Navigating your way around SLC is easy - the streets all form a grid, whose references can all be traced back to their distance from the Salt Lake Temple. The architecture in the Town's centre is largely dominated by the LDS Church. They have an interesting & sometimes colourful history, which I wont go into here, but I went on a tour of the temple (non Mormons cannot go into the Temple itself) grounds & buildings, escorted by 2 young Sisters on their mission. Free tours are on every 15 minutes & are well worth the effort, if for interest sake only. I gave my address for my free copy of the Book of Morman at the end, so I may get a visit sometime soon. I'm not sure what a fresh faced 20 year old missionary is going to be able to convince me of, but we'll see.
The rest of the town's centre is pretty immaculate. Great architecture too. Apparently it had a makeover for the 2002 winter olympics, which obviously helped, but it's location on the flat amongst surrounding mountain ranges & alongside the Great Salt Lake makes SLC a pretty attractive place.
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