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3 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Hurricane, Utah

Updated April 28, 2023

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Hurricane, Utah

Zion–Mount Carmel Tunnel

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

Hurricane, Utah

Pioneer Heritage Museum

A museum has some wedding cake dating to the Teddy Roosevelt administration, and some bacon from FDR's.

View of the back of the secondary dike as it exists today.

Hurricane, Utah

Quail Creek Reservoir

An unprepossessing storage reservoir in southern Utah has a checkered past.

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Ore cars. Each held about a ton of rock, and a worker ("mucker") was expected to fill about 16 in a shift.

Leeds, Utah

Silver Reef

A mining camp built around an unexpected occurrence of silver.

6 miles from Hurricane

Two of the last remaining buildings of Grafton, Utah, a ghost town south of Zion National Park (which you can see in the background). The schoolhouse was built in 1886, it was also used as a church and public meeting place.

Rockville, Utah

Grafton Ghost Town

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

11 miles from Hurricane

Littlefield, Arizona

Glitter Mountain

This old selenite mine is dotted with tiny crystals that make it shimmer like it's covered in glitter.

16 miles from Hurricane

Facade renovated with original features.

St. George, Utah

Electric Theater

The first motion picture theater in southern Utah, reimagined and renovated as an arts hub.

16 miles from Hurricane

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Hurricane, Utah

Pioneer Heritage Museum

A museum has some wedding cake dating to the Teddy Roosevelt administration, and some bacon from FDR's.

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The Atlas Obscura Guide To Hurricane

3 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Hurricane, Utah

Updated April 28, 2023

Unusual Attractions in Hurricane

Hurricane, Utah

Zion–Mount Carmel Tunnel

Hurricane, Utah

Pioneer Heritage Museum

Hurricane, Utah

Quail Creek Reservoir

Leeds, Utah

Silver Reef

Rockville, Utah

Grafton Ghost Town

Littlefield, Arizona

Glitter Mountain

St. George, Utah

Electric Theater

Cool Places to Eat & Drink in Hurricane

Hurricane, Utah

Pioneer Heritage Museum

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