The World’s Richest* City Is Just 4-ish hours Salt Lake City, Utah

Did you know the world's richest city is just a short trip from Utah? This small town, only four-ish hours from Salt Lake City, Utah, claims the title of the world's richest city for just one week each year before slipping back into peaceful obscurity for the other fifty-one weeks.

You might be curious about how a seemingly unknown town can attract the world's elite for one week annually and then fade away. It's not the home to significant natural resources like potatoes, lithium, or natural gas. Instead, this place, not unlike Utah, is known for its world-class skiing, mountain biking, hiking, and other outdoor adventures.

This stunning Idaho town is full of natural beauty, rich history, and seclusion. It is also famously the place where America's greatest writer, Ernest Hemingway, took his own life. For over thirteen years, the world's most influential and famous people have made the short trip from Utah and beyond to live and play in this charming town.

Right now, Allen & Company is hosting its annual 'summer camp for billionaires,' attracting the wealthiest and most powerful figures in money, media, tech, politics, sports, and more. For one week, the town becomes the center of concentrated wealth, with the attendees' combined fortunes surpassing the GDP of many countries.

These high-profile guests don't fly into Boise. Instead, their luxurious planes land at Hailey Airport. If you're ever driving from Utah to Hailey or Ketchum, the two-hour trip is worth it just to see the planes of Buffett, Gates, Zuckerberg, and others.

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