Guided Tours
Take a guided tour of an historic landmark! Preservation Utah's friendly and knowledgeable volunteer tour guides illuminate history, architecture, and local lore on our tours.
Third Thursday Tours
Third Thursday tours are private educational tours of historic places held on the third Thursday of most months. Each month, the tour is held at a different location. Our Volunteer Council organizes the tours, available to Preservation Utah volunteers and members only.
Meditation Chapel Tour
At the base of City Creek Canyon lies Memory Grove Park, which Salt Lake City purchased in 1902. The Meditation Chapel is inside the park and is open to tour on the second Friday and the fourth Saturday of each month, April through October, between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. (with a few special exceptions; check our events calendar to stay up to date).
This is a free walk-up tour—and no registration is required. It includes a tour of the chapel's interior (one small room) but does not include a tour of the rest of the park's monuments.
McCune Mansion Historical Tours
*Please do not contact the mansion directly for historical tours. Preservation Utah tours are the only way to experience historical tours of the McCune Mansion.*
Completed in 1901 and restored in 2001, the McCune Mansion remains a Utah showplace. Alfred and Elizabeth McCune stopped keeping track of expenses after the costs for their “simple” bungalow on Capitol Hill reached $500,000. They imported roof tiles from Holland, rare white satin-grained mahogany from South America, and a room-sized mirror from Germany. The ceiling murals and decorative borders alone took an artist from New York two years to finish.
Spend an hour touring the mansion from the first-floor octagonal reception room to the third-floor glittering ballroom. The Venetian marble bathroom alone is worth the tour!
Who? - Tours are available to the general public. Registration is required.
When? - Tours are held on the second Wednesday of April through October. Please visit our events calendar to reserve your ticket.
Tours start at 10:00 a.m. and 11:00 a.m.
Each tour is one hour long and limited to 20 patrons.
How Much? - Tours are $15 per person.
Where? - The mansion is located at 200 North Main Street, Salt Lake City
Additional Information
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Professional volunteers of Preservation Utah lead all tours of the McCune Mansion.
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All questions regarding historical tours should be directed to Preservation Utah or your on-site docent, not the McCune Mansion.
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Children may attend the tour; however, it is not recommended. If you feel your child or children will enjoy it, each child must be registered and pay the $15 fee.
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Babies-in-arms at all times are permitted and do not need to pay the registration fee.
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Pets are not allowed in the mansion.
ADA Accommodations
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This tour is fully ADA-accessible.
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Service dogs are allowed in the building.
Salt Lake City and County Building Tours
The Salt Lake City and County Building is one of Salt Lake City's most beloved landmarks. Completed in 1894, the building is Utah's finest example of Richardsonian Romanesque architecture. Its history includes the Utah State Constitutional Convention, the trial of Joe Hill, and an infamous pumpkin (so they say). In the late 1980s, it became the first building in the world to be retrofitted with base isolators. During an earthquake, the building will gently float on 440 steel and rubber “slinkies.” Preservation Utah's one-hour guided tour of the City and County Building begins with the base isolators beneath the building and ends in the clock tower high above.
Who? - Tours are open to the general public. Preservation Utah also offers free Educational Tours of the Salt Lake City and County Building designed for K-12 students.
Where? - Meet your guide at the security desk on the second level. Parking is available at meters on the building's east, south, and west sides; various summer events at Washington Square may impact parking. Trax also stops northeast of the building at the Library Station.
When? Preservation Utah offers free fifty-minute tours on the fourth Friday of April through November. Tours start at 9:30 a.m. Registration is required. Please visit our events calendar to reserve your ticket.
How much? - Summer tours are free and open to the public.
ADA Accommodations- Portions of this tour are not ADA accessible.
Kearns (Utah Governor's) Mansion Tours
The historic Kearns Mansion, with its beautiful Chateauesque exterior, stunning interior, and dramatic story of the Kearns family, is one of Utah's architectural treasures. Thomas Kearns made a fortune on the silver flowing out of Park City mines. He spared no expense in building a home that became the dazzling center of Utah's elite social life. A world-class restoration completed in 1996 restored the mansion to its original 1902 appearance.
Teachers, please visit our Educator Resources for additional tour opportunities.
Due to construction, the Governor's Mansion tours are on hold in 2026, resuming in 2027
