Salt Lake City Self-Guided Walking Audio Tour
Immerse yourself in Salt Lake City's heritage with this self-guided walking tour. Discover the world-famous architecture and delve into the heart of the city as you learn about its founders and their difficult journey across America. Marvel at the Utah State Capitol's stunning architecture as you revisit the dramatic struggles that led to Utah’s statehood. Get to know Brigham Young, the man behind the myth, as you admire the Salt Lake City Tabernacle and the awe-inspiring Salt Lake City Temple. Don’t just visit the city—discover the history beneath the surface!
After booking, you can check your email before downloading the Tour Guide App by Action, enter your unique password, and access your tour. The preceding steps require good internet/wifi access.
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ItineraryThis is a typical itinerary for this product
Stop At: Visit Salt Lake, 90 S West Temple, Salt Lake City, UT 84101-1406
Welcome to Salt Lake City! In the capital city of Utah, histories of Mormonism and Western expansion come alive in this stunning valley at the base of the Wasatch mountain range. This tour begins outside the Visit Salt Lake Center at 90 S W Temple St. If you're not there already, you should head there now.
Note: This tour is 2.3 miles long and covers all the essentials of Salt Lake City in 1-2 hours.
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Crandall Building, 10 W 100 S, Salt Lake City, UT 84101, USA
Directly to our left is the Crandall Building, the very first skyscraper built in Salt Lake City. It’s the building with the carved arched entryway. Constructed in the 1890s, the building originally housed McCornick Bank. It was one of the first buildings in the area to include an elevator! Locals were fascinated by the new-fangled contraption, and women draped in calico dresses accompanied their husbands to the bank just to ride it.
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Brigham Young Monument, 15 E S Temple St, Salt Lake City, UT 84101, USA
Look across the road. See that 25-foot bronze statue ahead- That’s Brigham Young. Who was Brigham Young and why does he have a statue here- Like Joseph Smith, Young grew up in western New York. But unlike Smith, he was raised in a strict Puritanicalhousehold which shunned other sects of Christianity. When his brother gifted him the Book of Mormon, Young was skeptical. But he didn’t throw it away. He studied it for two years before finally deciding to become a Mormon. Now that’s dedication!
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Handcart Pioneer Momument, 57 S Temple S, Salt Lake City, UT 84101, USA
See that bronze statue of a man and woman struggling to carry a cart- Pause in front. This is the aptly named Handcart Pioneer Monument. You might assume this honors the Mormons Brigham Young first led here… but you’d be wrong! The statue actually serves as a memorial to another wave of Mormon pioneers who journeyed from Europe to the Salt Lake area in 1856.
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Seagull Monument, 57 W S Temple St, Salt Lake City, UT 84150, USA
Okay, what’s with the pillar on our right- And why are there gold seagulls perched on top- That’s Seagull Monument. Seagulls- Here- In a land-locked city- Allow me to explain.
According to Mormon legend, After getting settled in Salt Lake City in 1848, the Mormon pioneers started planting crops. As the crops ripened and the Mormons celebrated. They were about to have a great harvest! Unfortunately, their hopes were quickly dashed. Swarms of crickets descended and devoured the crops! But the Mormons didn’t despair. Instead, the farmers knelt in prayer.
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Assembly Hall, 50 N Temple Sq, Salt Lake City, UT 84150-0001
This massive structure on our left is the Salt Lake Assembly Hall. Built in 1882, this has been one of the main gathering places for Salt Lake’s Mormons for almost 150 years. But it wasn’t the first such gathering place! To our right stands the Salt Lake Tabernacle, built almost 20 years earlier.
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Salt Lake City Tabernacle, 50 N W Temple St, Salt Lake City, UT 84150, USA
Pause here. To our left stands the Salt Lake City Tabernacle. Built between 1863 and 1867, The Salt Lake Tabernacle was designed for large gatherings and events for the Mormon Church.
