• Visit Salt Lake - Welcome to Salt Lake City! In Utah’s capital, the rich histories of Mormonism and Western expansion come to life in this beautiful valley at the foot of the Wasatch mountain range. The tour starts outside the Visit Salt Lake Center at 90 S W Temple St. If you’re not there yet, make your way there now.

Note: The tour covers over 2.5 miles, includes more than 30 audio stories, and takes about 1-2 hours to complete.

Purchase once, and enjoy for a year! Perfect for extended stays and return visits over the next 12 months.

• Crandall Building - To our left is the Crandall Building, Salt Lake City’s first skyscraper. It features a carved arched entryway. Built in the 1890s, it originally housed McCornick Bank and was among the first buildings in the area to have an elevator! Locals were intrigued by this new invention, and women in calico dresses accompanied their husbands to the bank just to experience it.

• Brigham Young Monument - Look across the road. See that 25-foot bronze statue? That’s Brigham Young. Who was he, and why does he have a statue here? Like Joseph Smith, Young grew up in western New York. However, unlike Smith, he was raised in a strict Puritan household that rejected other Christian sects. When his brother gave him the Book of Mormon, Young was skeptical. But he didn’t discard it. He studied it for two years before deciding to become a Mormon. Now that’s dedication!

• Handcart Pioneer Monument - Notice the bronze statue of a man and woman struggling with a cart? Pause here. This is the Handcart Pioneer Monument. You might think it honors the Mormons Brigham Young first led here, but you’d be mistaken! The statue actually commemorates another wave of Mormon pioneers who traveled from Europe to the Salt Lake area in 1856.

• Seagull Monument - What’s with the pillar on our right, and why are there gold seagulls on top? That’s the Seagull Monument. Seagulls? Here? In a landlocked city? Let me explain. According to Mormon legend, after settling in Salt Lake City in 1848, the Mormon pioneers began planting crops. As the crops matured, they celebrated an anticipated great harvest! Unfortunately, their hopes were dashed when swarms of crickets devoured the crops. But the Mormons didn’t despair. Instead, the farmers knelt in prayer.

• Assembly Hall - This large structure on our left is the Salt Lake Assembly Hall. Built in 1882, it has been a main gathering place for Salt Lake’s Mormons for nearly 150 years. But it wasn’t the first such gathering place! To our right stands the Salt Lake Tabernacle, built almost 20 years earlier.

• Salt Lake City Tabernacle - Pause here. To our left is the Salt Lake City Tabernacle. Constructed between 1863 and 1867, it was designed for large gatherings and events for the Mormon Church.

• Salt Lake Temple - On our right is the Salt Lake Temple. Look up – see the spires and the statue of the angel Moroni? Remember, that’s the angel who guided Joseph Smith to the golden tablets of the Book of Mormon.

• Temple Square - We’re walking through Temple Square! From the start, the Mormons intended this to be the heart of Salt Lake City. But the beginnings of this settlement weren’t so grand. The Mormons faced a tough first winter, surviving on meager bread portions. Then a measles outbreak hit the settlement. They just couldn’t catch a break!

• Relief Society Building - The white building with 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 aiding the poor. It became the center of a significant struggle during the early days of the religion!

• Brigham Young Historic Park - To our right is Brigham Young Historic Park. It sits on land owned by Brigham Young and his family in the 1800s. This is just a portion of it – the full estate extended nearly three blocks north! At the time, the land featured carpentry sheds, barns, and orchards of apples, peaches, and pears.

• City Creek Park - Enter the park and follow the path, staying to the left of the creek. This is City Creek Park, named for the creek running through it! When the Mormon pioneers first settled here, one of their first tasks was to dam this creek. By doing so, they could soften the ground needed to grow produce like turnips. They had learned a thing or two about taming harsh environments during their long journey across America.

• Salt Lake City Council Hall - The white building with a green cupola on our right is the Old City Hall, now known as Salt Lake City Council Hall. Today, it houses the Utah Office of Tourism and the Utah Film Commission, but that wasn’t always the case. Nor was this its original location.

• Utah State Capitol - As mentioned earlier, when the Mormon pioneers first arrived, Utah wasn’t a state. From 1850–1896, Utah operated as a territory. Locals weren’t pleased with 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 achieve statehood?

• Mormon Battalion Monument - It’s hard to miss that monument straight ahead. Feel free to take a closer look! This is the Mormon Battalion Monument, commemorating 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.

