This gallery of prehistoric red ochre art lines the wall of a scenic segment in Utah's San Rafael Swell.

Local lore holds that Butch Cassidy took an escape route through Red Canyon's sandstone hoodoos after an attempted murder.

Few things look more out of place than the electric blue ponds in the reddish-brown desert of Utah.

One of the world’s largest collections of petroglyphs records 2,000 years of human activity.

A striking, menacing sandstone peak towering above a landscape that's equal parts Mordor and the Moon.

Despite sitting firmly in the global cradle of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, this Hare Krishna temple is host to one of the largest color festivals outside India.

A hidden garden of stones engraved with scriptures, a Joseph Smith Sphinx, all carved by one man.

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

The largest island on the great salt lake is home to curious creatures and strange stories.

Largest collection of mounted dinosaur specimens in the world.

Hundreds of drawings left by the land's previous inhabitants remain mysterious.

The fifth-longest natural arch in the world, and the longest outside China.

Despite its name, this route in southern Utah offers a heavenly day trip.

A replica that won't float away.

A sculpture for the sun and stars, created by Nancy Holt.

Come for the speed, leave in love with the desert.

An earthwork sculpture built by Robert Smithson in the Great Salt Lake only reemerges during drought.

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

Dig for your own trilobites in this goldmine of invertebrates.

This concert pavilion on the shore of the Great Salt Lake has been destroyed by fire, water, and disinterest but keeps coming back.

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

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

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

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