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Salt Lake Temple, 50 W North Temple, Salt Lake City, UT 84150-9709
On our right stands the Salt Lake Temple. Look up – see the spires and the statue of the angel Moroni- Remember, that’s the angel who led Joseph Smith to the golden tablets of the Book of Mormon.
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Temple Square, 50 W North Temple, Salt Lake City, UT 84150-9709
We’re walking through Temple Square! From the very beginning, the Mormons intended this to be the heart of Salt Lake City. But the beginnings of this settlement weren’t nearly so ostentatious. The Mormons didn’t have the easiest time during their first winter. They had to live off of a meager portion of bread each day. Then a measles outbreak swept through the settlement. They just couldn’t catch a break!
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Relief Society Building, 76 North Main Street, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake City, UT 84150-9004
The white building with the tall pillars to our left is the Relief Society Building. Pause here. First organized in 1842 by Joseph Smith, the Relief Society is a women’s organization of the Mormon Church dedicated to helping the poor. But it became the center of a major struggle during the early days of the religion!
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Brigham Young Historic Park, 100 N State St, Salt Lake City, UT 84103-2014
To our right is Brigham Young Historic Park. It sits on land Brigham Young and his family owned in the 1800s. This is actually just a portion of it – the full estate extended north nearly three blocks! At the time, the land was dotted with carpentry sheds and barns, and part of it hosted orchards of apples, peaches, and pears.
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: City Creek Park, 110 N State St, Salt Lake City, UT 84103-2014
Enter the park and follow the path, keeping to the left of the creek. This is City Creek Park. Named, of course, for the creek running through it! When the Mormon pioneers first settled down here, one of their first orders of action was to dam this creek. By damming the creek, pioneers could soften the ground they needed to grow produce, like turnips. They had picked up a thing or two about taming harsh environments during their long journey across America.
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: State of Utah Council Hall, 300 State St, Salt Lake City, UT 84103, USA
That white building with a green cupola on our right is the Old City Hall, now known as Salt Lake City Council Hall. Today, the building houses the Utah Office of Tourism and the Utah Film Commission, but that wasn’t always the case. Nor was this where the Hall originally was located.
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Utah State Capitol, 350 N State St, Salt Lake City, UT 84114-4799
Like I said earlier, when the Mormon pioneers first arrived, Utah wasn’t a state. From 1850–1896 Utah operated as a territory. Locals didn’t love this—they petitioned the Federal Government seven times to become a state before it finally happened. So why did it take so long for Utah to become a state-
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Mormon Battalion Monument, 300 North East Capitol Boulevard Southeast lawn, Salt Lake City, UT
It’s hard to miss that monument straight ahead. Feel free to go up and get a closer look! This is the Mormon Battalion Monument, which commemorates the 500 Mormon pioneer volunteers who joined the U.S. Army during the Mexican-American War. Built in 1927 by Gilbert Riswold, the monument chronicles different periods of the Battalion's history.
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Martha Hughes Cannon Statue, Utah State Capitol, Salt Lake City, UT 84103, USA
Women have long played an important role in Utah politics. That includes Dr. Martha Hughes Cannon, the first female state senator in the U.S. Known to her friends as “Mattie,” Cannon immigrated to Utah from England with her family in the mid-1800s. As a young girl, Mattie wasn’t afraid to get dirty. Since she walked to work, Mattie tucked her skirt and wore men’s boots so she wouldn’t get muddy. How scandalous! As a teenager, she worked as a typesetter for a women’s newspaper printed by the Mormon church.
Duration: 5 minutes
Stop At: McCune Mansion, 50 E North Temple, Salt Lake City, UT 84150-9001
Coming up on our left is an expansive, brick Victorian mansion. That’s the McCune Mansion, completed around the turn of the century. You may be wondering who built this beautiful manor. After all, Salt Lake City still had a wild west vibe in the early 1900s. That would be Alfred McCune, who amassed his fortune by building parts of the Utah Southern Railroad. He was soon rubbing elbows with other tycoons, like J.P. Morgan and William Randolph Hearst. Hearst is the man Citizen Kane is based on! Perhaps inspired by his new friends, McCune decided he wanted to flaunt his wealth.
