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The Atlas Obscura Guide To Marble Canyon

3 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Marble Canyon, Arizona

Updated August 20, 2021

Unusual Attractions in Marble Canyon

Marble Canyon, Arizona

The Wave

Rippling sand dunes frozen in the Arizona rock.

Marble Canyon, Arizona

Lee's Ferry and Lonely Dell

This isolated outpost was once the only place to cross the Colorado River for hundreds of miles.

Marble Canyon, Arizona

Navajo Bridge

When it was built in 1929, this historic bridge was the only place to cross the Colorado River for 600 miles.

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Page, Arizona

Horseshoe Bend

Dramatic river bend surrounds a natural red-rocked pedestal.

8 miles from Marble Canyon

Page, Arizona

Street of the Little Motels

These mid-century motels once housed the workers who built the Glen Canyon Dam.

12 miles from Marble Canyon

Page, Arizona

Antelope Canyon

Most-visited and most-photographed slot canyon in the American Southwest.

14 miles from Marble Canyon

Kanab, Utah

The Wahweap Hoodoos

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

24 miles from Marble Canyon

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