Pedal Through Salt Lake's Red-Light Past, Then Toast the Sunset
A guided cruiser-bike circuit of Salt Lake City that adds the city's prostitution history to the usual sights.
Salt Lake Bicycle Tours runs this as a full circuit of the city on big, comfortable cruiser bikes, and only as an evening departure. The listing adds an extra focus on the city's prostitution history, and the operator says the ride goes "deeper into the Underground past of Salt Lake City's downtown Red Light Districts."
Plan on about three and a half hours from start to finish. The listing builds in stops for breaks, photos and rest.
The listing covers the bike, a helmet, bottled water, light refreshments and a local guide. It excludes gratuities and lunch, and says stopping for a bite to eat is always an option.
Salt Lake City Sunset Bike and Brothel TourAbout 3.5 hours by cruiser bike around Salt Lake City with a local guide, helmet, water and a sparkling toast; evening starts from Liberty Park.www.viator.comTemple Square, a Library and a Sculpture Garden
The listing's stops are a walk around Temple Square, a loop of Liberty Park, the entrance to City Creek Canyon, the Salt Lake City Public Library and Gilgal Sculpture Garden. It calls the library the most exciting example of architecture in the city, and Gilgal a strange sculpture garden.
Gilgal sits at 749 East 500 South, tucked in the middle of a block behind houses and businesses, according to the garden's own site, which counts 12 original sculptures and more than 70 engraved stones. A 2022 reviewer called it "the weird Mormon sculpture garden."
From October through March, Gilgal's posted hours end at 5 PM. Because tours depart between 4:30 and 5:30 PM, fall and winter riders are likely to reach the gates after closing. (From April through September, the garden stays open until 8 PM.)
Red-Light Stories and a Sunset Toast
In a 2014 post introducing the tour, the operator promised more of "Salt Lake's sordid past with prostitution," a ride around the old red-light districts and talk about the city's role in the American West. None of the listing's five named stops is a red-light site.
For background, the state's History to Go site says that by the 1870s Commercial Street, today's Regent Street between Main and State, was the center of the city's red-light district. In 1908 Mayor John Bransford and the city council adopted a "stockade" policy, and the stockade, between 500 and 600 West and 100 and 200 South, operated for three years until it closed in 1911.
Toward the end of the tour, the group climbs to a vantage point to watch the sunset's colors fill the sky and drinks a toast; the listing says the guide provides the sparkling beverage. A 2022 reviewer recalled "the little treat" at the end.
Riders who are intoxicated or show signs of it can be refused, with no refund, according to the listing.
Who Fits the Bikes
All of the operator's bikes are adult-sized, and it asks that riders be about 5 feet tall. It says it may be able to source kids' bikes or tag-along attachments if you ask. The listing books riders from age 12 and requires an adult on every booking.
The operator rates this ride mild to medium in difficulty, while the listing calls it suitable for all physical fitness levels. A 2022 reviewer who had not been on a bike in ten years made it through.
Booking, Group Size and Weather
As of October 15, 2026, the booking calendar lists daily starts at 4:30, 5:00 and 5:30 PM. Bookings close four hours before the start, and confirmation is manual, not instant.
The listing asks for at least four riders per tour and says you may be grouped with another booking to reach that number. If too few riders sign up after you are confirmed, it says you will be offered an alternative or a full refund. The per-person price drops as the booking grows, so a solo rider pays the most per seat.
The tour runs in all weather, so dress for it. Cancel at least 24 hours ahead for a full refund; inside 24 hours the listing refunds nothing.
📍 Meet inside the northeast corner of Liberty Park on Belmont Loop Road, near the large covered pavilion (approx. 685 East 900 South) — look for the cruiser bikes. Note that while the booking listing mistakenly says the northwest corner, the operator's direct instructions specify the northeast corner.
The operator says parking should be available inside the park, and a 2019 reviewer advised leaving plenty of time to find a space. Without a car, the operator suggests TRAX to Trolley Station, then a walk five blocks south along 600 East. The ride finishes back where it started.