Salt Lake City Travel Blog

LenDog64 image; www.flickr.com Salt Lake City is known for Mormons, and it’s known for skiing. These days, it even has a reputation for great sushi. But Irish food? And Irish pubs? Yep. Salt Lake has ‘em. And while some of these are rather divey bars with little Irish ambiance beyond their...

Scottks1 image; www.flickr.com Let’s be honest. If you’re looking for late night dining in Salt Lake City, you’re not going to find much beyond 10 or 11pm. However, a few of the city’s restaurants stay open just a little later than the others. The Bayou (645 South State; 801-961-8400) is...

Kzamani image; www.flickr.com Now that the sweltering heat of summer has finally broken, it’s time to enjoy Utah’s outdoors. Before you get out the ski gear, consider heading to one of Utah’s corn mazes and other, Halloween- and autumn-related activities. Within the vicinity of Salt...

Perhaps the best thing a city offers its residents and visitors is an enormous amount of activities and attractions. But almost always these come at a price. Sometimes it can be difficult to find ways to entertain yourself without escaping the city entirely. Luckily for Salt Lake City’s population,...

You don’t have to wait long now for Salt Lake City’s most popular free summer concert series to begin. This year’s Twilight Concert Series season kickoff takes place on Thursday, July 14th with Explosions in the Sky and No Age. Explosions in the Sky (Image courtesy thetripwirenyc, www.flickr.com) Straight...

Mark your calendars and purchase your tickets because summer has finally arrived in Salt Lake City and the Red Butte Garden Concert Series is in full-swing. On Sunday, July 12 the season’s second show will open with Toots & the Maytals and feature Big Head Todd & the Monsters. Big Head Todd...

The Wasatch Region would already be beer-endowed if it had just the three breweries listed in my most recent post. But its line-up includes more than double that number. Adding to the list are Desert Edge, Uinta Brewing Company, Epic Brewing Company, and Wasatch Brewery. Wasatch Brewery White Label...

Cold Beer in Summer (Image by indi.ca, www.flickr.com) Many people might think the title of this post is an oxymoron -Breweries in Utah? But, yes they do exist. And they’re pretty good! In fact, many have won national awards and all brew full-strength beers (in addition to the expected 3.2% variety)....

Red Butte Garden Concert Series (Image courtesy mateoutah, www.flickr.com) If you’re just itching to get outside, but don’t want to wait for the free Twilight Concert Series, consider checking out the city’s other, absolutely amazing summer outdoor music tradition, the Red Butte Garden Concert...

Yonder Mountain String Band at the Twilight Concert Series (Image Courtesy wickenden, www.flickr.com) Even though the weather would have you believe otherwise, it’s almost summer in Salt Lake Valley. And though summer days should be hot as usual, summer evenings in the valley can offer some of the...