Buildings and sites of Salt Lake City around Downtown Salt Lake City. Buildings and sites of Salt Lake City Salt Lake City, Utah has many historic and notable sites within its immediate borders/ Although the entire Salt Lake City metropolitan area is often referred to as "Salt Lake City", this article is concerned only with the buildings and sites within the official city limits of Salt Lake City. Religious, particularly LDS buildings, are prominent in Salt Lake City. Settled by Brigham Young and 147 other pioneers on July 24, these Latter-day Saints were fleeing persecution after the death of Joseph Smith. Young originally intended the city and
Salt Lake City Marathon Salt Lake City Marathon The Salt Lake City Marathon is an annual marathon foot-race run in Salt Lake City, Millcreek and Holladay, Utah. The course begins at the Olympic Legacy Bridge at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City. It follows the base of the Wasatch Mountains into neighborhoods of neighboring Millcreek to downtown Holladay, returning to Salt Lake City’s Liberty Park and finishing at the Olympic Legacy Plaza in The Gateway downtown. A bike tour follows the entire length of the course, and a 5K and half marathon course each follow a portion of the full course, all