Places avexplore Wants to Go

A vibrant arts enclave in stunning red rock scenery.

Although it also features red, orange, and variegated cliffs of Navajo Sandstone, this state park is often overshadowed by its more famous neighbor.

Opened in 1911, this small shop is the oldest ongoing establishment in St. George.

The first motion picture theater in southern Utah, reimagined and renovated as an arts hub.

A surviving concrete arrow from an early-20th-century airmail-navigation network overlooks a reservoir.

An unprepossessing storage reservoir in southern Utah has a checkered past.

A mining camp built around an unexpected occurrence of silver.

A kitschy stop on the way to Zion National Park.

Settled by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in 1859, this abandoned frontier town has appeared in several films.

A tunnel with windows, so you don't miss out on the impressive views.

The unusual patterns in this rock formation result from two distinct modes of weathering.

The hike through a narrow river flanked by the 2,000-foot-tall walls of Zion Canyon is one of the best in the world.

Dedicated to an airmail pilot who never let go of his important payload.

An improbable waterfall springs from an orange-white cliff face, tumbling into the headwaters of the Virgin River above Zion National Park.

Nature has shaped this drainage tunnel into the digestive tract of a mighty beast.

This ancient cave is home to a museum, bar, and is filled with fluorescent minerals.

Not your typical pet cemetery.

Walk through the sets of old western films at this small museum in Utah.

Colorful sand dunes create a unique attraction in this part of Utah's red-rock country.

Giant pinnacles in the sun-scorched lands of Southern Utah have been nicknamed "white ghosts."

This rugged area of red rocks and arches is often considered one of the most beautiful places on Earth.

This quiet park's strange sedimentary spires were named after Kodak's color film.

Giant, natural amphitheaters made of delicate geological formations called "hoodoos."

A late-19th century diversion canal built by hand crosses Bryce Canyon National Park and is still in use.