Explore Utah Valley – Things to do in Provo and the surrounding area
Bucket List – Things to do while in Provo…
Provo
The Provo Farmers Market runs every Saturday from at Pioneer Park (about four blocks from the conference hotel). It is a large market with food trucks and booths, fresh produce, craft and art vendors, and live music. Pioneer Book is a fun used bookstore close to the Farmers Market that’s worth a stop. Dive into the vibrant culinary scene of Downtown Provo Restaurants.
You can take a self-guided tour of historic buildings close to downtown Provo. Download the PDF here, or the ios app here.
BYU campus has several museums that are free and open to the public:
Bean Life Science Museum
BYU Museum of Art
Museum of Paleontology
Museum of Peoples and Cultures
BYU Library Exhibits
Provo Canyon offers scenic drives, parks, camp sites, mountain hiking trails, and river rafting.
Salt Lake City
Salt Lake City is home to Temple Square and the headquarters of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Free tours are available for visitors in many of the buildings. The temple is currently under renovation, but a replica can be viewed in the Conference Center across the street. The Church History Museum and the Church History Library are also located close to Temple Square.
Salt Lake FanX runs September 26th-28th in the Salt Palace Convention Center. Tickets can be purchased here: https://fanxsaltlake.com/ticket-info/. I list of celebrity guests can found here: https://fanxsaltlake.com/fanx/guests/.
Greater Utah
Utah has several national parks, trails, and monuments. More information about them can be found here:
https://www.nps.gov/state/ut/index.htm