Temple Square
Sacred buildings, gardens, music, visitor spaces, and extensive construction occupy the symbolic center of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Artwork inspired by C. C. A. Christensen
Temple Square is simultaneously an active religious center, historic landscape, visitor destination, and major construction site. The Tabernacle, Assembly Hall, gardens, museums, and new visitor spaces offer public access, while the Salt Lake Temple itself is not ordinarily open for casual touring.
Check current openings and pedestrian routes before arrival. Free tours communicate the institution’s own beliefs and history; pair them with careful attention to architecture, urban planning, music, and the ways restoration reshapes public memory.
- Admission
- Free public grounds
- Status
- Major renovation ongoing
- Allow
- 1½–3 hours
Quick guide
- Core comparison
- Salt Lake Temple ↔ Tabernacle acoustics
- Second-look plan
- Historic gardens
Quick guide
- Check first
- Confirm today’s entrances and open buildings.
- Orient
- Distinguish worship spaces, museums, and visitor areas.
- Listen
- Attend a rehearsal or recital when scheduled.
- Respect
- Follow worship, photography, and access boundaries.
Good to know
Temple Square is an active religious campus, not a conventional museum, and access to individual buildings changes independently. Begin at an open visitors’ center and ask which interiors, tours, and pedestrian routes are available that day.
Notice these
- Salt Lake Temple
- Tabernacle acoustics
- Historic gardens