The story of Salt Lake City’s settlement and growth is written in the historic buildings of its downtown. The Historic Downtown Walking Tour Guide offers five self guided walking tours exploring over 100 years of history and architecture in Salt Lake City.
At each location, there is an information plaque with information about the building or area.
Get some exercise while discovering the architecture of an historic neighborhood. Pick up one of Utah Heritage Foundation's self-guided walking tour brochures for downtown Salt Lake City, South Temple Street, or Capitol Hill. Or download our Gateway Warehouse District audiotour to your mp3-capable device.
Utah Heritage Foundation's self-guided walking tour brochures contain maps, photos, descriptions of history and architecture -- everything you need to explore one of Salt Lake City's historic neighborhoods.
This tour is the Main Street Tour. Your walk through Main Street’s
history will take about one hour. The tour ends at 300 South. You
can ride the light rail or a free bus to return to the starting point
at the Joseph Smith Memorial Building.
Enjoy the tour!
1 Joseph Smith Memorial Bldg., 15 E. South Temple
2 ZCMI Facade, 50 South Main
3 Deseret Bldg., First Security Bank, 79 South Main
4 McCornick Block, 74 South Main
5 Zions Bank, 102 South Main
6 Daft Block, 128 South Main
7 Kearns Building, 136 South Main
8 Salt Lake Tribune Building, 143 South Main
9 First National Bank Bldg., 163 South Main
10 Salt Lake Herald Building, 169 South Main
11 Walker Bank Building, 175 South Main
12 Hotel Monaco, 208 South Main
13 Karrick Block, 236 South Main
14 Lollin Block, 238 South Main
15 David Keith Building, 242 South Main
16 Clift Building, 10 West 300 South
(NW corner of 300 S. & Main)
17 Judge Building, 8 East 300 South
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