Show Free fee Community 0 Attractions rac Ions Salt Lake City and many of its outlying areas have much to offer by way of free fun activities activities activities ties and places to visit Here are just a few places that are no cost and good ideas for a great time Temple Square 50 W North Temple Hours Visitor center daily Free minute 45 tours of the square begin every five to ten minutes at the foot flagpole in the center of the block Guides are happy to provide translators for visitors who dont don't speak English In 2001 rated Temple Square the best place to kiss C Twilight 1 Concert Series S Main Street Phone For more information on times Every Thursday evening in July and August downtown Salt Lake becomes a happening place to be hungry Culture-hungry locals come by in droves for free concerts friendly people and what always turns out outto outto outto to be one big party Ut Utah h Museum of of- f Fine 1 Arts Campus Center Dr Hours Mon-Fri Mon loam Sat- Sat Sun The Utah Museum of Fine Arts offers a collection of more than works from all over the world spanning many styles and periods The new square foot Marcia and John Price Museum Building completed June 2001 houses more than 20 galleries The interior is spacious warm wann and elegant with a beautiful beautiful beautiful ful upper colonnade and soft tone earth-tone walls Besides the galleries galleries galleries gal gal- patrons wander through the bookstore study center sculpture terrace and Fine Arts Cafe The Gateway 90 S W r Spend an evening wandering wandering- down the cobblestone streets of downtown's hottest shopping district district district dis dis- dis- dis The Gateway With catalog stores local boutiques restaurants restaurants restaurants rants movie theaters and nearby clubs its it's a prime addition to Salt Lake City's nightlife scene rated The Gateway as best shopping area Gilgal al Gardens E S Hours This local treasure is well worth the pain many people have gone through to preserve it Gilgal Gardens mixes Utah cultural heritage heritage heritage her her- with quotations from the likes of Emerson Rousseau and the Bible into a tableau of statues depicting a variety of subjects like Jike the famous Joseph Smith Sphinx and the foot 20 soldier with a sword sword inn in one hand and a a boulder for a head Big Bil Cottonwood Canyon Directions 1 I south to South turn rum left turn left again at Big Cottonwood Canyon State Route Popular with campers hikers and rock climbers during the summer Big Cottonwood Canyon is a short minute 30 drive from Salt Lake City Perfect for hikes day-hikes the canyon offers spectacular views of wildflowers and evergreen evergreen evergreen ever ever- green trees In the fall the multicolored multicolored multicolored multi multi- colored leaves are breathtaking In the winter skiers flock to Brighton and Solitude ski resorts for a day on the slopes Salt Lake City Main Lib Lib- Library E S Hours Mon Mon- Mon Thu Thu Fri- Fri Sat Sun 1 pm Opened in February 2003 this architecturally unique structure is isa isa isa a wonderful contemporary addition addition addition addi addi- tion to Salt Lake City's skyline A story six-story curved wall that also functions as a walkway provides sweeping views of the Wasatch Range and leads to a rooftop gar gar- den At ground level is a pl plaza za with shops and a cafe Other features features features fea fea- fea- fea tures of the square foot building include reading galleries galleries galleries gal gal- spiraling fireplaces and seat auditorium The Urban Room between the library and the curved wall is a space for all seasons with magnificent views and an abundance of natural light Gardner Village 1100 W S 1 V West Jordan UT Gardner Village contains the outlines outlines outlines out out- lines of the once bustling early Utah mill industry and history What remains today is a cluster of specialty shops located in restored cabins houses and buildings nestled adjacent to the Gardner Mill Now listed on the National Historic Register the theold theold theold old flour mill is home to Archibald's Restaurant and Country Furniture Gifts Antelope Island State P Park k M L j ar M- M W 1700 S t h 1 Syracuse UT s' s l Phone 2941 c Sorry this one costs 7 per car carThe The largest island in the Great Salt Lake is also a park access accessible accessible ible i- i ble via a seven-mile seven paved cause cause- way The island is a popular spot for swimming boating picnicking ing and sunbathing Also popular here are hiking mountain biking horseback riding and camping Perhaps the greatest asset of Antelope Island State Park though is its wildlife Birds make extensive use of the lake and surroundings wetlands and a large herd of buffalo lives undisturbed undisturbed undisturbed on the island Information courtesy of and O |