Neighborhood pub Avenues Proper specializes in lesser-known brews and puts a new spin on contemporary American grub. For an artisanal yet homey dining experience, check out Avenues Bistro on Third. Publik offers a java fix with inspired toast. If you want a sweet treat, Hatch Family Chocolates  is famous for amazing hand-dipped chocolates and confections. For nightlife your best option is roadhouse The Garage on Beck with its menu of comfort food and live music.

Make it a “must do” to see one of the fine, often-original, plays staged by Salt Lake Acting Company. City Creek Canyon, above Memory Grove, is fun to explore on snowshoes and nature watch. Bonneville Shoreline Trail  is accessible, dog-friendly and filled with trail runners and mountain bikers. Need some pampering? The Kura Door, a holistic Japanese spa will melt away all your stresses.

A walk in this neighborhood is an architect’s delight, including the Utah State Capitol Building, the Salt Lake Masonic Temple and the Cathedral of the Madeleine, along with some of the state’s oldest mansions.

In the Avenues, you’ll find a great view and Salt Lake’s oldest grave in the Salt Lake City Cemetery: Mary B. Wallace, a toddler who was buried on Sept. 27, 1847.