AMTA 2009 Accompanying Person Events

All tours are $50.00 per person.  Lunch is included on the Monday and Tuesday tours but not on the Wednesday and Thursday tours.

Salt Lake City Cultural Tour

Monday November 2, 2009

Discover the only AAA Five Diamond hotel in Salt Lake City. Built specifically for the 2002 Winter Olympics, the Grand America Hotel has amazing art, antiques, glass work and gardens. Enjoy lunch at the Garden Café before discovering Salt Lake City. Salt Lake City’s pioneer past is echoed today in an array of outstanding architectural landmarks throughout the cityscape. Founded in 1849 by Mormon pioneers, this land is rich with history. Discover how the city on the Great Salt Lake has grown into the jewel of the intermountain west. From silver prospectors, railroad tycoons, ski bums and Olympic athletes there is a magnificent story to hear. Visit just a few of the unique buildings that hold interesting historical stories. On this tour you will understand how the pioneers, Mormons and miners have shaped this great city into what it is today.

Temple Square Tour
Tuesday November 3, 2009  

Learn all about the Church of Jesus Christ of Latterday Saints during this in-depth look at the church’s epicenter. On this tour guests are introduced to the beautifully landscaped 10-acre plot of ground in the heart of downtown Salt Lake City known as Temple Square. Centerpiece of the Square is the 6-spired granite Salt Lake Temple, and adjacent domed Tabernacle. Next we will walk over to the LDS Conference Center. Completed in 2000, this state of the art auditorium can seat 21,000; this amazing building is constructed of granite from the same quarry which provided granite for the Salt Lake Temple. Enjoy lunch in the Garden Restaurant before continuing the tour with the Beehive House. Discover how Brigham Young and his family lived in the 1800’s in this beautifully restored home. The Beehive House was built in 1854 and served as home to Brigham Young when he was President of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latterday Saints and governor of the Utah Territory.

Best of the Wasatch Adventure
Wednesday November 4, 2009

This is what Utah is made of! Discover the Sundance Resort, a year-round mountain community on 6,000 pristine acres at the base of Mount Timpanogos in the north fork of Provo Canyon. This is the community Robert Redford envisioned to foster the alliance of arts and recreation while preserving the integrity of the land. Next, explore the old Silver Mining history of Park City. The town is just a few minutes up Parley’s Canyon from Salt Lake City but truly a ‘world away’. Enjoy shopping at contempory galleries and shops, the fresh mountain air, and lunch at your own leisure. During the 2002 Olympic Winter Games, the Utah Olympic Park welcomed more than 300,000 visitors. The Park was the site of 14 events. This visit includes a stop at the three-story Joe Quinney Winter Sports Center: home of the Alf Engen Ski Museum, Intermountain Ski Hall of Fame. Return to Salt Lake City to embark on an architectural tour of signiἀcant landmarks throughout the cityscape. Visit magniἀcent historic sites such as the State Capital Building, This is the Place monument, Temple Square, and the site of the opening and closing ceremonies of The 2002 Winter Olympic Games.

Park City Tour
Thursday November 5, 2009

The story of Park City may be read on the faces of her historic buildings. It is these few relics of weathered wood and brick that preserve the charm of this old mining town and summon ghosts of those who lived and labored here. The commercial district of Main Street is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, and represents Utah’s best reḀection of a 19TH century mining town. With a knowledgeable guide, spend the afternoon exploring Main Street, the center of this charming mining town. You’ll see the remains of some of the early silver mines in the area, and hear of their early-day adventures. Learn about the interesting lives of the early miners, many of whom became millionaires. Visit the ἀnal resting place of many early miners and town residents at the historic and picturesque Glenwood Cemetery. Historic Main Street is lined with unique restaurants and patios for nearly any type of lunch experience you can imagine. Enjoy lunch at your leisure.