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Salt Lake City, Utah, is home to the country’s largest salt lake, the Great Salt Lake. It’s what most people know about the city besides its history as the city created by the Church of Latter Day Saints in the 1800′s.

A visit to the city might ultimately start at the lake, which is salty because it has rivers that bring water into the lake, but no way to get that water back out of the lake except through evaporation, which leaves salt deposits. The lake is surrounded by marsh and wetlands, and actually is considered as being next to the city rather than within the city limits. There’s no development around the shoreline because the size of the lake changes within a 15 mile radius at various times, so it’s also considered fairly natural and pristine. No fish can live in the lake, but there are a couple of different types of shrimp living there, as they can handle the saline in the water. People can swim in the lake, and there is a beach, Bridger Bay Beach, which is nice in warmer weather.

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Once you decide you’ve had enough of the lake, of course there are other sites around Salt Lake City, which is the largest city in the state and also the capital of Utah. As it would figure, one of the top museums in the city is the Church History Museum, which is run by the Mormons and has artifacts from the history of their church. There’s also the Utah Museum of Natural History and the Utah Museum of Fine Arts.

One of the most popular areas of the city is known as the Gateway District, which has over 100 restaurants and stores, as well as many office buildings, residential properties, and other attractions. The Clark Planetarium, which has an IMAX theater, is located in this area, as well as the Discovery Gateway Children’s Museum.

Of course, one can’t visit Salt Lake City without taking in a performance of the Mormon Tabernacle Choir, which performs at the Salt Lake Tabernacle. It’s been in existence for more than 140 years, and has one of the most recognizable sounds in the world. It has one of the largest pipe organs in the world also, with more than 11,500 pipes. They are often accompanied by the Orchestra at Temple Square, but have also performed with the Utah Symphony Orchestra.

Finally, since it was also the home of the 2002 Winter Olympics, you know that it has many winter sports, including skiing and ice skating, that are world class.

See more:
Salt Lake City Visitor Resources
Salt Lake City Restaurant Guide
10 Things to do in Salt Lake City