Places mizmandi84 Wants to Go

This set of three large, volcanic hot springs is a favorite haunt for intrepid divers.

This roadside stop between Goblin Valley and the Henry Mountains is the perfect location to view some of the region's natural wonders.

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

A small oasis not far from downtown Moab.

A dazzling display of red rocks weathered into spires and hoodoos.

One of the world’s largest collections of petroglyphs records 2,000 years of human activity.

An Ancestral Puebloan ruin that appears to burst into flames in the sunlight.

The highest peak in Utah is the hardest to reach, but only if explorers choose the hard way.

Few things look more out of place than the electric blue ponds in the reddish-brown desert of Utah.

Largest man-made excavation on earth!

This raised bulls-eye visible from space was the subject of an intense geologic controversy.

Local lore holds that Butch Cassidy took an escape route through Red Canyon's sandstone hoodoos after an attempted murder.

Oddly shaped rock formation, misassociated with a nearby utopian community.

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

This gallery of prehistoric red ochre art lines the wall of a scenic segment in Utah's San Rafael Swell.

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

A striking, menacing sandstone peak towering above a landscape that's equal parts Mordor and the Moon.

What's a diner from the 1939 World's Fair doing in a remote Utah mountain town?

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

A Mars simulation in the southern Utah desert.

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

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

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

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