Monticello, Utah
Church Rock
Oddly shaped rock formation, misassociated with a nearby utopian community.
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Monticello, Utah
Oddly shaped rock formation, misassociated with a nearby utopian community.
Meadow, Utah
This set of three large, volcanic hot springs is a favorite haunt for intrepid divers.
Panguitch, Utah
Local lore holds that Butch Cassidy took an escape route through Red Canyon's sandstone hoodoos after an attempted murder.
Thompson, Utah
A ghost town that held steady longer than most, but finally gave up the ghost.
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.
Moab, Utah
Few things look more out of place than the electric blue ponds in the reddish-brown desert of Utah.
Torrey, Utah
A striking, menacing sandstone peak towering above a landscape that's equal parts Mordor and the Moon.
Salt Lake City, Utah
A hidden garden of stones engraved with scriptures, a Joseph Smith Sphinx, all carved by one man.
Syracuse, Utah
The largest island on the great salt lake is home to curious creatures and strange stories.
Monticello, Utah
One of the world’s largest collections of petroglyphs records 2,000 years of human activity.
Oakley, Utah
What's a diner from the 1939 World's Fair doing in a remote Utah mountain town?
Escalante, Utah
Despite its name, this route in southern Utah offers a heavenly day trip.
Hurricane, Utah
A tunnel with windows, so you don't miss out on the impressive views.
Moab, Utah
The fifth-longest natural arch in the world, and the longest outside China.
Orem, Utah
An absolutely beautiful 200-foot stained glass installation traces the evolution of knowledge.
Wendover, Utah
Come for the speed, leave in love with the desert.
Teec Nos Pos, Utah
The marker offers a rare chance to be in four U.S. states at once, though there's some controversy over its geographic accuracy.
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.
Green River, Utah
Bizarre lunar-like landscape with thousands of large stone "hoodoos."
Kane, Utah
This rugged area of red rocks and arches is often considered one of the most beautiful places on Earth.
Moab, Utah
A house carved into a rock in the 1940s.
Bryce, Utah
Giant, natural amphitheaters made of delicate geological formations called "hoodoos."
Richfield, Utah
One of the world's oldest and most massive living organisms is a grove of quaking aspens.
Midway, Utah
This geothermal hot spring hides beneath a slowly growing mineral dome.