The highest peak in Utah is the hardest to reach, but only if explorers choose the hard way.

This museum remembers the tough Mormon trek across America through an intriguing array of artifacts.

A small oasis not far from downtown Moab.

Largest man-made excavation on earth!

An Ancestral Puebloan ruin that appears to burst into flames in the sunlight.

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.

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.

Jurassic Park—A Still Life.

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

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

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

This quiet park's strange sedimentary spires were named after Kodak's color film.

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

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

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.

Settled by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in 1859, this abandoned frontier town has appeared in several films.

An absolutely beautiful 200-foot stained glass installation traces the evolution of knowledge.

Once a menacing challenge for trailblazers, this trail is now the most scenic drive in Utah.

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

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

One man has installed bathtubs into the Utah desert floor to harness the powers of a natural hot spring.