Sightseeing
History BuffUtah State Capitol
No admission feeA Renaissance Revival capitol on a hilltop with free tours and sweeping views of the Salt Lake Valley.
Transit: reachable by public transit
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Museums
Pioneer Memorial Museum
A free Salt Lake City museum of artifacts from Utah's early settlers, run by the Daughters of Utah Pioneers.
300 N. Main St., Salt Lake City, UT 84103 · Salt Lake City, UT
About Pioneer Memorial Museum
The Pioneer Memorial Museum, also called the DUP Museum, sits on Main Street in Salt Lake City. Its collection covers the period from the first settlers arriving in the Salt Lake Valley through the completion of the transcontinental railroad in 1869. Visitors see everyday tools and furniture, ornate Victorian decorative objects, paintings, guns, quilts, a Conestoga wagon, a stagecoach, and a large set of Victorian hair art. The Daughters of Utah Pioneers, founded in 1901, operates the museum and also maintains satellite museums across Utah. Staff in the separate history and photograph departments help visitors research pioneer ancestors, but those departments have their own hours and call-ahead advice.
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