A late-19th century diversion canal built by hand crosses Bryce Canyon National Park and is still in use.

This magnificent natural sandstone bridge is one of the largest in the world and is an iconic symbol for Lake Powell.

In 1952, this restaurant began selling the Colonel's “secret” recipe.

Colorful sand dunes create a unique attraction in this part of Utah's red-rock country.

This Moab institution functions as both a rock store and a small natural history museum.

This massive metal sculpture in the shape of a folded paper airplane overlooks a Utah mountain.

An oddly specific collection of handmade dolls remembers the women of the White House.

The damming of the Colorado River buried an iconic geologic formation before record-breaking drought brought it back.

Thousands of years ago, Indigenous people painted images onto these canyon walls that are still on display today, provocative, mysterious, and enduring reminders of the people who lived here long ago.

The location where the iconic movie character declared it was time to go home.

An improbable waterfall springs from an orange-white cliff face, tumbling into the headwaters of the Virgin River above Zion National Park.

This outsider art paradise is filled with dinosaur sculptures crafted from recycled machinery.

It's safe—and permitted—to walk across these twin natural sandstone arches.

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

Erosion and various mineral deposits give this striking canyon its distinct color and soft appearance.

A dazzling display of red rocks weathered into spires and hoodoos.

Dubbed the "Blade Runner dragon," this buzzing neon sign is a beloved local icon.

This set of three large, volcanic hot springs is a favorite haunt for intrepid divers.

Oddly shaped rock formation, misassociated with a nearby utopian community.

Visitors to this library are in for a real-world education in modernist architecture.

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

A ghost town that held steady longer than most, but finally gave up the ghost.

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 Mars simulation in the southern Utah desert.