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The Atlas Obscura Guide To Salt Lake City

11 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Salt Lake City, Utah

Updated February 2, 2022

Unusual Attractions in Salt Lake City

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Victim of the Beast Gravestone

Here lies Lilly E. Gray, an alleged "Victim of the Beast," but no one knows why.

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Gilgal Sculpture Garden

A hidden garden of stones engraved with scriptures, a Joseph Smith Sphinx, all carved by one man.

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Summum Pyramid

Pyramid home to an obscure religious group that practices modern mummification.

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Ralphael Plescia's "Christian School"

Incredible sculptures inspired by obscure passages from the Bible.

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Salt Lake City Public Library

Visitors to this library are in for a real-world education in modernist architecture.

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Snelgrov Ice Cream Cone

This giant ice cream cone is the last remaining icon of a Salt Lake City staple.

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The Pioneer Memorial Museum

This museum remembers the tough Mormon trek across America through an intriguing array of artifacts.

Salt Lake City, Utah

Anderson Tower Monument

This granite monument at the site of an ill-conceived tourist attraction is built from the same stone as the Mormon Temple.

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Snelgrov Ice Cream Cone

This giant ice cream cone is the last remaining icon of a Salt Lake City staple.

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Stories About Salt Lake City

Salt-Loving Microbes Make Vivid, Massive Abstract Art

For the latest addition to his stunning salt production series, photographer Tom Hegen ventured to Utah’s Great Salt Lake.

by Gemma Tarlach

February 2, 2022

Resurrecting the Spudnut, America's Forgotten Halloween Treat

Bake the recipe remnant of a potato doughnut empire that once stretched from the United States to Japan.

by Diana Hubbell

October 7, 2021

Three Headstones in American Military Cemeteries Bear Swastikas

But not for much longer.

by Matthew Taub

Utah's Great Salt Lake Could Hold Clues to Life on Mars

The mineral mirabilite is the key.

by Isaac Schultz

January 28, 2020

The Great Salt Lake's Mercury Mystery

A bunch of toxic mercury is suddenly missing from the bottom.

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