• Martha Hughes Cannon Statue - Women have long played a vital role in Utah politics, including 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. She walked to work, tucking her skirt and wearing men’s boots to avoid getting muddy. How scandalous! As a teenager, she worked as a typesetter for a women’s newspaper printed by the Mormon church.

• McCune Mansion - Coming up on our left is a grand, brick Victorian mansion. That’s the McCune Mansion, completed around the turn of the century. You might wonder 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 made his fortune by building parts of the Utah Southern Railroad. He soon mingled 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 to showcase his wealth.

• Conference Center - Off to our right is the Salt Lake City Conference Center. Completed in 2000, it hosts the semiannual general conference of the LDS. Every April and October, church members from around the world gather here to listen to Church leaders.

• Church History Library - On our left is the Church History Library. Opened in 2009, it preserves all materials related to the Mormon church. And by all, it means it – there are documents from the 1820s! If you want to glimpse some of the early writings of people like Joseph Smith and Brigham Young, this is the place to do it.

• Church History Museum - That building to our right is the Church History Museum. Built in 1984, it houses interactive exhibits and artifacts from the pioneer journey to Salt Lake City. It’s a great way to delve deeper into what life was like for those early settlers.

• Family History Library - The large gray building to our right is the Family History Library. If you’ve ever wanted to learn more about your family’s origins, this is the place to go. The Library is staffed by expert researchers who will gladly help you start 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.

• Easy-to-use app: download Action’s Tour Guide App onto your phone
• Engaging storytelling: Uncover unique tales and thrilling history for a memorable journey!
• Perfect narrator: nothing can beat listening to a great voice. Proven with tons of rave reviews!
• Offline maps: no signal, no problem! Works perfectly without cellular or wifi.
• Comprehensive route and stops: See it all, miss nothing, leave no stone unturned!
• Go at your own pace: Start anytime, pause anywhere, enjoy breaks for snacks and photos freely!
• Learn more: dive deeper into any story you enjoyed with extra stories.
• Hands-free: audio stories play on their own based on your location. Easy to use!

• Attraction passes, entry tickets, or reservations

Explore the rich heritage of Salt Lake City with this self-guided walking tour. Experience the renowned architecture and immerse yourself in the city’s core as you uncover the stories of its founders and their challenging journey across America. Be captivated by the breathtaking architecture of the Utah State Capitol while revisiting the intense struggles that led to Utah’s statehood. Learn about Brigham Young, the legendary figure, as you admire the Salt Lake City Tabernacle and the magnificent Salt Lake City Temple. Don’t just visit—uncover the history that lies beneath!

After booking, check your email or text messages to download the separate Audio Tour Guide App by Action while connected to WiFi or mobile data. Enter the password, download the tour, and enjoy it offline. Follow the audio instructions and route from the specified starting point.

Purchase once and use for a full year! Perfect for extended stays and return visits over the next 12 months.

Please note, this is not an entrance ticket. Verify opening hours before your visit.

• How To Access: After booking, you’ll get an email and text with setup instructions and password (search “audio tour” in emails and texts). • Download the separate tour app by Action • Enter the password sent by email and text. • MUST download the tour while in strong wifi/cellular. • Works offline after download.
• How to start touring: Open Action’s separate audio tour guide app once onsite. • If there is just one tour, launch it. • If multiple tour versions exist, launch the one with your planned starting point and direction.
• Go to the starting point No one will meet you at the start. This tour is self-guided Enter the first story’s point and the audio will begin automatically Follow the audio cues to the next story, which will also play automatically. Enjoy hands-free exploring. If you face audio issues, contact support. Stick to the tour route & speed limit for the best experience.
• Travel worry-free: Use the tour app anytime, on any day, and over multiple days. Start and pause the tour whenever you like, taking breaks and exploring side excursions at your own pace. Skip anything you don’t care about or explore bonus content for everything that interests you
• Savings tips: Walking tours: couples can share one tour by splitting headphones
• Buy once, use for one year! Ideal for extended visits and return trips over the next 12 months.
• For the best experience, bring headphones/earbuds for your walking tour.
• For the best experience, please use an iPhone running iOS 15 or later, an Android device running version 9 or later, or an iPad/tablet with GPS and cellular connectivity, as these are recommended for navigation.
• Your password can be used on the same number of devices as travelers booked. Enter the same password on each device.

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.