Utah State Capitol
Historic Site · Salt Lake City, Utah
The state capitol on the hill at the north end of State Street, looking down the length of Salt Lake City to the valley and the Oquirrh Mountains beyond. It is a Renaissance Revival building of granite quarried in Little Cottonwood Canyon, completed in 1916, and it survived a four-year seismic base-isolation retrofit in the 2000s that lifted the entire structure onto isolators. It is free, it is open on weekdays, and the view from the front steps is the best free thing in the city after Temple Square.
350 North State Street, Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
FREE, with free guided tours and free visitor parking on the capitol hill. ⚠ IT IS A WORKING SEAT OF GOVERNMENT AND KEEPS STATE BUSINESS HOURS — broadly weekdays, with reduced or no public access at weekends and on state holidays, which reverses the usual planning for a Salt Lake City trip. Access can be restricted during legislative sessions and official events, so a session day is a worse day to visit rather than a better one. Security screening may apply. FREE GUIDED TOURS ARE WORTH BOOKING AHEAD, as school groups fill the weekday schedule in term time. ⚠ THE GROUNDS ARE OPEN AT ALL TIMES regardless of whether the building is, and the view down State Street to the valley is available whenever you walk up. The cherry blossom on the grounds in late April lasts about two weeks.
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