Brigham's Pioneer Farmhouse on Salt Lake City Tour

The Salt Lake City Tour takes you to such historic pioneer sights as the Brigham Young Farmhouse on the beautiful foothills of the mountains above Salt Lake City. Built in 1863 and relocated to its current spot at This is the Place Heritage Park in 1976, the stucco farmhouse was a showplace of Brigham's for foreign dignitaries and visiting guests. Brigham never lived in this house but he held square dances, musical performances, and dinner parties in the second-story ballroom of the home, which was designed in the tradition of New England inns. The adjacent farm was an agricultural experiment allowing them to test which crops would grow in the unfamiliar desert climate and soil of Utah. They grew alfalfa, sugar beets, mulberry seedlings, raised silkworms, and served as the dairy farm for Brigham's family.

Beehive House - Things to do in Salt Lake City

The Beehive House was the official residence of Brigham Young, second President of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The home displays the strong work ethic espoused by Brigham Young and the industry and cooperation exhibited by the Young family, like the activities of a busy beehive. Brigham Young conducted business and received official visitors in the Beehive House from 1854 to 1858 while he was both governor of the Territory of Utah and President of the Church. Church volunteers lead 40-minute guided tours of the home seven days a week; put the Beehive House Tour on your list of fun things to do in Salt Lake City. Join us on the Salt Lake City Tour or the Mormon Tabernacle Choir Tour to hear fun stories about early pioneer life in Utah. Reserve your seat on the sightseeing tour bus online at http://toursofutah.com/salt-lake-city-tour/