Parachute, Colorado
Rulison Nuclear Test Site
The site where a nuclear bomb was lowered over 8,000 feet underground and detonated as an experiment in natural gas extraction.
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Parachute, Colorado
The site where a nuclear bomb was lowered over 8,000 feet underground and detonated as an experiment in natural gas extraction.
Bryce, Utah
Giant, natural amphitheaters made of delicate geological formations called "hoodoos."
Park City, Utah
The largest wildlife crossing in Utah allows local fauna to safely traverse the six-lane Interstate 80 at Parleys Canyon.
Delta, Utah
Dig for your own trilobites in this goldmine of invertebrates.
Salt Lake City, Utah
Incredible sculptures inspired by obscure passages from the Bible.
Salt Lake City, Utah
This giant ice cream cone is the last remaining icon of a Salt Lake City staple.
Salt Lake City, Utah
A towering tribute to decisiveness stands on the spot where Brigham Young and his followers decided that this must be the place.
Orem, Utah
An absolutely beautiful 200-foot stained glass installation traces the evolution of knowledge.
Kane, Utah
This rugged area of red rocks and arches is often considered one of the most beautiful places on Earth.
Meadow, Utah
This set of three large, volcanic hot springs is a favorite haunt for intrepid divers.
Jensen, Utah
Inside this striking glass building, visitors can see thousands of dinosaur fossils in the positions that nature deposited them more than 150 million years ago.
Elberta, Utah
This lonely gas station has stood at this location since 1917.
Elberta, Utah
This lava formation earned its whimsical name from the log-like formation of it stones.
Genola, Utah
The remains of this early 20th century refinery loom on a mountainside like a graffiti-covered fortress.
Spanish Fork, Utah
Despite sitting firmly in the global cradle of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, this Hare Krishna temple is host to one of the largest color festivals outside India.
Lake Powell, Utah
The damming of the Colorado River buried an iconic geologic formation before record-breaking drought brought it back.
Escalante, Utah
Despite its name, this route in southern Utah offers a heavenly day trip.
Payson, Utah
A dazzling display of red rocks weathered into spires and hoodoos.
Richfield, Utah
One of the world's oldest and most massive living organisms is a grove of quaking aspens.
Vernal, Utah
Sandstone rock formations that look like they belong on the cover of a progressive rock album.
Carbon County, Utah
Here, at the “world’s longest art gallery,” you’ll find forty miles of ancient petroglyphs and pictographs.
Moab, Utah
A house carved into a rock in the 1940s.
Hanksville, Utah
This outsider art paradise is filled with dinosaur sculptures crafted from recycled machinery.
Hanksville, Utah
At this gas station in the middle of the desert, a convenience store has been carved directly into the rock.