Our first foray into Salt Lake City, UT, included several sights. We parked near the center of the city and walked to everything. Their City Hall has to be one of the most impressive buildings we have seen anywhere. It would have been nice to see the interior.
The Leo was a science museum that was a bit different. It was nearly deserted but appeared to be something of a "hands-on" kid's museum. Strangely, an exhibit on the Dead Sea Scrolls was just closing (not something I think kids would enjoy).
One very interesting exhibit included an array of cameras connected to a computer that animated a skeleton as you moved. I think Joani and Katie just wanted to see me look silly.
Next up was the City Creek Mall. On the way, we passed this old book store and had to go inside. Forget Barnes & Noble, I think this is what a bookstore should look like.
Most of the city is a lot newer and more modern. City Creek Mall stretched more than two city blocks and included a skyway to cross the street midway along its length. The shopping was two stories high with apartments above that and retractable roof panels to make it an open-air mall in good weather.
On the way back to the car we were treated to another kind of show as a building was being demolished. One guy attacked the building with a large concrete wrecking ball from one side while another guy used a hydraulic claw on the other side.
None of it seemed very efficient but it did manage to capture our attention for probably 10 minutes before we moved on.
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