Beehive House
Beehive House
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10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
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10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
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10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
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10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
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10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
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10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
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10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
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The utilitarian home of Brigham Young, the president of the Mormon Church.
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ihateroaches
New York City, NY2 contributions
Sept 2021
In the middle of a pandemic, the tour guide told an entire family that they didn’t need to wear masks. They led a group of twenty people through tight, windowless, airless spaces. The guide did not wear a mask. Elderly visitors looked clearly uncomfortable. You couldn’t exit the tour once in.
They need to limit the number of people per tour and enforce mask wearing. Utah’s hospitals are filled to overcapacity with unvaccinated covid patients.
They need to limit the number of people per tour and enforce mask wearing. Utah’s hospitals are filled to overcapacity with unvaccinated covid patients.
Written 5 September 2021
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WeBvacations
269 contributions
Dec 2021
We loved our private tour which was informative and relaxed. Our family of 6 had a wonderful docent who not only was very knowledgeable on the subject matter but was very patient in answering many related and unrelated questions. The house is lovely with many original artifacts. Well worth the visit.
Written 27 December 2021
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kateeSLP
Caledonia, MI39 contributions
July 2015 • Couples
As interesting as it was to see a part of history, I was very sad at how carefully crafted this entire "tour" was. I understand that the LDS faith does not like to acknowledge the polygamy aspect of their history, but I do not think it is that much of a secret. The whole tour is set up to give the impression that Brigham Young only had one wife, and they reference his "family" many times throughout. You are only able to see 4-6 rooms within the house and not surprisingly only one wife is, again, alluded to. The upstairs in completely shut off. This really lowered my opinion of the entire thing as I felt like they were only presenting and shaping their tour as to the part of history they "chose" to remember or represent.
Written 27 July 2015
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Smilie F
20 contributions
July 2015 • Couples
Even though the age has been lowered for Mormon kids to be a missionary right out of high school, I wish they could have been provided a few days of history lessons. Everyone knows Brigham had many wives, some think over 50 so there was no reason to try to pretend otherwise. I asked about the Lion House next door, which is now a restaurant but where some of his harem lived. The missionaries said they knew nothing about polygamy. The first thing the girls showed was the wealthy possessions of this man. I asked how he became so wealthy. Brigham became governor a year or so after arriving in Utah but it was decades before Utah became a state, hence my question. The girls then led my small group outside and said the tour was concluded. If you want the half hour tour, don't ask questions and give your name, address and phone number so missionaries can come to your door when you get home.
Written 31 July 2015
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Tip W
Chicago, IL30 contributions
June 2015 • Family
I was excited to see the house and was interested in learning about the structure and the period furnishings. Unfortunately, we got none of that. We were ushered from room to room with just, "this is a parlor" or "this is a bedroom." When I asked whether the furniture was built in SLC or brought with them, I received a blank stare. However, we did receive information how the Book of Mormon is important in our guide's life. Really disappointing, but at least it was free.
Written 23 July 2015
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august01
London, UK644 contributions
Feb 2015 • Couples
We went on the free tour of this house to learn more about Brigham Young and the history of this house, but as the tours were run by girls on their mormon mission, it was obvious they had been told to push their religion and beliefs, and so the history of the house and Brigham Young were secondary. Shame.
Written 5 April 2015
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flipper314
California167 contributions
Mar 2015 • Family
Boy I wish we had read the reviews of this place before going in. I thought we were going to get a tour of a historical house and learn some history. Instead, we were led on a "tour" by young missionaries who are on their mission. We learned precious little of the house or of Brigham Young. The missionaries were mostly interested in knowing what our religious beliefs are, and in telling us theirs.
Written 2 April 2015
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Debbie C
Bristow, Oklahoma, United States155 contributions
The landmark is really a gem and I appreciate the free tour and being able to see some history. The house has been redone and is gorgeous but I would rather hear the facts of the history and not the "hard sale" of Mormonism. :( I would suggest visiting but be prepared for your tour guide to try to convert you. I would like to hear about the polygamy views at the time of Brigham Youngs presidency.
Written 18 January 2015
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Sue Ann Whiting A
Costa Mesa, CA2 contributions
May 2014 • Business
I had only 1 day & chose The Beehive House because I knew it was rich in pioneer history. I had a very nice young woman tour guide. Unfortunately she was more interested in trying to get me to talk about myself rather than her telling me about the house & Brigham Young. Luckily I had visited here a while back so I had seen & heard most of the history otherwise I would have come away knowing very little about the house.
If u do alittle research on your own u may like it. Not to thrilled to have a card for my information pushed at me in the end. I much prefer the booklet about the house as in the past. This expirence was very disappointing. The old tours were enjoyable and very educational in Utah history.
If u do alittle research on your own u may like it. Not to thrilled to have a card for my information pushed at me in the end. I much prefer the booklet about the house as in the past. This expirence was very disappointing. The old tours were enjoyable and very educational in Utah history.
Written 10 July 2014
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KayceeWheaton_IL
Wheaton, IL7 contributions
Unless you are a LDS member, you might want to skip this. Our elderly tour guides, while sincere, seemed to have little actual information about this former home of Brigham Young. In fact, one of the guides appeared to be hypothesizing about what Young may or may not have done. Some of what was said so vague or so strange it became a bit of a running joke through the rest of our vacation.
Few of the items found within the house are original to it. Might be interesting if you want to see furnishings of the period, but don't expect to learn anything much.
Few of the items found within the house are original to it. Might be interesting if you want to see furnishings of the period, but don't expect to learn anything much.
Written 12 September 2010
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Was the Lion House ever open to the public for tours?
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