Salt Lake City, the capital city and major metropolitan area in the State of Utah, is located south of the Great Salt Lake at the foot of the Wasatch Mountains.
Founded in 1847 by Mormons fleeing persecution back East, Salt Lake City is the center of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS), commonly referred to as the 'the Mormon Church'.
When Brigham Young declared 'This is the right place, the area was nothing but a barren-looking wasteland, a century and a half later, Salt Lake City is one of the most pleasurable cities in the US.
Salt Lake City has broad avenues and spacious blocks, based on an easily navigable grid system with Temple Square, as the main focal point of downtown. Outside Salt Lake City the Ski Resorts that hosted the 2002 Winter Olympics offer visitors world-class winter sport venues.
Salt Lake City, the capital city and major metropolitan area in the State of Utah, is located south of the Great Salt Lake at the foot of the Wasatch Mountains.
