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The 'Up' House in Utah is Finally an Actual Home

The real-life "Up" house in Herriman, Utah has found permanent owners.

The house, which is a full-scale replica of the home in the Disney/Pixar movie "Up", located at 13222 Herriman Rose Boulevard, was originally built by Bangerter Homes to be part of the 2011 Salt Lake City Parade of Homes but became a tourist attraction that has brought more than 1000 people a week through suburban Herriman.

The builders had to get special permission from Disney to recreate every detail of the cartoon house, from Carl's chair in the living room to the mailbox outside, and that is exactly what appealed to the home's new owners.

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Go Off the Beaten Path in Park City, Utah During Sundance

Most of the hipsters who attend the Sundance Film Festival spend the week on the slopes, in a movie theater, or mingling on Main Street, but there are some pretty cool, offbeat attractions just outside of Park City, UT that they're probably missing. Here's a look at a few of them:

Temple Square, Salt Lake City
Even if you're not Mormon (or a fan of Big Love) Temple Square is one of the most fascinating places you'll ever visit. Spread out over three blocks in downtown Salt Lake City, nearly 20 Mormon attractions, including the Salt Lake Temple, the Tabernacle, and the Family History Library, are open to the public for tours daily.

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Spend Time in Dogtown at the Best Friends Animal Sanctuary

If you’ve ever seen National Geographic Channel’s “Dogtown”, you probably know that Best Friends Animal Sanctuary is the shelter that took in over 20 of Michael Vick’s fight dogs despite recommendations from the Humane Society and PETA that the dogs be put down. But Dogtown at Best Friends Animal Sanctuary, located in the red rock country of southern Utah, has actually helped hundreds of animals since opening in 1987.

The sanctuary only takes in last resort dogs who have serious medical or socialization issues. They are currently building new outdoor enclosures and comfy indoor living areas in anticipation of hundreds of additional dogs that will be coming in from all over the country.

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How To Get The Most Out Of 24 Hours At Sundance

By now you probably know, Jaunted did not send an embed to Sundance Film Festival this year. We decided to hit up the inauguration instead. Choices right? Anyway, that doesn't mean Sundance isn't in our travel thoughts this time of year. Thus, when Shira Lazar, one of our newest contributing editors, told us she was going to be at Sundance doing something with the Kutch, our interest was piqued. Turns out, she ended up winning the 24 hours at Sundance event. Here, she tells us how.

This was my fourth year at Sundance, so I guess you can say I'm a veteran. It was also the most unique year I've had in Park City, Utah. I was one of eight "social media mavens" chosen to compete in Ashton Kutcher's live online reality competition 24 Hours at Sundance. At 9am mountain time on January 17th, four teams went live online. We were given Nokia video phones, 20 dollars, an HP laptop and had our social networking communities in tow to help us through wacky tasks we would be doing until 9am the following day.

Those 24 hours taught me some great Sundance hustlin' skills that can also help you if you want to do the festival on a budget and/or you just want to see and be seen. Here's How To Get the Most Out of 24 Hours at Sundance.

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