Andrew Thiriot’s Guidebook

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Andrew Thiriot’s Guidebook

City/town information

Mapleton is growing residential community interspersed with remaining farmland. It feels like it is nearly surrounded by beautiful Rocky Mountains. Great shopping is found in both nearby Spanish Fork and Springville. Mapleton purposefully limits business to keep it country-like and residential.
Mapleton
Mapleton is growing residential community interspersed with remaining farmland. It feels like it is nearly surrounded by beautiful Rocky Mountains. Great shopping is found in both nearby Spanish Fork and Springville. Mapleton purposefully limits business to keep it country-like and residential.
Known to locals as Art City, Springville is a quiet, growing town, and boasts a long time standing Art Museum.
Springville
Known to locals as Art City, Springville is a quiet, growing town, and boasts a long time standing Art Museum.
Spanish Fork is a long since settled city to the south of Mapleton
Spanish Fork
Spanish Fork is a long since settled city to the south of Mapleton

Sightseeing

It's FREE
35 locals recommend
Springville Museum of Art
126 E 400 S
35 locals recommend
It's FREE
Stop by BYU and get a tour.
139 locals recommend
Brigham Young University
139 locals recommend
Stop by BYU and get a tour.
Now the largest university in Utah.
56 locals recommend
Utah Valley University
800 W University Pkwy
56 locals recommend
Now the largest university in Utah.
Mapleton Canyon
Spanish Fork Canyon
Although you can only enter with a Church recommend, it is worth visiting the grounds and gardens for serenity and peace beyond what this world has to offer.
9 locals recommend
Payson Utah Temple - The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
1494 S 930 W
9 locals recommend
Although you can only enter with a Church recommend, it is worth visiting the grounds and gardens for serenity and peace beyond what this world has to offer.
This was the historic Provo Tabernacle before it was gutted by fires, later to be rebuilt as a magnificent and large temple, or House of the Lord. Although you can only enter with a Church recommend, it is worth visiting the grounds and gardens for serenity and peace beyond what this world has to offer.
83 locals recommend
Provo City Center Temple
50 S University Ave
83 locals recommend
This was the historic Provo Tabernacle before it was gutted by fires, later to be rebuilt as a magnificent and large temple, or House of the Lord. Although you can only enter with a Church recommend, it is worth visiting the grounds and gardens for serenity and peace beyond what this world has to offer.
Holds annual Festival of Colors and Lama Fest
18 locals recommend
Sri Sri Radha Krishna Temple
311 W 8500 S
18 locals recommend
Holds annual Festival of Colors and Lama Fest
A great large free play ground park for children and teens.
Adventure Heights All-Abilities Park
1321 E Canyon Rd
A great large free play ground park for children and teens.

Food scene

43 locals recommend
BYU Creamery on Ninth
1209 900 E
43 locals recommend
This close by gas station has BYU Creamery Ice Cream
48 N 1600 W
48 North 1600 West
This close by gas station has BYU Creamery Ice Cream
Closest Restaurant (besides Subway at Exxon) to the house
Guadalajara Mexican Restaurant
1545 West 800 North
Closest Restaurant (besides Subway at Exxon) to the house

Traveler advice

Getting around

Careful

There may be snow in the winter, but beware of beautiful weather ahead. Welcome to Paradise.