71 Cool and Unusual Things to Do in Utah - Atlas Obscura

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Carbon County, Utah

Nine Mile Canyon

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

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Richfield, Utah

Pando, the Trembling Giant

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

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Bryce Canyon

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

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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.

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Homestead Crater

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

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Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument

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

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Green River, Utah

Goblin Valley State Park

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

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Fantasy Canyon

Sandstone rock formations that look like they belong on the cover of a progressive rock album.

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Potato Doughnuts

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Potato Doughnuts

The first American doughnut chain used spuds.

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Funeral Potatoes

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Ritual & Medicinal

Funeral Potatoes

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

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Blue Corn Mush

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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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Chocolate-Covered Cinnamon Bears

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Chocolate-Covered Cinnamon Bears

The gummies are taking over Utah.

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