Recreation Information

• Recreation Information: CARRIAGE RIDES (O BLOCKS) Pick up available at hotel if prearranged. (Take a romantic ride on a horse and carriage through the downtown area attractions)TRAKS (2 BLOCKS) Pickup at Main Street and 500 South (We are within the free ride zone on traks to all the downtown venues)TEMPLE SQUARE (5 BLOCKS NORTH) 50 West North Temple 240-2534 (10 Acres Beautifully landscaped grounds. Salt Lake Temple) BRIGHAM YOUNG MONUMENT (5 BLOCKS NORTH) Main Street and South Temple (Monument honors LDS church leader and pioneer colonizer Brigham Young and pays tribute to the Utah Indians and Fur Trappers who preceded Mormon settlers in the Salt Lake Valley) FAMILY HISTORY LIBRARY (5 BLOCKS NORTH) 35 North West Temple 801-240-2331 (Largest repository of Genealogical records in the world) RIO GRAND RAILROAD (5 BLOCKS NORTHWEST) 300 South Rio Grand Street 801-533-3500 (Built in 1910 for the Denver and Rio Grande and Western Pacific Railroads. Now houses the Rio Grande Mexican Cafe, Utah State Historical Society, Utah Arts Council, and the *Utah at the Crossroads* permanent historic exhibit.

• Area Attractions: NATIONAL PARKS 4 HOURS SOUTH AND SOUTHEAST (Pictured is Arches National Park) (Our hotel is situated at the hub to the National Parks such as Zions, Bryce, Canyonlands, Arches, Dead Horse Point, and Yellowstone National Parks. KENNECOTT COPPER MINE (28 MILES SW) Located in Copperton, Utah. Take I-15 to the 7200 South Exit and follow 7800 South to the mine 252-3234 (Experience Utah's largest open pit copper mine) SKI RESORTS (25 MINUTES) (Pictured is Snowbird Resort) (Our hotel is surrounded by World Famous Ski and Lodging Resorts such as Snowbird, Alta, Brighton, Solitude, Park City, Canyons, and Deer Valley all within 25 minutes of the hotel) (Also close to Snowbasin, Powder Mountain, and Sundance) WASATCH MOUNTAINS (20-25 MINUTES) Utah's Wasatch Mountains are only a short drive from the hotel and surround the city of Salt Lake. Take a moment to see some of the scenic beauty our city is famous for. Hiking, horseback riding, fishing, and hunting are all available within 20 minutes of the hotel. LAGOON AMUSEMENT PARK (15 MILES NORTH) Just 17 minutes North on I-15 at Lagoon Drive 801-401-5555 (Utah's amusement park with rides, wild west adventure shows, and exhibits) GREAT SALT LAKE BEACHES (15 MILES WEST) (See the lake that gave our city its great name.) E-CENTER (10 MILES SOUTHWEST) 3200 South Decker Lake Drive 988-8888 (12,600 seat area hosting concerts, family shows, and the Utah Grizzlies Hockey team) RED BUTTE GARDENS (7 MILES NE) 3000 Wakara Way off Foothill Boulevard East of the University of Utah Research Park (Acres of natural area, botanical gardens, and mountain trails for your enjoyment) HOGLE ZOO (5 MILES EAST) 2600 East Sunnyside Avenue (800 South) 801-582-1631 (Enjoy an animal adventure and see hundreds of exotic animals including bears, elephants, red pandas, giraffes, and tigers. Open daily Year-Round) THIS IS THE PLACE NATIONAL MONUMENT (5 MILES EAST) 2601 East Sunnyside Avenue (800 South) 801-582-1847 (Home of 'This is the Place Monument', which marks the end of the 1300 mile Mormon trail.) OLYMPIC TORCH AT RICE ECCLES STADIUM (2.5 MILES NORTHEAST) (Two miles East of downtown at the University of Utah Rice Eccles Stadium. Utah's oldest and largest STATE CAPITAL (10 BLOCKS NORTH) Capitol Hill Northern most end of State Street (One of the finest examples of Renaissance revival style in the country. Built in 1915 of Utah Granite. Utah Capital Building) public institution of learning) TROLLEY SQUARE (9 BLOCKS EAST) 600 South 700 East 801-521-9877 (Shopping, Dining, and entertainment marketplace) SALT LAKE CITY LIBRARY (6 BLOCKS NORTHEAST) 210 East 400 South 801-524-8200 (240,000 square foot building center to library square features a 6 story walk able curving wall and rooftop garden. Inside are shops and a cafe at ground level and reading galleries above, with spiraling fireplaces on four levels. This is the home of main Salt Lake City downtown library system) GALLIVAN CENTER (6 BLOCKS NORTHEAST) 239 South Main Street 801-535-6110 (Unique art projects, daily entertainment, pond, outdoor cheese board, aviary, and winter ice rink.