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Get there: I flew Delta (delta.com) from Toronto to Salt Lake City. Get around: You can get from the airport to downtown Salt Lake City by public transit on the TRAX/light rail for $2.50 (U.S.). Car rentals and taxis are other options. Souvenir shop: The Salt Lake Visitors Center in the Salt Palace Convention Center (90 South West Temple) has brochures and a gift shop. Save money: The Visit Salt Lake Connect Pass offers one, two, three and 365-day passes that help you save 50 to 80 per cent on regular admission prices at more than a dozen spots. I explored the Natural History Museum of Utah (nhmu.utah.edu), the Leonardo (a science/arts space) (theleonardo.org) and Tracy Aviary (tracyaviary.org). Passes start at $32 for adults and $26 for kids ages 3 to 12. Read up: Salt Lake City Weekly (cityweekly.net) will tell you where to go and what to do at places such as the State Room (thestateroom.com) and the Depot (depotslc.com). Stay: I stayed at the Montage Deer Valley in Park City (montagehotels.com/deervalley) and at the Peery Hotel in downtown Salt Lake City (peeryhotel.com).

Do your research: visitutah.com, visitsaltlake.com