St. George, Utah

This well-proportioned brick structure on a Main Street in the historic section of St. George is the Pioneer Courthouse. A good example of a classic American public building from the 19th century.

One of the sculptures in St. George’s Art District is of William Carter, the “first plowman and irrigator of the American West.” No relation, but the man knew how to use a plow to great effect on the frontier.

The Art District in St. George includes this nearly 15 foot-tall sculpture of a guitar created out of license plates, dinner knives, pipes, and a variety of other metal items. Look close and see what parts you can identify.

St. George’s Town Square includes this fountain that forms a stream between red stone blocks making it ideal for kids to splash in on a warm day. The boy with a hose and the two round “creatures” are works of art by different artists.

The Town Square area of downtown St. George, Utah features a variety of works of public art. Here two older kids swing younger siblings around in a an engaging statue.

The other outstanding building in downtown St. George is the red brick tabernacle built at the direction of Brigham Young in the 1860s. The color of the walls matches the bluffs rising above the original townsite just a few blocks away.

This dramatic white building in the midst of a St. George, Utah neighborhood is the first Mormon Temple, erected in 1871. The grounds are beautifully maintained with flowers and palms