressively stamped and stapled young citizenry. There are at least three excellent microbreweries a 10-minute walk from Temple Square, and delicious seafood at the Market Street Oyster Bar, where the martini bar, on weekend nights, could serve as the setting for a scene from Sex and the City." - Chicago Tribune
"It's the towering peaks of the Wasatch Mountains to the east and north that define Utah's tree-lined capital. Seven spectacular canyons, not to mention incredible skiing and wilderness, are just minutes from downtown." - United Airlines: Hemispheres Magazine
"It was easy to see what sets Salt Lake apart from all the other growth-choked cogs of the New West. Alpine peaks, Salt Lake, farmland, wetlands, desert and cityscape literally collide, each in sight of the other." - National Geographic
Dining & Nightlife
Information about Salt Lake's many restaurants and vibrant nightlife.
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Salt Lake boasts a vibrant nightlife with more than 1,000 restaurants, brewpubs, dance halls, and private bars. In recent years, the city has become the culinary capital of Rocky Mountain Cuisine. The city's thriving dining scene includes nationally recognized fine dining, cozy diners, brewpubs, and authentic ethnic restaurants serving everything from Afghan to Vietnamese.
Salt Lake is also home to a diverse mix of nightspots, including dance clubs, country/western saloons, jazz and blues clubs, sports bars, neighborhood hangouts, martini bars, techno-dance clubs, cigar bars and alternative lifestyle clubs. As partygoers during the Olympics discovered, it's easy to get a drink in Salt Lake!
Easy Access
Promotional information on how easy it is to get to—and around—Salt Lake.
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Arrive at the Salt Lake City International Airport and be on the slopes within one hour! Taxis, hotel and resort shuttles, public transit, and handy car rentals will zip you to downtown or to the slopes in minutes. From downtown, the TRAX light-rail system connects visitors to the south valley suburbs or the University area with ease. Driving to Salt Lake or the resorts is a breeze on Interstate-15, recently rebuilt, making it easier to go anywhere.
Entertainment
Promote the entertainment options in Salt Lake — from professional sports to opera.
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Utah is known for having the "Greatest Snow on Earth," and while skiers and snowboarders are likely to vouch for this catchy phrase, snow sports aren't the only ticket in town. Salt Lake is home to professional sports teams. The Utah Jazz (NBA Basketball), the Utah Blaze (AFL Arena Football), Real Salt Lake (Major League Soccer), the Utah Grizzlies (AHL Hockey), and the Salt Lake Stingers (AAA Baseball) offer fans a professional sports experience any time of year.
The city also offers a wide spectrum of cultural options with nationally acclaimed symphony, opera, theatre, modern dance, and ballet. Salt Lake is home to the world-famous Mormon Tabernacle Choir, several professional theater troupes and two nationally acclaimed modern dance companies. Visit our Web site (www.visitsaltlake.com) for a schedule of events and performances including Broadway shows, rock concerts, and other unique performances.
Shopping
Shopping is a favorite destination pastime and Salt Lake has many options to choose from.
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Salt Lake is a western shopping oasis. Two major shopping malls sit in the heart of the city with hundreds of national brand stores like Nordstrom, Meier & Frank, and Eddie Bauer. Local specialty shops dot the Avenues neighborhood, as well as the "Ninth and Ninth" and Sugar House shopping districts. The Gateway is a multi-story, open-air upscale shopping arcade three blocks long and just moments from the convention district. Salt Lake also offers shopping with a historic twist. Trolley Square, a block of enclosed trolley barns dating back to the 19th century, is filled with high-end boutiques, specialty shops, upscale national chains, restaurants, and clubs. Trolley Square is seven blocks east of downtown. The shops at Gardner Historic Village are housed in dozens of pioneer-era homes clustered around a 19th century flour mill, just 15 minutes south of the city center on Interstate-15.