Places kristenwilloughby Wants to Go

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.

A Mars simulation in the southern Utah desert.

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

This ghost town was once a cult-like religious utopian settlement.

Here lies Lilly E. Gray, an alleged "victim of the beast," but the reason long remained a mystery.

Hundreds of drawings left by the land's previous inhabitants remain mysterious.

Largest collection of mounted dinosaur specimens in the world.

The largest island on the great salt lake is home to curious creatures and strange stories.

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

The fifth-longest natural arch in the world, and the longest outside China.

Despite its name, this route in southern Utah offers a heavenly day trip.

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

An absolutely beautiful 200-foot stained glass installation traces the evolution of knowledge.

Once a menacing challenge for trailblazers, this trail is now the most scenic drive in Utah.

A replica that won't float away.

A sculpture for the sun and stars, created by Nancy Holt.

The marker offers a rare chance to be in four U.S. states at once, though there's some controversy over its geographic accuracy.

An earthwork sculpture built by Robert Smithson in the Great Salt Lake only reemerges during drought.

Come for the speed, leave in love with the desert.

One man has installed bathtubs into the Utah desert floor to harness the powers of a natural hot spring.

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

A well-preserved Ancestral Puebloan ruin tucked beneath a desert cliff.

Dig for your own trilobites in this goldmine of invertebrates.

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.