Tour the Capitol on Your Phone!
The Utah State Capitol Preservation Board and its Visitor Services Center are excited to announce the beginning of an innovative tour at the State Capitol. Visitors are now invited to tour the building via their mobile phones through a new text messaging method. After sending descriptive keywords to a specified number, visitors will receive text-message responses of information on various significant elements within the restored Capitol.
“We hope to attract tech-savvy visitors to the Capitol by providing them with a unique opportunity to enjoy a convenient self-guided tour directly from a cellular phone,” explained Allyson Gamble, Director of Public Relations, Communications and Visitor Services.
To access the information about the various elements of the Utah State Capitol, simply text one of the keywords below to 83043.
Instruction cards are available in the Capitol Visitor Services Center.
Key Words
Lions for info on the sculpted lions at the east and west entrances.
Hall for info on the Hall of Governors.
Exhibits for info on the first floor exhibitions.
Brigham for info on the Territorial Governors exhibition.
Governor for info on the Governor’s Suite.
Gold for info on the State Reception Room.
Dome for info on the Rotunda.
WPA for info on the WPA murals.
Niche for info on the four large niche sculptures.
Lunettes for info on the lunettes at the ends of the east and west atria.
House for info on the House Chamber.
Chamber for info on the Senate Chamber.
Court for info on the Supreme Court.
Galleries for info on the fourth floor galleries.
Base for info on the base isolation system.