Salt Lake City Pictures

The Salt Lake Temple is one of the city's most recognizable landmarks and the towering six-spire structure is the universal icon of the Mormon Church. plakshun Flickr

From cosmopolitan sites to ski resorts, Salt Lake City offers visitors a variety of attractions to enjoy. Adam Barker Salt Lake City Convention & Visitors Bureau

Upon arriving at the shore of the Great Salt Lake, Brigham Young declared to his Mormon followers that this was "The Place" to espablish their community. Eric Schramm Salt Lake City Convention & Visitors Bureau

The famous Great Salt Lake covers 1,700 square miles of northern Utah. Eric Schramm Salt Lake City Convention & Visitors Bureau

With many top-notch ski areas – like the Snowbird Ski Resort – just a short drive away, Salt Lake City makes a great home base for powder hounds. Richard Cheski Salt Lake City Convention & Visitors Bureau

This walled square in the heart of the city hosts many important buildings belonging to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Jason Mathis Salt Lake City Convention & Visitors Bureau

Salt Lake City is the capital of Utah. Steve Greenwood Salt Lake City Convention & Visitors Bureau

Built in the mid-19th century, this beautiful temple is still the site of many Mormon ceremonies. Eric Schramm Salt Lake City Convention & Visitors Bureau

This Gothic-style building in Temple Square occasionally hosts free weekend concerts. Eric Schramm Salt Lake City Convention & Visitors Bureau

The Salt Lake City area is surrounded by miles of hiking, biking and running trails Adam Barker Salt Lake City Convention & Visitors Bureau

The expansive Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest, just east of Salt Lake City, is ideal for autumn leaf-peeping. Adam Barker Salt Lake City Convention & Visitors Bureau

Utah Olympic Park was the epicenter of the 2002 Winter Olympic Games. Visitors can now tour the ski jumps and bobsled runs. Courtesy of Olympic Parks of Utah

Utah Olympic Park visitors are invited to watch athletes – like these ski jumpers – train. Courtesy of Olympic Parks of Utah

You don't have to pay to listen to the Mormon Tabernacle Choir every Sunday morning. You can also hear them rehearse on Thursday evenings. Courtesy of the Salt Lake City Convention & Visitors Bureau

Salt Lake City hosted the Winter Olympic Games in 2002. Dana Sohm Salt Lake City Convention & Visitors Bureau

Park City is home to three major alpine ski resorts – Canyons Resort, Deer Valley Resort and Park City Mountain Resort – so powder hounds will have plenty of terrain to explore here. Erin Shields USNWR

The mountainous landscape that surrounds Salt Lake City provides some breaktaking photo-ops. Steve Greenwood Salt Lake City Convention & Visitors Bureau

One of Park City's top-notch ski spots, Deer Valley Resort offers plenty of powder, groomed trails and gladed runs for winter enthusiasts. But snowboarders take note: this is a skiers-only mountain. Erin Shields USNWR

Snow-capped mountains create a scenic backdrop for Salt Lake City. strickke Getty Images

Salt Lake City, and the Mormon Temple, at dusk. Joel Addams Getty Images

The sun sets over downtown SLC. AndreyKrav Getty Images