Witnessing the might of this dessert-colored desert waterfall is a rare, powerful treat.

Thousands of Mexican Free-Tailed Bats soar around an abandoned storm drain at sunset each summer.

A working cattle ranch with remarkably well-preserved prehistoric petroglyphs and ancient ruins.

A 90-foot-tall psychedelic "tree" on the side of the highway has baffled passersby for decades.

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.

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

Largest collection of mounted dinosaur specimens in the world.

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

The marker offers a rare chance to be in four U.S. states at once, though there's some controversy over its geographic accuracy.

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.

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

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

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

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

Dig for your own trilobites in this goldmine of invertebrates.

A house carved into a rock in the 1940s.

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

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

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.

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

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.