Duration: 5 minutes
Stop At: Conference Center, 60 North Temple, Salt Lake City, UT 84150, USA
Off to our right stands the Salt Lake City Conference Center. Completed in 2000, the Conference Center is home to the semiannual general conference of the LDS. Every April and October, church members from all over the world gather here to listen to Church leaders.
Duration: 5 minutes
Stop At: Church History Library, 15 E. North Temple Street, Salt Lake City, UT 84150-1600
On our left stands the Church History Library. Open in 2009 for business, the Church History Library preserves any and all materials related to the Mormon church. And by all, I mean it – there are documents from the 1820s! If you want to get a glimpse of some of the early writings of people like Joseph Smith and Brigham Young, this is the place to do it.
Duration: 5 minutes
Stop At: Church History Museum, 45 N West Temple, Salt Lake City, UT 84150-9006
That building to our right is the Church History Museum. Built in 1984, the Church History Museum houses interactive exhibits and artifacts from the pioneer journey to Salt Lake City. It’s a great way to dig even deeper into what life was like for those early settlers.
Duration: 5 minutes
Stop At: Family History Library, 35 N West Temple, Salt Lake City, UT 84150-9005
The massive gray building to our right is the Family History Library. If you’ve ever wanted to learn more about where your family came from, this is the place to go. The Library is staffed by expert researchers who will happily help you begin your genealogy journey. And you may need their help – the Library’s collection contains the names of over 3 billion people from around the world! It’s all housed through microfilm, books, and periodicals.
Duration: 5 minutes
Informacion Adicional
"Not wheelchair accessible"
"Near public transportation"
"Most travelers can participate"
"How to access: Once you book a tour, you’ll get a confirmation email and an instructions email. Follow the instructions right away: • Download the app • Enter the password • Download the tour • MUST DO while in strong wifi/cellular"
"How to start the tour: Once onsite, open the Action's Tour Guide App: • If there is just one tour, launch it. • If there are multiple tour versions, launch the one with your planned starting point and direction. • Go to the starting point. (Note: no one will meet you at the start. This tour is self-guided). • The audio will begin automatically at the starting point. If you face audio issues, visit the FAQ. • Stick to the tour route & speed limit for the best experience."
"Amazing savings: Walking Tours: While each person typically needs their tour, couples or small groups can share one using split headphones."
"Flexibility and Convenience: • Use the tour app anytime, on any day, and over multiple days. There's no expiration, making it perfect for revisiting on future trips."
"Comprehensive Tour Experience: •The app provides a full itinerary, travel tips, narrated audio stories, scripts, images, videos, and recommendations for additional activities. • Enjoy a private experience without the crowds, ideal for personalized stops and photo opportunities."
"Ease of Use and Accessibility: • The app is hands-free and activates stories via GPS, offering support through call, chat, or email. • There is no need for a continuous cell or Wi-Fi connection as the GPS map works offline."
"Memorable Keepsakes: • Utilize the app’s images to create a photo book or share on social media, ensuring you have high-quality, crowd-free memories from your trip."
"Preparation: • After booking, download the app and the tour using a strong Wi-Fi connection. • Review the tour at home before your trip for a better experience."
"Preparation: • After booking, download the app and the tour using a strong Wi-Fi connection. • Review the tour at home before your trip for a better experience."
"This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate"
"Confirmation will be received at time of booking"
Horário de Início:
Salt Lake City Self-Guided Walking Audio Tour
11/27/2023 - 5/12/2025| Monday - Sunday : | 06:00 AM - 09:00 PM |
Duração: 2 To 3 Hours
Ponto de partida: 75 S W Temple St, Salt Lake City, UT 84101, USA
Cancelamentos e reembolsos:
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start time of the experience.
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