Next to Salt Lake City's Assembly Hall stands a tribute to some unlikely heroes of early Mormon settlers.

This pristine World War II airfield gives a comprehensive look at atomic development and aviation history.

In 1847, Brigham Young climbed this hill to survey the Salt Lake Valley and saw a fine place to build a city.

Almost all that remains of a town dedicated to supporting the First Transcontinental Railroad.

This mural changes every few years.

This former wildlife sanctuary is being transformed into an art park.

Where unreadable addresses are read, 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

This former rail stop in Utah was abandoned, repopulated by some nostalgic friends, and now is home to a single DIY aviator who lives in a hangar.

A towering tribute to decisiveness stands on the spot where Brigham Young and his followers decided that this must be the place.

Kay Andrews's recipe was so good, her family immortalized it in stone.

In 1952, this restaurant began selling the Colonel's “secret” recipe.

The largest wildlife crossing in Utah allows local fauna to safely traverse the six-lane Interstate 80 at Parleys Canyon.

This lava formation earned its whimsical name from the log-like formation of it stones.

A quirky old tree covered in tokens, cans, and bottles of wishes.

A museum has some wedding cake dating to the Teddy Roosevelt administration, and some bacon from FDR's.

An enormous image of Utah's salt flats made entirely from tape.

This granite monument at the site of an ill-conceived tourist attraction is built from the same stone as the Mormon Temple.

The damming of the Colorado River buried an iconic geologic formation before record-breaking drought brought it back.

A 90-foot-tall psychedelic "tree" on the side of the highway has baffled passersby for decades.

Step into the cool deep past and unknown future of who begat who.

This museum remembers the tough Mormon trek across America through an intriguing array of artifacts.

Largest man-made excavation on earth!

It's safe—and permitted—to walk across these twin natural sandstone arches.

This giant ice cream cone is the last remaining icon of a Salt Lake City staple.