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The Atlas Obscura Guide To Marble Canyon

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

Updated July 7, 2023

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The best road trips are those that seem to take you to new worlds: surreal-looking beaches, wondrous parks, and roadside oddities that make you do a double take. For instance, in Wisconsin, a local plumber has rigged a natural aquifer into a series of ice sculptures; in Utah, erosion has created a series of rock formations that look like something between an army of goblins and a series of abstract landscapes; and in New Mexico, rippling white sands stretch out to the horizon as far as the eye can see. The best part? You can reach these—and eight more—places by car (with the occasional walk from the parking lot). So pack some snacks, pull up this itinerary, and hit the road.

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Unusual Attractions in Marble Canyon

Self-Portrait over the Wave (On the high point)

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The Wave

Rippling sand dunes frozen in the Arizona rock.
White Pocket at night

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White Pocket

This mesmerizing and surreal landscape features intricate patterns of white and red sandstone.
The old and new Navajo Bridges, from the Colorado River.

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.
Entrance to Lonely Dell.

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Lee's Ferry and Lonely Dell

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

Archaeologists believe this panel of petroglyphs depicting descending sheep and other figures in Glen Canyon are 3,000 to 6,000 years old.
7 miles from Marble Canyon

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Horseshoe Bend

Dramatic river bend surrounds a natural red-rocked pedestal.
8 miles from Marble Canyon

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Boiler Tube Slot Canyon

This unique art installation used boiler tubes from a decommissioned power plant to resemble Antelope Canyon.
12 miles from Marble Canyon
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