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Unusual Attractions in Utah

Carbon County, Utah

Nine Mile Canyon

Here, at the "world's longest art gallery," you'll find forty miles of ancient petroglyphs and pictographs.

Springdale, Utah

The Narrows

The hike through a narrow river flanked by the 2,000-foot-tall walls of Zion Canyon is one of the best in the world.

Monticello, Utah

Hole n" the Rock

A house carved into a rock in the 1940s.

Richfield, Utah

Pando, the Trembling Giant

One of the world's oldest and most massive living organisms is a grove of quaking aspens.

Homestead Crater

This geothermal hot spring hides beneath a slowly growing mineral dome.

Bryce Canyon

Giant, natural amphitheaters made of delicate geological formations called "hoodoos."

Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument

This rugged area of red rocks and arches is often considered one of the most beautiful places on Earth.

Green River, Utah

Goblin Valley State Park

Bizarre lunar-like landscape with thousands of large stone "hoodoos."

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Unique Food & Drink in Utah

Potato Doughnuts

The first American doughnut chain used spuds.

Funeral Potatoes

A casserole of cheesy, corn flake–topped tubers offers comfort to Mormons in mourning.

Pickle Pie

A motel restaurant in a tiny Utah town bakes this sweet and sour treat.

Blue Corn Mush

Adding juniper ash to this traditional Navajo dish gives it as much calcium as a glass of milk.

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