Places Karren Pyfer Wants to Go

Irontown was founded in 1868, as a second attempt to mine iron from the nearby Iron Mountain.

Not your typical pet cemetery.

These 100-year-old tunnels in downtown Provo house artists, restaurants, and a few surprises.

A spectacular overlook of the Little Grand Canyon of the San Rafael River, a deep sandstone gorge streaked with orange, red and white in a remote, uncrowded part of Utah.

This hidden gem along the Utah-Arizona border is truly worth the rugged journey.

If it wasn’t for an innovative use of quilts during a crisis, the city of Panguitch might not exist today.

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.

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

This magnificent natural sandstone bridge is one of the largest in the world and is an iconic symbol for Lake Powell.

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

This Moab institution functions as both a rock store and a small natural history museum.

This creepy, abandoned cemetery is all that remains of a once booming mining town.

An oddly specific collection of handmade dolls remembers the women of the White House.

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

These tall, red sandstone pinnacles outside Moab are often forgotten amid their more famous neighbors.

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

This massive metal sculpture in the shape of a folded paper airplane overlooks a Utah mountain.

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.

The only ski tunnel in North America provides easy access to amazing snow and beautiful views.

A crack flared at the base provides a pathway completely through a sandstone ridge near Moab.

The only completed wing of Utah's first capitol is filled with artifacts and odd stories about its past.

A stoic rock cairn is all that remains to remember one of the more brutal instances of frontier treachery in American history.

Thousands of years ago, Indigenous people painted images onto these canyon walls that are still on display today, provocative, mysterious, and enduring reminders of the people who lived here long ago.

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