Mormon Historic Sites

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints owns and maintains a number of historic sites that are fun and educational to visit. Many are described in articles on this wiki.

The Visitors Center at Temple Square in Salt Lake City, Utah

• Historic Nauvoo — the "city beautiful" built by the Latter-day Saints after they were driven from Missouri and before they migrated to Utah. [1]
• Whitmer Farm — Where the Mormon Church was first organized.
• Palmyra, New York and the Smith Family Farm, where Joseph Smith lived when he received his First Vision.
• Sacred Grove — where Joseph Smith prayed to know which church he should join.
• Temple Square — home of the Salt Lake City Mormon Temple, Museum of Church History and Art, Salt Lake Tabernacle, Lion House, the Family History Library, and other sites. [2]
• Gadfield Elm Chapel in England.
• Kirtland, Ohio, the first gathering place of the Latter-day Saints, and where they built their first temple.
• The Mormon Battalion Historic Site in San Diego, California.
• The pageants put on by church members.
• Carthage Jail in Illinois where Joseph Smith and Hyrum Smith were martyred.
• Cove Fort Historic Site in Utah.
• Independence, Missouri, Visitors' Center
• Joseph Smith's Birthplace in S. Royalton, Vermont.
• Liberty Jail Historic Site where Joseph Smith and others were imprisoned.
• Mormon Handcart Historic Site in Wyoming.
• Park City, Utah, Family Tree Center