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Shopping Salt Lake City has literally hundreds of retail stores selling everything from handicrafts to high fashion. Many are within walking distance of downtown hotels. Opposite Temple Square is Crossroads Plaza, with an arcade, theatres and restaurants, as well as shops and department stores. In the adjacent block is the ZCMI Center, which stands for Zion Cooperative Mercantile Institution. It was founded by Brigham Young, making it possibly the country's oldest department store, and it remains the city's largest shopping mall. Mormon Handicraft on South State Street sells beautiful quilts and other speciality items unique to the state. Bentley Square in the ZMCI Center also sells quilts, dolls, home decoration items, jewellery and other gifts by Utah artisans. One of the city's favourite shopping centres is Trolley Square, a few blocks from downtown. Speciality shops, art galleries, restaurants and theatres are housed in renovated trolley car barns. South Towne Center, 10600 South and State Street, is Utah's largest mall, with over 150 stores; while Fashion Place, 6191 South State Street, is Salt Lake City's more upmarket mall. Located 40km (25 miles) south of downtown, Gardner Historic Village consists of rustic shops and restaurants set around a restored 1877 flour mill, with items such as antique lace and blacksmith crafts for sale. Shops are open Monday to Saturday 0900-2100 and Sunday 1100-1700; however, shopping is generally done on Saturday as a family event, and only non-Mormons shop on Sundays. Sales tax is 6.35%; however, this can only be claimed back if visitors are shipping goods out of the country - individual shops may be able to advise. |
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