Thanks for sharing, Terry! Glad to get the opinion of someone who lives in Salt Lake.

I worked in SLC for over a year.
I spent a total of nearly two years there since 1997
Amazing city. A lot of beautiful things to see and things to do.

If you want to be a burden to Society.
Please move to one of the other cities on the list.
NYC, Boston, Baltimore, Chicago, and Atlanta should have made this list.

Terry,
I have visited Salt Lake twice and I agree with you. I was actually surprised at the prevalence of alcohol - no different than any other city. I found plenty to do and really loved the city. I want to return in winter for the access to skiing. I would never have put Salt Lake on the above list!!!

I agree. SLC is our favorite place to visit. We were married there in 86 and have been back several times. It is a great city for families. There are cheap things to do. I would move back in a heartbeat. You want boring.......visit Iowa sometime. I hate it here and will gladly evenly trade all we have here for someone in SLC. We were back for 2 weeks in sept last year and I always cry when I get there, and cry when I leave. It is home.

I moved from SLC 24 years ago, but still love the beauty of the city and surrounding mountains. Flat!!!??? No such thing. SLC is in a valley 4200 feet above sea level in the Rockies and is surrounded on all sides by spectacular mountains and, frankly, the best skiing in the country. They call their snow champagne snow, and it is. Is it a conservative society, unfortunately yes but scratch the surface and it is a great place to visit.

Salt Lake City,that's where the OLYMPICS were, so can't be that bad. I also like Reno, too. We do go there every so often. Been to LA many times. Lots to do there. I guess this writer doesn't like the ride on I-80 from Reno to Salt Lake.

My husband and I picked SLC at random to spend our honeymoon (seriously, we threw a dart at a map to pick our destination!). We snatched up the tourist brochures at the hotel and found a lot of interesting things to do, from visiting the Lake to hearing the Mormon Tabernacle Choir live. It's a beautiful city and we had a wonderful time.

I visit family in Salt Lake City every year and love it. I always stay downtown, where there is a TON of fun shopping and lots of places to eat. The scenery is beautiful (make a trip to Park City for an outdoor summer concert) and the people are nothing but nice. I always have a great time in SLC!

Sounds boring .......

As a resident of SLC and Utah on and off for the past 25 years, I guess the best thing I can say about this is that if people want to believe that SLC is a boring place, good, stay away. As for me, it is Paradise and those who have taken the higher road and come to the state and visited and learned what a wonderful place it is, GREAT. The variety of options of things to do and see is amazing.

If you want more of conservatism , then it is the dead-end of all happiness ! Utah will be a better place once the conservatism is extinct over there !!

Well what this guy forgot to mention in Utah (as far as the drinking goes...), is that its pretty lame the bars and resturants only serve 3.2% beer, which I didn't even know they made until I moved here (...and not by choice btw). If you want REAL alcohol, you gotta go to a state liquor store where you got charged 12.5% tax. Thank God I'm in the military where I can just avoid all that mess by buying on base and not contribute to the funds of people who started this insane law! There are numerous other backwards alcohol laws here, but thats just one of them. My problem is I'm coming from a place thats the extreme opposite (Las Vegas... where everything is legal and theres no such thing as 3.2%)... and after 4 years of living in Utah, still find that hard to get used to when I wana go out.

I agree that you can find good food and drink in SLC -- when we do our various road trips, we frequently stay there for a night or more.

Although we are not Mormon - a trip to Temple Square is a wonderful way to spend the day (last trip we added another day just to see more). And, if you time it right, you can go to the Temple Choir rehearsal, which is quite an experience.

I've only been in Salt Lake City a couple of times as a stopover, but even so I would combat its placement on this list. Yes, the surrounding area is flat, but I was struck by how large and dramatic the mountains were in the distance. We don't have anything like that on the horizon in Philly. Nothing. It's so empty I felt like I was falling up into the sky (I'm an Alaskan originally so I sorta need mountains and ocean...). Plus, I'm not much of a drinker (upsets my stomach), so I could care less about bars. Not everyone cares about them or looks for them when traveling. In fact, I rather like the sound of small shops and unchained restaurants. Perhaps I'll pay a longer visit someday.

Of course, I don't know if I can be forgiven for sleeping through Utah on our family RV trip years and years ago. Sorry!