Torrey, Utah
Factory Butte
A striking, menacing sandstone peak towering above a landscape that's equal parts Mordor and the Moon.
Places I've been
Places this traveler has marked as been there.
Torrey, Utah
A striking, menacing sandstone peak towering above a landscape that's equal parts Mordor and the Moon.
Moab, Utah
The fifth-longest natural arch in the world, and the longest outside China.
Richfield, Utah
One of the world's oldest and most massive living organisms is a grove of quaking aspens.
Green River, Utah
Bizarre lunar-like landscape with thousands of large stone "hoodoos."
Little America, Wyoming
Surrounded by a hundred mile radius of billboards, Little America is a roadside attraction whose primary appeal is hospitality.
Payson, Utah
A dazzling display of red rocks weathered into spires and hoodoos.
Herriman, Utah
Largest man-made excavation on earth!
Salt Lake City, Utah
The location along the shores of the Great Salt Lake of what was once called, "The Coney Island of the West", now sits barren due to arson and time.
Syracuse, Utah
The largest island on the great salt lake is home to curious creatures and strange stories.
North Ogden, Utah
Water flowed out of the town's unusual tree stump fountain in the 1930s, and the well still runs today.
Ogden, Utah
Jurassic Park—A Still Life.
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.
Salt Lake City, Utah
An enormous image of Utah's salt flats made entirely from tape.
Salt Lake City, Utah
This museum remembers the tough Mormon trek across America through an intriguing array of artifacts.
Salt Lake City, Utah
This granite monument at the site of an ill-conceived tourist attraction is built from the same stone as the Mormon Temple.
Huntsville, Utah
Eat burgers beneath gargantuan taxidermy and thousands of dollar bills in Utah's oldest continuously-operating bar.
Park City, Utah
The largest wildlife crossing in Utah allows local fauna to safely traverse the six-lane Interstate 80 at Parleys Canyon.
Sandy, Utah
Step into the cool deep past and unknown future of who begat who.
Midway, Utah
This geothermal hot spring hides beneath a slowly growing mineral dome.
Chicago, Illinois
A European-style bath house in Chicago.
Chicago, Illinois
Where Cusack's record store from the film "High Fidelity" was located.
Chicago, Illinois
Once called the "Polish Gold Coast" it is an icon of the neighborhood that bears its same name.
Chicago, Illinois
This titanic Catholic church in Chicago is also a refuge of the fictional cult-favorite wizard detective Harry Dresden.
Chicago, Illinois
Not to be confused with the iconic New York City skyscraper, this Chicago building is a vibrant hub for artists.